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I always find it funny when people receive cert cards and are not clear the limits of their training. Even worse when it comes from a dive instructor and professional. I'm not saying that I've never pushed the limits, but rather if I did, I was at least cognizant of it... :dontknow:

Quintin is also the one who's been sick for the past month. I'm sure that this is going to do wonders for him. LOL.

My first 20 dives out of OW were in Florida outside of Pompano Beach. I thought it was absolutely amazing the number of wrecks and reefs you could so easily hit within a 20 minute boat ride. Conditions and viz was awesome. I've been very much trying to find a way to get back to Florida and...

I've had a deco reg fail on me once and my primary reg fail on me once. Both times I went to my backup, fixed the problem, and then resumed using the fixed reg.

Oops. Didn't read it as North Carolina. My bad.

I'd include the northeast U.S. for wreck diving as a choice. Also, why do you have California and North California as two different choices? Did you mean to make it Southern California as a choice?

I would go to your local regional section on scubaboard and ask people or search the threads for recommendations on scuba instructors local to you. Then, go ahead and give the instructors a call or visit them and talk to them to get your personal vibe about them. The instructor certainly...

Upon reading the thread title, did anyone else think that this was going to be about doing the Warhammer maneuver in a Liquid Fit wetsuit?...

I can think of some possible scenarios where primary reg is unbreatheable but backup reg is working. Of of the top of my head: 1) malfunction in primary 2nd stage 2) kink in hose off right post leading to primary 2nd stage 3) malfunction in primary 1st stage on right post 4) right post...

Depends upon the scenario for me. If I am going OOG and know from looking at my SPG that I am about to empty my tanks, I would signal my buddy and share gas. However, if it occurred out of the blue, I would at least try my backup reg once I found my primary reg breathing hard. Takes...

I personally have the MK25/S600 and have been happy with them. I don't think that you can really go wrong either way. Both companies make great regulators.

Congratulations. With whom did you take your class? Sounds like you had a very positive experience. Great to hear.

For clarification, I was taught by my dive instructors and local surfers to avoid the water after heavy rainfall primarily for health reasons. I used to live with a surf instructor, and she used to tell me stories about how the surfers would all get sick around the same time being in the water...

That's pretty much what I do as well.

I don't think I even know a technical diver who uses a console for their dives. :dontknow: I've gone with a wrist mounted one from the beginning and am glad that I did.

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I have for sale a 300 bar DIN XS Scuba Twin Manifold. It is brand new in the box and never been used. $170 shipped anywhere in continental U.S. Thanks.

+1 for Ocean Frontiers. They were also able to blend whatever gas mixes we needed.

I think it's like anything else in scuba. In the beginning, you notice a difference, but after a little while it's really no big deal. Have fun!

We were also taught to restow the deco regs rather clipping off for gas breaks. Aside from being how we were taught, it also just seems to me to be better practice. Not like you have anything better to do for 6 minutes or however long you make your gas breaks. Also, stowing under one band...