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Actually, as of today the TSA officially allows body armor in all baggage. Unless any local agent decides they, personally, don't want to let you, personally, have it in your baggage. Does't seem to be any reference by the TSA to whether you can WEAR it though. Considering there are companies...

Years ago, when they were new and unusual, I had a AA-LED light, rather heavily made and sold now by Gerber. It basically looks like a 2-1/2" long piece of 3/4" thick aluminum rod on my keychain. So of course, a genius from TSA from holding it up to his face so he could see it clearly, and...

I missed all the fun. We just had a trade paperback called "The new science of skin and scuba diving" or something like that. I've long since given it away, but I think it was a YMCA imprint or an indy.

If the Apeks is indeed cut down from a solid aluminum block (billet) then that could make it way the hell more expensive than anything welded up from some pipe and plate. If Apeks is like almost any other product that has regional or national distributors, then the US distributor has exclusive...

It must have been a chronic caffeine shortage, but I just realized. If there are ANY NASDS DIVERS OUT HERE, we're all likely to wear the word "old". Unless someone was certified as a kid and has been in a stasis pod for the last forty or fifty years, you know.(G)

--"Same as if younwould like a VHF on your boat you need an operator license and a installation permit/licence." -- "Radios are supposed to be registered to a 'craft' but the government were allowing individuals to register. But now, I hear that the policy has changed" Regulations vary by...

Universal lubricant: +1 on that! Some years ago I got a sample tube of Krytox intending to use it for an esoteric application, greasing an extreme high temperature high carbon contamination pressure cylinder that everyone said "Can't be greased, nothing will stand up to it." Uh, yeah, with...

Florida requires a FLORIDA COMPLIANT dive flag. Larger than many states, with a Florida-compliant WIRE to hold up the far corner. So check what you've got or else plan to buy one there. The FWC rarely cuts anyone any slack. And yes, that applies to snorkelers as well. IIRC the dive shops in that...

Loctite or Permatex actually do sell "universal o-ring" kits that can be used to MAKE up almost any size and width or o-ring. They include material by the foot, a cutting jig to ensure square cut ends, and a special adhesive to join the cut ends. Places like Grainger and McMaster usually stock...

" Talk to the shop owner, express your concern and viewpoint in a non-confrontational manner." Absolutely. The assembly fee is bullsh|t. $25 for a VIP and another $10 for a hp fill is not uncommon or totally out of line, but as everyone else said, there's nothing to ASSEMBLE aside from...

" im going to do the decent thing and drown." I would argue that that is the most selfish and INCONSIDERATE thing you can do. Running oceanographic surveys once in late winter/early spring, with the water temperature topping out at 34F, someone smartly asked "Do we put the life preservers on...

Lake- In the days before "adaptive" and all the programs existed, one of the guys in our dive club had only one arm. And he was certified just the same as anyone else, and could out-dive at least 3/4 of the other divers with no problem. Yes, he had some "special moves" in terms of being able to...

"• Would a thief really steal prescription sunglasses?" Brand name frames can cost an easy $200+, so off the back of a truck that's a fast twenty bucks. "NRS Aquapac Keymaster - 608" good down to 15 feet. "S3 T2000 Watertight Dry Case" I think S3 are the folks who bought the Otterbox molds. S3...

I have left a fob buried in the locked car, while just taking the "emergency key" that can open the doors with me. But I think especially if I was stashing the fob someplace where it could be reached, I'd also take a minute to pull the battery and either stash that separately, or maybe slap some...

Yup. Even in shopping malls, there are crooks WATCHING constantly to see if anyone moves things to their trunk, or stashes things. If you're going to stash something under your bumper or in the wheel well...You've got to stash it before you reach the parking area, or it is only "half stashed".

Dan- An old Ikelite, or any similar vintage 1980's dive light. A lot of the Ikelites that use an "F" cell (6v lantern) battery would certainly hold that, once you removed the bulb assembly. You'd want to check the X-ring or o-ring seal on the power switch though, they're due for replacement by...

Degenrate- If you have to ask about vision here online, and your instructors weren't able to give you advice on this (for your area and local sources) and they weren't even aware that you had a vision issue...I'd really question those instructors, that's a half-assed job to skip such a simple...

kel- I was visiting a friend one stormy day, my car parked on the street outside pretty much under a very mature tree. And I know we took some nearby lightning strikes, the kind where you wonder how you got under the couch so quickly. When it was time to leave? I couldn't leave so quickly...

"Unregistered original units are tough to find," So what? Nautilus are exceptionally flexible and helpful. If you contact them and say you need to change the programming on the unit, they will give you a download link that totally wipes the radio and allows you to restore its virginity. Usually...

"Dumping old lead acid batteries in the sea would not make economic sense," But it DID make economic sense, for many years, for many users. As the USCG used to do. If you take those batteries out of buoys and bring them back ashore for recycling, that's time and labor. And potential injuries...