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I wear some dive skin shorts made by O'neil. Makes it a little easier to put on/take off the wetsuit while not having to worry about a towel on a windy day. They dry quick, so after the dive, no problems wearing a regular pair of shorts.

Just called state park info, and they said you have to have a buddy to do the dive there.

Buton, Thanks for posting. I am driving back east and look to dive soloman springs on the way. I will probably get there on Monday (12/19). so if that coincides with your time frame, I'll probably see you there. -Ham

The reason you don't want to shore dive in SoCal when it is raining, is due to run off. Any and everything from fertilizer chemicals to busted sewer lines. I have know a couple of surfers that went out raining and have gotten bacterial infections. It's best to wait a few days.

Turns out it was the netbook that was causing problems. What a difference a few extra gig of RAM will do. No chop now.

Won't be able to make it for next 3 weeks. But let me know when you get back, we'll get some dives in

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I have never gone before ( in SD), but am really wanting to. I will be getting my gear soon. If you don't mind me tagging along next time you go, I would be really interested!

When your favorite movies used to be action packed and featured a lot of explosions, and now you don't care to watch them, but instead watch a documentary on the Mariana trench exploration and wish that you could dive to 30k plus feet!

My ssi cert was 2 - 2hr classrooms, 2 pool dives, 4 ow (the last 2 ow were from a boat)

I love doing night dives here in San Diego. I use a princeton tec LED. I have my little gopro mounted on it. I have a little intova as my back up. A decent open water primary light can be had for under $140. If you get serious about night or limited visibility dives, then go to the big light...

If you're not going to eat them right away, just throw them in the freezer (buddy of mine bought a small chest style freezer just for the lobster) transport them back home as was suggested earlier by putting them in a cooler with saltwater ( no fresh) if you have a long way to get home. Lobster...

Kris, I would love to dive with you, but unfortunately have to work. Check out divebums.com. It is a local website for san Diego divers. You can post on there, and may get some responses for the time frame you're looking for. Ham

Not directly through go pro, but there are outside companies that have adapted filters and solved the blurry images you see underwater. Go to YouTube and search for gopro, you will see plenty if videos where people have tried different filters. Also, google " eye of mine" and "snake river protoyping

Just got back from Kauai. This was my first trip to the islands. Whenever I go to a new area, I like to get a guided dive, just to see where the ideal dive spots might be. After the guided, we go on our own. Agree shorediving.com is a good reference, but it is not updated enough.

This is the way I mounted my gopro to my dive light. IT used the plate that the go pro was mounted on and drilled 2 holes for the ubolt. I too am having issues with choppy video on R3. did not notice the problem in the pool, but did at 40' down. I tried watching the video on my travel netbook...

I started out with a set of atomic split fins. They are, IMHO, great for calm water, but through the surf they don't have enough power and you can easily over exert yourself with them (cramps later on). I had 25 dives in mine until i went to a set of aps mantarays. They felt fast until I got the...

I agree with the hood causing problems. Here in California, we're always using hoods. Were you wearing your mask strap under or over your hood? I wear my strap under. When I start the dive, the integrated hood is off, once I drop and hit the thermocline, I put the hood on. Also agree that 38...

Depends on what you want to do. Have the capabilities of shooting good pics and video or shoot great pics. Pic quality, the nod is going to go to the 40D. I have a 30d that I will soon use for underwater photography. For video, I have been using a little gopro. It does alright, but there is a...

I store them @ 3k. I just have to remember to cycle through them. 4 tanks not to bad. The guys that have a dozen, that could be a chore.