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Just FYI, My wife and I were in Roatan during the coup.... mostly it was a non-event. And the biggest thieves were the monkeys who took items off the balconies of the FOREWARNED guests.

Because of all the items listed so far Be prepared to do fewer dives in a day and don't think twice about thumbing a dive before you even hit the water. Once you get cold, warming back up can take a lot of time.

Phil, Now that we know your instructor worked with you on your weighting (20lbs integrated per your followup) did you get the answer you were looking for? Reading between the lines: (filtered against typical new diver discussions) Perhaps there are other questions? Bouyancy - in...

Not everyone can YouTube :(. Darn you Apple! Lol

It doesn't account for BMI or skill level and normally allows descent with padding for alum tanks. Proper weighting should be part of the class.

After open water for various reasons starting with the changes to bounancy control on an OC bailout. If ccr was trained first would the student be OW certified as well?

Your not suggesting that anyone on SB takes Spare Air seriously? :rofl3: And after all the greats discussions, just a couple days ago, about it usefulness in a "pool"....

As a general rule, for 7mm in fresh water : 10% body weight + 6lbs should be fairly close

And it was a joke... shezzz, I added the wink for ya

Did one dumber and have played it safe since

All valid points as is having a dive buddy and his reg etc.... All I can say is thank god we don't have to worry about it cause we got SpareAir! ;)

Not sure what we're spending time on... We bailed to pony we're going up... it was in the dive plan. Oh and it's the same mix on my back or Air

Opinion based on a quick google search: Would not make my dive kit. You have to decide what features are right for you. For me it gets eliminated as it's not air integrated. I'm in information junkie and like reviewing dive profiles, air consumption, heart rates etc... How to Buy a Dive...

Your profile says mid-west... big area but if your near Bonne Terre take the suit and go dive.

Yep, guilty as charged. :coffee: Should never do SB before my morning coffee kicks in!

Freezing can be dealt with a nice DrySuit and Argon, maybe a FFM to boot. DCS is always a risk. Planning for GTFO if someone gets hit with DCS will be the tricky part.

It's called skip breathing: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/basic-scuba-discussions/34374-what-skip-breathing.html

The dive does seem well planned and executed. DCS is always a possibility Lung expansion is still could have occured. Falling off the ladder has been mentioned. What about 1) No mention of a safety at 15 stop 2) Clear mention of keeping the guide in sight at the beginning of the...

By the time someone is into tech diving "thumbing a dive" shouldn't be a issue any longer, neither the act of doing it OR honoring. However, I do think thumbing a dive is one of the things that isn't reinforced enough in Rec diving. While its talked about in class room, it's quickly thrown...

I've heard the same from more than one diver and I believe they are all deadly serious. I think it's the difference between Rec and Tech, or amature vs pro... if your belowe 132 you were suppose to have Plan Bs and Gas management figured-out long ago and hello Darwin. For me it would...