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If DiveTech doesn’t dive… tech, they should probably change the name.

Probably plug them and leave them be. Left handed valve is slightly weird but won’t do any harm, and you might want to mate them back up later.

Metal zipper open, plastic zipper closed. Latex seals talced, neoprene seals doesn’t matter. And welcome to Canada!

Hemlines go up, then they go down. Wind blows east, then blows west. Deep stops are good, then they’re bad. Why? Answers do exist, you can draw a line of causation between events if you look close enough, but sometimes the most correct explanation is “just because”.

That’s the great thing about corruption! If I got busted for smuggling drugs across an international border at a real country, I’d be begging to pay an unofficial $100 “cash fine” to make the problem all go away.

Can confirm the general consensus on them: the hype is real, they do what they do, but the build quality sucks and they’re not really practical. EBay is the source for this sort of thing, set up an alert and one will come your way eventually.

I’ve seen some pretty sophisticated divers with tens of thousands of dollars of gear hop in the water with a cheap mask from Wal-Mart. Fit is everything, high end features are secondary. I’m pretty poor but I show off in my Tusa Freedom HD: fits great, it’s fancy hinged buckles and sooo soft...

We all love our home-grown Freedom Plate here. It’s about as small as it gets, and as comfy as anything. Scuba is hard on your back though, carrying a big pressure tank on your shoulders will never be easy for a little girl. Going sidemount and gearing up in the water gets around that but won’t...

Even if he did still have them, the rubber would have rotted by now!

I support the site with cash because I like what it’s become and want it to stay that way. The real supporters are the ones providing the content I come here for, for free! It’s more a community than a business. Letting pay-to-posters and advertisers push meritorious posts down would not...

That “one in none, two is one” only applies to things you’ll die without. Air supply qualifies, compy does not. If my computer fails underwater I’ll make my way to the surface, hang out a while at about 10’, and I’ll have the rest of the day to get a replacement for tomorrow’s diving. Don’t need...

Size of the pony depends on depth, you want enough time to think a bit, then make a safe ascent. Don’t know what that second computer is for if you’re not in deco: a direct no-stop ascent is always an option with the diving I do, that’s the definition of “recreational” in this context.

Found a big silk flower sitting on a rock. I’m reasonably familiar with the west coast sea life, thought it was some weird animal for quite a while though!

So have I, and I love my big Novas for shore dives, but stand by my “not great” for precise technical work. I switch to Jetfins for that.

Just bought new Novas after my old pair cracked at the hinge. Was always an issue with the original design, can’t complain about overall durability and these updated ones are supposed to be better. I like them but thing is they’re specialized for cruising: very efficient at medium speed, great...

Look at ANY high pressure gas storage cylinder like at a welding shop, hospital, party store, or paintball range. You will begin to notice a strong pattern…

Can anyone recommend an industrial gas sensor that does what we need fairly well, like a cheap BW Clip with real time gas levels? Cotoo was great but what should I buy now if I want to take this more seriously? I’ve owned BW H2S Clips over many years for work, great at what they do, testing...

This the same guy, Jeffrey Atvars? Had my eye on that steel tank, he’s got all sorts of stuff listed… Apologies for necropost.

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It’s the risk to the public that is decisive here. Pilots, captains, truckers, even regular drivers hold the lives of strangers in their hands with every beat of their heart. The public needs to be assured those are pretty reliable hands, pretty strong hearts. Scuba is different: if we’re not on...