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I am blessed with a large buddy family due to a class that lasted all of last summer. You really get to know people that way. And the family grows as we pair up on boats & meet new people, go to their dive club meetings & add even more, then go to underwater clean-ups & find more yet! If you...

There is a variety of regulators on the market, and some breathe easier than others. Also, your own personal reg can be tuned to breathe harder or easier. WHy would someone like a harder breatheing reg? To prevent freeflow. Keep us posted on your progress. We rarely get to hear much from...

I just won a pair of Platinas! Now I guess I know why the dive shop was willing to donate them for the raffle. Divemistress, what kind of person CAN benefit form these fins? I do not want to sell them to a "pawn." (Oh, they are not the baby blue, but rather the royal blue.) And I DO think...

Well, here's my take. I have had lotsa used gear & have never had a problem. I LOVED my used reg & computer. "used once or twice" is often quite true! Many very rich people get into this sport, buy all the stuff, then drop it (but they are not rich enough to make it worth losing ALL thier...

I am a NAUI kid, too. That c-card is a liscence to learn, and learn we do, on every dive. You re lucky to be coastal (I am too.) So get with a group of people who dive often. They say that your second 100 dives are much easier than you first 100, so get those first 100 out of the way soon...

This is a tough question, D! You almost have to have been diving for a while to know why certain questions are important & others irrelevant. It is not just the instructor but the program. How close are you to the dive sites you will be visiting anyway? If you are going to have t drive to a...

OK, call me crazy, but today's dive at Zuma's Westward Beach was dynamite! I saw the hugest halibut of my life (almost as big as me, and I'm probably the biggest human he's seen!) Out around the pinnacles, there was a marine wonderland hovering over a giant muscle graveyard. A variety of cute...

Kelpmermaid has a point; I was there on Tues & the fill station at Casino Pt. has limited hours during the week. For those going Mon-Thurs, it is closed altogether, so you may want to rent one of those hand carts from the shop on the dock. It's a loooong way to tote a tank!

I went diving with the Reef Seekers guys last night. I have been doing business with them for several years now. The instructor who led the dive was completely responsible & aware, even going so far as to make sure I was safe while rinsing off my fins in the surf afterwards. These guys have a...

Well, I am a penny-pincher myself. The amount of $ spent on gear does not always translate to the "best." What to shoot for is what is best for YOU (fit, function, durability, comfort)/ You will know how well this set-up serves you in particular once you have taken it in the water a few...

...and you have been shown how to rinse the inside of the BC? They can last for years after they go out of fashion if you do this, but I meet plenty of certified divers who have never heard of this.

I would recommend getting your exposure suit, probably 7mm. It will add to your comfort if you have a well-fitting suit. Then the BC & weight belt, so you can get a handle on consistant weighting. When you buy the reg, you will also have to be prepared to get the computer & octopus; you can't...

I found Rescue to be a very demanding class. I had to be independent enough to be able to enter & exit from the beach in very heavy surge. I had to manage myself & the "victim" in the current. It is not that I do not think a new diver is smart enough, but we have a term: Task Loading. It...

I think you can "educate" animals & that they train us. Anyway, education applies if you are talking about many aspects, like the oceanography, the history, the biology & physiology. I agree on the OOA issue: just repeat drills on some skills till they are second nature. I can do without...

I agree that with the Hyperstretch you do sacrifice some of the warmth that you get in other wetsuits, noteably the goldcore. However, the comfort & ease of motion has me sold despite the drawbacks. My only complaint is that in the past year since the suit went on the market, it has become so...

Mine freeflows at 20'! I got the Titan because my old reg was a US Divers, a 10-year old model thatnever let me down. I thought that if I went for the same brand (Aqualung) that I would be in good hands.

Yes, if you have to be out of control of a habit, choose your habit well. Nobody ever got VD, DUI, or liver disease from breathing some compressed gasses!

Why? because she can also wear it under the 7mm in the winter & create a virtual 8.5mm without adding buoyancy

Yeah, I wondered why every public toilet looks like it's been hit by a garden sprinkler & is out of TP! As for me, I was always in too much of a hurry to observe useless sanitary ettiquette. I mean, what does this "stance" prevent? Not prgnancy, not VD or parasites, perhaps oozing ass sores...

Good job & thanks for the report. Yes, warm water is a nice change, but be glad you can dive in colder waters; you will be able to keep your skills sharp while others let their fins gather dust. As for the weights under the wetsuit...OMG! I have seen this, too, & cannot think of a sillier...