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I agree, I know they can be hard to find, but they aren't impossible. Craigslist is a good place to look for random sized tanks.

The 50, and then moving up to 63's for my daughter worked great for us. I think it is a good progression while still having plenty of air for them.

I've actually shipped a tank to California once before using Fedex. And it was a steel HP130! The buyer paid the shipping but I guess it wasn't that expensive in relation to the tank cost.

Aluminum 50 for Sale. $110. Luxfer. Born July 1999. Currently in Hydro - February 2020. Needs a visual - (Last Visual was July 2022). This is a great little tank especially for kids. I have used it for the last two years for my daughter teaching her to scuba in the pool. Now she is bigger (and...

@RyanT thanks for the great review and especially the comparison to the LX20+. You helped me make the decision to get the OrcaTorch 630. I also got a great deal from @rob.mwpropane !!!! I am excited to get it and test it in the caves.

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I have a question regarding how close you guys stay to the mainline in the bigger passages (eg Bone Line at Ginnie). I really want to explore all of these bigger rooms / areas, rather than just swimming along close to the main line and only seeing a small portion of the cave. But then I wonder...

I'm a TDI trained diver, but EE has fast become one of my favorite dive shops. Their service is incredible, they are extremely friendly, and they have always made me feel welcome. I start and end all my Ginnie trips there now for fills, tank rentals, and gear purchases. Not being a GUE diver...

I've used the DGX deco first stage for 4 years now for 100% O2 deco. and it has worked great for me (diving at the AN/DP level). It is super cheap and for the cost of a reg service you can buy another one, or they sell the service kits. I have had no issues with mine. I use an Oceanic Alpha 8...

For me, I started noticing that when I was relaxed, doing very little effort, and in great conditions, I felt fuzzy narcosis symptoms. But if I was working hard, or not breathing efficiently, I got a totally different kind of symptoms more related to CO2. The big difference for me was headaches...

This has been my experience too, I personally have come to notice a big difference between being narced by the depth, or when it is exertion induced at depth and brought on more by CO2 retention. I have learnt I have to go slow and really control my breathing at depth.

Following advice from here and elsewhere, I did Intro Cave, and then dived at the Intro level for a year before taking Full Cave. I highly recommend taking this slower route. Full Cave was extremely challenging, but I was so much more comfortable after having a year of intro cave dives under my...

This may be a stupid question but how long does a rebreather unit last? I mean, how long is the software supported, how long are you able to buy parts for it? Like regulators, do you have to worry about not being able to buy service kits down the line? I know next to nothing about the current...

That is unreal seeing all those ships run aground together like that. Thanks for the informative post.

Did you and / or your buddy tie off to the wreck thinking you would lose your reel / spool in the process? I am just wondering if you had more of a 'this is an emergency' mindset so the reel doesn't matter, or if you were not expecting the crews to cut your lines from the SMBs after you...

Great write up. Question: Did your buddy use a jersey upline to tie his SMB to the wreck, which if I understand correctly he would then have discarded. Or did he use a different method? I am just curious if he was able to retrieve his line once you surfaced or if he tied it off knowing he would...

This should be the CDX5 service manual

That's really useful, thanks!

I haven't dived any caves in the UK since I got cave certified. I assumed most of them involved dry caving to get to. Do you know what there is in the Wales area for cave diving?

Pembrokeshire is well known for diving if you are able to get out to the West Coast of Wales. Lots of wrecks and beautiful marine life. It is hard to find a charter however. I haven't dived with them yet, but I have been recommended to try: https://pembrokeshireboatcharters.co.uk/diving/ Let...