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Please join the City of Pacific Grove and the volunteers of the Pacific Grove Hyperbaric Chamber (PGHC) as we celebrate the re-opening of the chamber at our official ribbon cutting ceremony. Come and see our working chamber, as well as our historic original chamber, and meet members of the...

If you really want doubled up 120's, I've got a pair of Highland bands and a 300 bar Thermo manifold I could sell you. But why anybody would want to lug that much weight around is beyond me.

Keyshunter: Your comments about Blacktip show you definitely know the area. I used to work at LCBR as a DM and repeatedly saw precisely the problems you described. These days I go down there for a couple of months each winter and do all my diving from shore. Blacktip is usually my turn point...

I recently acquired a Sola 2000S/F, which is an upgraded version of the Sola 1200 and was just released this year. It has both spot and flood mode, just like the 1200, but at full power in flood mode it puts out 2000 lumens instead of the 1200 in the light reviewed. I love this light! I got...

Went to Pt. Lobos today and had extremely chunky, green water all the way down to 110 fsw. It was certainly less than 10' of visibility and probably more like 5'. We went down near HITW, found the hole, went over the sand channel to the inner wall, then north on the wall to LM. Never did...

I would have to see what you have in order to know what to do. If you're really in Arizona, that's going to be difficult. But if you're in the Monterey area, I could meet you at Aquarius Dive Shop in Monterey (on Del Monte) early next Saturday and maybe we could figure something out. When I...

Actually, any blue gloves will work with the DC rings. The key is whether you still have the rings so you can mount the gloves on them. It isn't easy, and I always have to use a couple of small C-clamps to walk the big o-ring around when I install the gloves, but it is quite doable. You...

Many thanks for the response. There's nothing like personal experience for a recommendation. Playing around on their web page, I did find a shopping basked where it looked like you could order a pair. I tried it (the cost is 19 euros), but the feature didn't seem to work. Maybe I should just...

I just received spam email from a company called Nordic Blue, and the product intrigues me. The web page is at About Dry Gloves | Nordic Blue Dry Gloves. Has anybody ever seen these gloves or know anybody with experience with them? I do like dry gloves, but I do not like the DUI system. It's...

Meubin, When I saw your post, I almost jumped at it. I've been seeing the same stuff about Carmel conditions you have, and after another weekend in the pool I'm ready to go. But then I noticed you sent it at almost 6 p.m. Monday, asking about Tuesday a.m. I saw it in the morning Tuesday and...

Speaking as a FORMER shop owner, I will tell you that helping people with dry suits is one of the most challenging sales issues I encountered. The problem is that there is no one right answer. There are multiple choices for the buyer to make, and which is the best choice is usually a matter of...

The problem with adding neoprene to get warmer is that you then have neoprene compression with increasing depth. It doesn't matter what brand, what style, or how much (or how little) it cost, the air bubbles in the neoprene are still going to have to obey Boyle's law. At 99 fsw, for example...

Thanks for posting the link. That was awesome!

I was out in Monterey Bay both Friday and Saturday and didn't see a one. That's quite OK by me! It's a little early in the year for them, but you know they are coming soon. When they do, it will be clusters of them at first. They will typically show up in over 40 fsw at first, then move...

Went out at Lover's #3 about noon, and it was pretty much what MbWaterdog said about Coral St. on Thursday. The deeper I went, the greener it got. Below about 35 fsw, visibility could not have been more than 5'. Still, I had fun. I got a new video light--a Sola 2000S/F, and was eager see...

Dave, So how was it today? If I'd known earlier yesterday that you were going out today, I would have paired with you. But it was too late to reach you when I saw your note. I'm thinking of going tomorrow (Friday), even though Lana told me today that everybody was reporting zip visibility...

You can also pick up crabs, the bigger the better, and drop them in the center of the bell. The crabs catch on quickly and usually commence eating jelly before the pair hits the bottom.

Well, the trick is to zap them first, before they get you. Extend your hand with your alternate air source in it out in front of you, sneak up under a nettle, then give it a blast of air. They go shooting up to the surface and explode. When the nettles get really thick, this is how I have to...

My wife went out to the Metridium Fields today and said it was 10'-20'. It wasn't quite as nice as when we were out last Thursday at McAbee, but still they had fun. It is noteworthy that the advance guard of the nettle invasion has made its way into Monterey Bay. I saw a few of them last...

Aquarius in Monterey (on Del Monte) has a Scubapro BPW for a single tank setup which would be perfect for you.