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20/80 serves me well for all deco dives. I rather like the deeper deco stops

I would most definitely have a discussion with them on the surface. That kind of stuff gets me angry.

That's just horrible! So much for reef and wreck conservation. I'm surprised no one shot him with a spear gun, lol!

He's going to be the next dead diver we hear about. People with this mindset are the idiots that go into places such as overheads without training

King's Spring is maybe a 5 min dive at the most. It is a very small cavern and not worth the effort to dive in my opinion.

LoL! I surprise even myself sometimes with my sage advice. :-) Good luck.

The answer is simple. Just get a new inflator. They aren't all that expensive. Probably 30 bucks for the whole thing. They do go bad after a while. Also there might have been some sand stuck inside.

I certainly hope you aren't one of the people who think it's cool to "make your mark" on cave walls. That is considered vandalism and if you are stupid enough to put your name on the wall or if someone sees you and turns you in to authorities you will be prosecuted especially in a State Park. No...

Solo because I"m going to be a lone traveler. If I do buddy up with anyone I want them to know what they are doing so we don't end up drifting off into the middle of the ocean somewhere. I would really like to explore the lava tubes and sea caves.

Thanks guys. Shore dives sound like a good idea to me since I have a tendency to get seasick on boats. Since I will be going solo what should I be aware of at the sites? How are the currents and what are the entries and exits like? Do they require dive flags if you aren't in a boating area? I'm...

There are still many formations that can be broken through a loss of buoyancy control, an errant fin kick, or somebody grabbing onto a formation for control and breaking it off.

Hi all. I'm considering visiting the Big Island and I want to do a day of diving and then a manta ray dive. Are there any dive charters that take in consideration advanced divers and go to more interesting sites such as wrecks or lava tubes? I've looked at some ops online and how they offer...

Stick to snorkeling. If and when you get certified don't even think about going into a cave without training. Untrained divers dying in caves give real cave divers a bad name and potentially get dive sites shut down. Darwin takes care of the stupid but it's the rest of the dive community that...

Yes it does. I did this particular tour and it states that you should not go on the tour within 24 hrs of diving. This was before I was a diver and knew anything about pressure but I opened a soda bottle at the summit and by the time I got back down the pressure had collapsed the bottle. I...

Listen to Jim. He knows what he's talking about. Sure thousands of people dive the cenotes every year with the guides but having dove the Mexican caves many of those "safe follow the dive guide dives" are well past the zone that is even considered safe for cavern. If the lights go out in one...

LMAO!!!! Haha! That is very funny. There are a few consuls I would like to drag across a reef in this country. :-) Thank you for pointing that out. I didn't even realize it. LOL!!!! Glad you enjoyed the laugh

NSS CDS, NAUI, and NACD all have the 100 ft limit

I never took Intro but I took NAUI Cave 1 which was a little different. It was Intro with a kick in the fact that we could dive thirds and make a single navigational decision. However we were limited to 100 ft max depth. I do believe that Intro has the same limits. Correct me if I'm wrong but I...

From what I know of the dive sites in that area there aren't any caves in the area that are within the Intro to cave limits. They are dark, deep, silty,and nasty and are advanced level dives. Many of them are on private property. I'm not being the dive police just be aware that at the Intro...

T.C. You're from SD? I am from the Black Hills area. Lead/Deadwood to be exact. I didn't think there wwas any place to dive in SD. Nothing to see but cold dark lakes.