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All of my tanks are DIN. I just bought an Apeks DIN fitting for my Carribean rig so that I could use it with my DIN tanks. It cost about $55.00 and took about 5 minutes to swap. Of course, I kept the yoke fitting since most Carribean shops don't have DIN easily available. I've had fewer...

I test mine every dive by performing S drills with my buddy. I've donated my primary in an emergency twice. The first time, a diver didn't turn her tank valve on all the way, which caused a sudden failure at about 80 fsw. I donated my primary and we ascended. The second time, I noticed...

I've got an easier solution that doesn't even need a law. If a buddy showed up without a functioning backup, I'd call the dive. No discussion, no debate and it would be the last time that they dove with me or anyone in my group.

Depends on how prepared you want to be. If something fails on my rig, the chances are very good that I can tear it down and repair it while I'm still on the boat. Worst case, I can repair it when I get back to the hotel. For example, last year, I had an LP hose o-ring (the one on the second...

Thanks for the information. You've just solved my dilemma. I've been debating going down to GC in December (assuming that it was open). The hotel and dive op that I use came through reasonably unscathed and I thought that the island could use the tourist dollars. However, I've been...

1. The hose routing is simpler when the valves are on top. 2. Hitting the valves is not particularly difficult. It just takes practice, proper placement of the tank and a bit of flexibility. 3. I don't need special protective cages (aka potential entanglement hazards) to protect the...

It had an effect because we were breathing more deeply than normal. However, it wasn't an insurmountable hurdle. We ascended from about 50 ffw, stayed close to our desired ascent rate and did stops at 20 and 10 feet. We both agreed that we didn't like it very much and that it was a pain in...

O-rings, tool kit, extra hoses of appropriate length, mask, reg mouthpiece (I've brought an entire extra reg), fin straps (unless you're using spring straps), buckle, inflator, reg rebuild kit, second stage diaphragm, HID repair kit (if your using an HID), Aqua-Seal and Cotol, extra bungee cord...

Its not taught or required in Fundies. However, it is a skill I've practiced with my buddies. Frankly, we did it just to see if we could do it while maintaining buoyancy. Since I usually dive in a team of three, there would need to be something seriously wrong in order for buddy breathing...

Absolutely. My mistake.

Ditto on the mask, except that I use a Matrix. Even with the stage, I can pull the SPG out far enough to see without unclipping (most of the time). Besides, unclip, look, clip is not that big a deal. Incidentally, I think that you do need the breaks. Otherwise, won't you execute every...

If the suit and gloves are thick, badly. You'll need to use the extension strap, which I hated, or buy an aftermarket product. FifthD and Cetacea make them. If its a 3mm and thin gloves, it can be done.

I just meant that there could be something interfering with your sleep pattern. Seriously, nothing else was intended or implied.

Once you get into an insomnia cycle, it can be difficult to break. It seems to me that the larger my sleep deficit, the harder it is to get to sleep at an appropriate moment (sleeping in my office during the day is easy, but nonproductive). With regard to chores, can you skip 'em for one...

I travel frequently. Changing time zones and staying in hotels can cause insomnia. I've developed the following routine, which seems to help. 1. A short (20 - 30 minutes) and moderate workout, such as swimming or briskly walking; 2. a very hot bath or whirlpool; and 3. a couple of...

Having had to deal with Chrpai and his "interesting" thought processes, I would strongly suspect that the answer is the opposite of whatever he is arguing.

I would find the booking error very annoying, as well as their excuse. Twenty-five lifetime dives. Let's see, I could do five dives per year for five years and qualify. Yeah, that makes perfect sense. My only comment on the 60 foot limit is that, IMHO, diving is easier at shallow depths...

Are you in a tourist destination? My local area is not a popular tourist dive destination. Some of the operators up here require an AOW card in order to go on trips where the objective is below 60 feet. A number of others want to see you dive with someone they know before they will let you...

Why do you repeatedly feel the need to announce that you are done posting in a thread, only to reappear and make the same tired announcements? I note that you still haven't explained why you support the child murderers at Beslan or why you believe that 9/11 was appropriate.

Nicely said. Personally, I don't care how they choose to live their lives. It's none of my business if they choose to live under a backwards regime that oppresses 50% of its population and maintains a standard of living that leaves a decent percentage of their population starving. It's...