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Twice. On our first night-dive (and 6th dive ever) our instructor began taking us increasingly deeper. My friend and I were behind her, nad getting nothing but murk and sand. I checked my depth-gauge and found out we were approaching 60ft, far deeper than I'd gone before and the limit to which...

It was from a weight-integrated BCD, actually. Her weight slid right out and popped off the clip.

My dive shop is selling some of their 2005-model Bare Next-Gen dry suits to make way for newer models they're getting in. They're the only sort I've dove in to date, so I don't have a frame of reference for anything else; I'm still under 20 dives. Anway, they've agreed to sell me one for $500...

Alright, this happened to a friend of mine, but she was thankfully only in 15 feet of water and safely floated to the surface. Here's the question: you're down deep (for the sake of argument, 60 ft) in a drysuit. Suddenly, one of your integrated weights slides out, as it wasn't properly...

Hi, Some friends and I are heading over to Bowen for the weekend and are bringing 4 tanks and scuba-gear. Does anyone know any good locations to dive at over there?

Alright, here's some more clarity on how it happened in my case: We never party the night before a dive, for obvious reasons. Instead, we both get a good rest, have a full breakfast, and then get out there, in this case by about 2PM. We did our first dive, and due to the fact we had to lug...

I had a beer with lunch over our 2-hour surface interval; how bad is that?

Actually, I told my friend I want to do that exact exercise next time we go diving, only right at the end when we've still got about 700psi left and in about 10ft of water by the shore. I more or less have to pinch my nose underwater, so I think getting more used to having my whole face exposed...

Someone just said in another thread "you can easily die at 30ft [while diving]." Right now, I have 12 dives under my belt, as I've only recently gotten my OW. My friend and I are both very responsible and are always certain to double-check our gear, stick together underwater, and almost always...

How common is it for people to drink and dive, and how dangerous is it? My friend and I were having a discussion about how we imagined it went on fairly often before it became an organized, structured sport in the last couple decades or so.

Hi, I currently have 11 dives logged and am going for one this afternoon. My friend and I are going alone in a Marine Protected area down to see some wrecks at 40ft (which we know not to penetrate). However, I'm sort of stuffed up and am wondering how this will affect me? We've gotten an...

Two of my friends and I are planning a trip down to CR for one week at the end of August as one last bash before class starts up again. We'd really like to get some good scuba in, so I'm curious as to what CR has to offer? Keep in mind we're all relatively new to scuba and won't be traveling...

Go Canucks Go!!!

I'm going going down to Dunedin on exchange soon and plan to do a lot of diving. That being the case, I'd like to get a cheap car while I'm there instead of having to rely on buses and such, but I don't know what body to contact in NZ to see if my Canadian licence will transfer down there...

I'm definately planning to travel when down there. Be a real shame to fly all the way down there and not make every effort to see the rest of the country. ;) The newest edition of National Geographic has an awesome section of NZ's marine preserves with some great photos. Apparently there's a...

I know that's a horribly broad question, but I'll ask it none the less. Next January I'm doing an exchange down to the Uni of Otago in Dunedin, and will be there for about a year. I'm planning to pack my fins, mask & snorkel, knife, and light with the hope of getting some awesome underwater time...

A few people I know dive with them, but I've also been told they're mostly just a holdover from the 90s and one more thing that can break... Anyone a fan?

Hi, My diveclub is making a trip out to the Sunshine Coast March 3ed. I signed up, but didn't catch the name of the particular place we're going. Apparently it's popular with divers, is a shore-dive, and has a little park with picknick benches and stuff around it. Does anyone have any idea...

See a giant pacific octopus. :D

Personally, I think this is a very important point to emphasise. The bottom line is that seals are cute, and attract a lot of public-attention because of it. While the annual slaughter of their populations up north attracts huge attention, many "less cute" animals that are also hunted off go...