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There is a wide gulf in knowledge between beginners and non-beginners. I have no issues with DIR, I think some ideas have merit, make absolutely perfect sense and I do follow them, some, in MY personal opinion do not. The issue that I have does not apply to DIR, it applies to some people I have...

Not really. If your regulator is done with (presumably stage 1, since if it is stage 2 both of your regulators would need to be dead for this event to occur), your BCD inflation would not work since it connects to the same low pressure ports as your regulator does. Assuming that by some weird...

Interesting that PADI courses say exactly the opposite :) According to PADI, you should control your buoyancy through dry suit while under and with BCD while on the surface. That paragraph does have a caveat -- it is valid for all but technical dives as technical diving requires substantially...

Somehow signals for the video get lost in her attire :P

Tired -- means you might kick a bit lighter but more frequently = more air Relaxing is important. reduce weight as much as possible -- even though you might be balanced with BCD your MASS goes up, hence the power needed to propel it forward, hence the air Streamline.... One of the things that...

Based on what our instructor told us, the 5 star rating has nothing to do with the quality of training but the type of service the shop provides. I dont remember all details, but one star is given for certified repair, the other for training dive masters, another for mixing air ... I dont...

I wonder if Greece + bad economy = sold certifications....

I'd have to disagree with you , I use Atomic HE Splits and I love them. The amount of precision control is about the same as I had with a stiffer fin, yes, I see a lot of people saying you lose control, but perhaps it is because they have no idea how to use it. I can frog kick (without stir ups)...

My AOW class instructor clearly was reading out of the book, bullet by bullet with virtually no additions :) I think he is great in the water, but as far as explanations... the book!

+1 to the wasted money

I'm not sure I'm on board with you on this. Some people invest in their equipment and before going up the cert ladder and in doing so, they do some research. I, personally, do not subscribe to all of DIR kool-aid, however, I do read the reasoning VERY carefully as some of the ideas make...

Just remember that a more expensive regulator is designed for 'easier' breathing, it will likely be more prone to freeflow. In fact, I was under water this weekend with someone that had brand new atomic z2x for backup reg and we could not get it to stop from free flowing as soon as it 2' of...

That is rare case, and you are lucky you got a good instructor. My AOW seemed to be geared for pass the class, leave money on the counter. Someone mentioned it before that the course will only give you that what is one willing to learn from it. At the same time though, I think there should be...

Do not knock Microsoft consultants until you have had a chance to work with FSF... or someone from open source community :P

Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for. If push comes to shove and I'm still within the NDL, "popping out" wont kill me :)

I just started studying for my rescue class and have a question to people that might have had experience rescue situation while in NDL To set the baseline: - a stop is a good idea - a deep stop might be a good idea - popping out like a champagne cork is never a good choice - computers and...

Or I have been on good pricing that I could get only with scuba-pro equipment. My SP full set came out to be about the same price as Hog gear (I'm assuming Hog prices based on what I saw on the net) -- also isn't Hog is Chinese made?

1. If D rings fit in the right spot, why do I care about adjustments 2. You do realize that I paid about 40% of the MSRP (as in 60% off) right? The ONLY company I could get that discount on was SP... 3. As for BP/W setup -- I can swap wings between single and double setup without changing the...

It is nice to know that you know what I wanted. Unfortunately I need to break this train of thought of yours since you are ... wrong. First and foremost I asked for an opinion of those that used it, second, I asked for a generic opinion of those that might actually have an opinion -- I'm all for...

Out of everyone on this board Ozwald actually has the hardness, he actually dives with it. The rest of you provided a valuable but highly theoretical feedback. In my mind, real-life experience is worth substantially more than a theoretical advice based on general exposure. I think his words...