I would take a look at the Dive Rite Hydro Lite. There a bunch of dealers on your side of the "pond"
https://diverite.com/products/wings/hydro-lite-bcd/
You are right, Punta Cana doesn't have good diving. The best diving is out of Bayahibe on the south Caribbean Sea side of the island and it has very good diving. It is only about 50 minutes from the Punta Cana airport. There's reef diving, wall diving, wreck diving and even a cave dive if you...
Since I dive up here in the cold Great lakes, I dive a Mares MR22 Abyss and a Mares Proton Metal primary reg for my Octo. I dive with standard hose lengths with my octo around my neck on a rubber bungee.
I would look at the Dive Rite Hydro Lite BCD.
https://diverite.com/products/wings/hydro-lite-bcd/
If you want to stick with a BP/W, my travel BCD is a Sub Gravity aluminum BP, 26 lb wing, adjustable harness and drop down small weight pockets. Paragon Single Tank Package - SubGravity
I would look at the Dive Rite Hydro Lite BC, it checks all of your boxes.
Hydro Lite BCD – Dive Rite | Equipment for Serious Divers
There is a Dive Rite dealer that looks to be close to you.
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It's available from Dive Gear Express if the...
Since you are probably not ever going to get into technical diving, I would look at Ratio.
The Ratio iX3M 2 Pro is a large full colour screen dive computer that only has Air, Nitrox, Gauge modes, and you have the option of Air Intigration also...
Look at the Ratio iX3M 2 Pro. It's a large full color screen dive computer that only has Air ,Nitrox & Gauge modes, and you have the option to add air integration at a later date.
https://www.ratio-computers.com/us/en/ix3m2-dive-computers/67-new-ix3m-2-pro.html
Yes, you put the necklace around your neck and it hangs below your chin. The out of air diver can grab it from the necklace or if they grab your primary, you just pull your octo out of thenecklace and use it.
I also recommend CenoteXperience. I have been diving with Nicolas since 2011. He has a small family run dive shop in Playa. They offer Cenote diving, ocean diving and dives over to Cozumel.
https://www.cenotexperience.com.mx/index.php?language=en
Just use a necklace for your octo and hang it around your neck, problem solved. They even come in octo yellow. Highland Silicone Regulator Necklace — XS Scuba - Everything For The Perfect Dive
This is what I use.
We stayed at the Sunscape in Oct 2023 next door to Lions Dive, so I emailed Ocean Encounters. They emailed back and said that they put 25 to 30 divers on a boat, No thank you and they one of the more expensive dive shops. I dove with Goby Divers and they came and picked me up and returned me...
You should be able to fit your mask/computer/regulator all in a regulator bag.
I have Nanuk 903 dry box for my phone, room key, tip money and dive computer.
https://nanukcases.ca/products/nanuk-903?_pos=1&_fid=b3e3ae78c&_ss=c&variant=38294629777589
but they come in all different shapes & sizes.
My non diving wife & I stayed on Curacao in Oct 2023 and I dove with Goby Divers.
1. They do not have a jet drive boat
2. They have rinse tanks and will store a rinse your gear for you. I did 2 tank boat dives every morning except for one day when there were only 2 of us diving, so we did 2...
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