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I've also got a Seaquest Diva LX - fabulous! I love the tank weight pouches as they help your trim in the water. I also dive with hard weights. I'm 5'6" and about 110lbs and normally wear a 3mm full body wetsuit. I'm a floater - in a swimming pool, I can pretend I'm on a lilo - lying on my...

when I asked about this a year or two ago I got a lot of **** about how I shouldnt even consider diving when trying to conceive most men seemed to think I just had to have sex and then would become pregnant - they advised me to give up diving whilst trying I'd been trying for 6-7 years...

I dive with a wrist computer, wrist compass, wrist digital watch (running out of wrist space!) and a combined depth / air gauge. I am comfortable with my air consumption - I do a mixture of boat and shore/jetty dives, and I know the profiles I am comfortable with to depths I am comfortable...

As a 50kg woman that often buys children's clothes, I love my SeaQuest Diva LX, and I take the size S (small), even though they also do a size XS (extra small). Do a google for it - you'll find rave reviews. Here's a good website description of the BCD specs...

I'm sure you're an honourable guy, but that is just plain frightening that no-one checks.

Hey folks, give the guy a break. I think he realises he's been an idiot. He's sharing his story to show how idiotic he was. He's posting in the lessons learnt section. Berate by all means for any future planned idiocy, but that he had the temerity to post his stupidity for all to see shows...

(am I going to get fish-slapped for continuing this beast?!) ach well, here we go. I have a snorkel that I always attach - it's got a one way valve so I never choke on it. My main uses are 1) when floating vertically waiting for all the other divers to get off the boat into the water (I get...

I agree. What a sad story.

guess no-one trained as a classical singer then?! ;) nor played a wind instrument?! an alternative technique is a very sharp and wide and deep breath using the side of the lungs and the diaphragm and a very slow gentle release of air and bubbles. You remain level throughout. However, you do...

brrr..... gave me the shivers reading that one. Here in SEA there is a site off Sipadan called Turtle's Tomb. Bit of a clue wouldnt you think? It's where turtles for gawdsakes drown from getting lost. You would not believe the number of people (often Japanese - perhaps a language thing?) that...

As part of my buddy check, I always (always) use the inflator hose to inflate the BCD, deflate the BCD, and then because I am a cheap arse with air I manually reinflate the BCD.

I carry 4-5kg of lead on a dive in warm water (29+degC) with a 3mm wetsuit. I put 2 times 1kg weights either side of my tank in non-dumpable pouches of my BCD. I then put 2 times 1kg weights in each snap-lock-release integrated pocket holder. Depending on the salinity of the water (I often dive...

Personally I try to limit the amount I drink (ie no more than 1 beer/night) when diving because otherwise with the nitrogen loading as well my sleep patterns are screwed and I get a crap night's sleep, which is never good for a morning dive.

Mania - aha! thank you for clarifying that one, and yes you're right - I really did just eyeball the "average" depth.

oh, I know. but as I said, this was my very very first open water dive way back when. I knew I was opening myself up for criticism by even posting this, but sometimes we need to be honest that we ourselves have panicked, but more importantly, how you learn from that situation.

okay, here goes: P2/P1=100bar/200bar=0.5(dimensionless) Vf=10L=0.3531467cu.ft Tm=45 minutes Average depth (no deco) ~15m (30m max, includes 6m safety stops) Aa ~ 2.5bar ~ 2.5atm (hey, the rounding is ok as I'm guesstimating my average depth anyway?) SCR = (1-P2/P1) x Vf/Aa/Tm = 0.001...

err - liters & bar please? On average, I use about 100bar of air on a 10L tank for a 45 minute dive, no-deco, max depth 30m. So what's that?

Thank god for buddies, is all I can say. On my very first OW dive ever at 13m (39ft) my mask popped open & the lenses fell out. I have to say I panicked and bolted to the surface forgetting to breathe. My instructor was right next to me, held me down by grabbing my BCD and slowed me down. When...

Diva LX Deluxe fan here. Yes, they still make them!! Plenty of lift. I tried on the Scubapro ones but I didnt like the shoulder straps - they cut into my boobs too much for me. But everyone's shape & comfort factor is very different, so try on as many as you can. Good shops will let you...

nanadiver - it happens all the time in resorts.