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A lot of us in the scuba industry could be making a lot more money working in any other business. Compare a tennis instructor to a scuba instructor as an example. But I believe there is something special about the experience of being underwater. I want to believe that we give something unique to...

Sometimes, I start profiles on internet forums and post dozens of low content, one sentence postings. Some people think I'm trying to create an online persona for use in scams, others think I'm a web crawling bot looking for links and email addresses. Maybe, I'm just weird.

Dry suits farts are an old trick. On the surface, after the dive, when you have your suit inflated with fart gas, call your buddy over to check your suit's dump valve. As he looks over your valve, give yourself a big squeezy hug, exhausting the gas through your valve and sharing it with your...

Scorkl Update..... I know it's wrong but I just can't stop watching this. I been in scuba manufacturing for a long time and I know what happens when a new product is a few months late for DEMA. If I was years late delivering product that was already paid for, shop owners and scuba divers across...

When I log on to Scubaboard, the first three forums I check are A&I, Passings, and Thumbs Down. I want to make sure I'm not in any of them.

There are things worse than being a Garibaldi.... We could get labeled as a tunicate, sea slug or some other invertebrate.

My first impression is some concrete chunks that have been tumbled by wave action... like sea glass. Or pieces of material broken free from an underwater structure built by aliens a thousand years ago... just a couple of guesses

And another one! Dive Portable Lungs - Self Pump Scuba Tank Spare air is missing out in terms of marketing. All they need to do is add a hand pump to their system.

I'm into Sci-fi so I would give the storyline some slack for poetic licence. However, it's a slippery slope down to Sharknado 3.

I spent years working for a scuba manufacturer that also sold air station and cascade components. We had a commercial dive customer call and say that four of our line valves (brand new) all failed. Failures were very rare for this part so four in a row raised eyebrows. We got them back and all...

The guy's simply an unpleasant human being. You met him as a tech diver so he's a reflection on tech divers. If we knew his agency, he would be a reflection on that agency. If he travels abroad, he will be a reflection on Americans. If a UFO abducts him for a probe, he will be a reflection on...

oh man don't get me started on this. They've collected 1.7 million on Indegogo and 1.2 million on Kickstarter. Read the comments, things aren't going well... https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/scorkl-breathe-underwater-with-total-freedom#/comments SCORKL - Breathe underwater with TOTAL freedom

Yes.. I've heard it quite a few times over the years. Roaches crawl into second stages and chew on the soft rubber innards. Sometimes, they're still there at the start of a dive. Always , always purge your reg before putting it in your mouth. Divers have learned this the hard way.

In all my years of diving, I have never once felt threatened by a shark. The one time a shark did mess with me was while I was surfing. Did a goofy youtube video about it...

I'd been scuba diving since I was 15 and in my mid-twenties I decided I wanted to make diving a career. I got brochures from commercial dive schools and brochures for sport instructor courses. I was deciding whether to be a commercial diver or sport instructor. At the time, commercial divers...

I apologize if I missed it but I've been through this thread and the previous thread. What specifically is the navigation technology? Acoustic ? Inertial? I'm still not sure what the disruptive technology really is. We've had sonar beacon systems before in a few forms. If anyone develops a new...

Let's not forget the MiniDive! MiniDive • The first mini scuba tank refilled by the user Rave Reviews from the Minidive: "Hi It's now April and no word as to whats happened with my reward. When can I expect Shipment ? " "Hi. I received an email that my stuff was going to ship at the end of...

perhaps the backers of the SEAGOW should meet up with the backers of the SCORKLE SCORKL - Breathe underwater with TOTAL freedom

When I was an active instructor I had to be careful of how I presented myself and my diving technique. I couldn't be diving on my day off and be seen with a mask on my forehead or get photographed underwater with my console hanging too low. But one of the cool things about being a grown a$$ man...

I can imagine a new diver showing up at an American LDS trying get an air fill with a Libyan c-card.