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I am just a bit curious. If you went through the route of GUE Fundies, why not just do Tech 1 and be Normoxic certified in one class?

I have the DIR zone one, you can borrow for your class (Or test on a dive here)if you want to. (Usually you just need 1 reel pr team, so hear with your instructor if it is possible to go "team resource" on this one, if your classmate already has one.

Food for thought: When exhaling AND inhaling, your airways are open. So even though you inhaled while ascending, your airways were obviously open and it would be quite challenging to increase pressure in the lungs to harmful levels. If you were inhaling, you were creating an negative pressure...

Putting on a couple thin merino wool undershirts (Ie offset tops to bottoms) can also help with the top heaviness. Other tips are b*ttcheeks tightly squeezed. Shoulderblades raised and centered to lift arms. (This you can train on your floor at home. Lay on your stomach, lift you legs as if in...

What tanks were you using, and what was the pressure on your tanks? If Double Aluminiums, they tend to be bottom light when passing 100Bars. (IE, a bit less than half left) It is an oddly distinct, "oh, we're at half gas" moment where balance shifts.

Haven't read all answers, but two things come to mind: The biggest reason for using the BCD for what it is, a buoyancy compensator is that if something goes wrong (in worst case an out of air situation), and you have only used the suit for buoyancy, a head first ascent will lead you in a fast...

Don't know much about the other organisations, but you can definitely cross GUE off your list.

Actually... absolutely NOT. Velcro is useless in this setting. It is not adjustable on the fly as the "buckle-thing" you see in the link, and it will ruin hoods or hair. So... No... I was looking for the maskstrapbucklethingword... Still looking... :D

Get this kind of maskstrap. Neoprene in the back to protect hair. Ribbon and attchthingy (English word eludes me) clasp? No. Clip? No. Hook? No. WEll, the thing to thread the ribbon in to fasten it to the mask... Will never break. Mine is the wonderfull environmentally friendly...

What is a DV? demand valve? Dive vest? Dive vehicle?

Which suit is it, and where on the arm is the valve located?

Hold your mask softly to your face. Dont inhale. Gently slide it sideway so one side is flush with your temple. If there is a gap on the other side, the mask is too wide and you will get leaks around the eyes. Too tight maskstrap can exascerbate this.

If you want to delay a drysuit, try to find a good 7 or 9mm freedivers suit. Softer neoprene and significantly warmer. The neoprene wont stand up AS long as a made for scuba wetsuit, but the extra warmth is important for the kids.

Usually people are taught "Exhale, empty bcd, decend" without being told that order is important! 1. INHALE - Hold your breath (Yes, you are on the surface, completely safe) 2. Empty drysuit while holding your breath 3. Empty BCD while holding your breath (You will still be floating... )...

Yep. Rated for 600kg. And works magically. I LOVE that thing. The aluminum square bars are 30X30mm if I recall correctly. The stuff doesnt move an inch while transporting. If course.. I have a husky living in the cab with me so I usually drive carefully, but still.

Meet NinjaSid. My Toyota Hilux made specifically for housing two GUE CCR2 technical divers for easy access to mudpits in the mountains. Includes Alpha GSX Hardtop Dema Heavy Duty Cargo Slide Planslede Heavy duty Hilux 2006-15/2016+/2021+ - Ekstrautstyr Plansled Custom made tank-rack with...

The evidence comes from bubblestudies. We KNOW there are micro/notsomicrobubbles in the blood when scuba. They may not be big enough to cause serious DCS with "Normal diving behaviour", the issue specifically with freediving after scuba is the shrinking of bubbles that then pass into the...

If you need to use the yellow second stage, put it on a black long hose. Get a new neutrally coloured second stage with a black short hose and necklace that. Or... buy good primary 2nd stages so both you and your buddy have good performance delivery of gas when you need it the most. (Stressed...

Have not read all answers, but it might be a techniqueissue. Here is what solved it for me. (Me-> very buoyant woman…) Proper decent! Usually people are taught "Exhale, empty bcd, decend" without being told that order is important! 1. INHALE - Hold your breath (Yes, you are on the surface...

Not as bad as it sounded though. We are a close knit group. Usually dive 2 3man teams doing CCR2 dives off a rib. 1 team dives. The other drives the boat, dresses the divers and acts as safety. So, I get my stages and fins "dressed" on me, and I will drive the boat or dress the other guys the...