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Yes, yet another wetsuit fit question, but since we are all different shapes and sizes, the answer to someone else's question may not be right for me. I just received a Body Glove Men's 7mm EVX Full Wetsuit. Size: Large. According to the size chart, I should be a Large. I am 6' 1/2" (but have...

The amount of useful information that I could get just by reading and if a topic that I wanted information on was not coming up in a search of old threads, just by asking. Yes, satisfied. I have two suggestions. One I made in another thread, and I'll repost it here. 1. Diver0001 made this...

My understanding, based on what is in the PADI Enriched Air Diver Manual, is that that 02-compatible air is Nitrox that is 21% oxygen. The manual says (in bold face): This manual has a 2005 copyright date, and maybe things have changed (and maybe PADI is wrong), but this info is consistent with...

You make a good point, but take a look at the photos in post #39 (if you haven't already) and let me know if he couldn't trim the tail. If not, then is it your opinion that the best option is not to trim the tail at all but to double it over as ludwigsv has done? Another question: could the...

I propose a dead-horse forum. In that forum, the standard debate would be fairly summarized and posted as a sticky. When someone starts beating a dead horse, a moderator could split off that part of the thread to the appropriate thread in the dead-horse forum. That way, posters would not be...

Just out of curiosity, why don't you trim the tail?

Yes, that's the link that I provided above ---------- Post added March 17th, 2014 at 12:04 PM ---------- Army drops bayonets, revamps training | Army Times | armytimes.com So, Does the Military Still Use Bayonets? | TIME.com While there are valid reasons for bayonet training, even the Army...

To the OP (and all others who would like to learn or simply brush up on tables), I recommend using the Scubatoys online program to practice using the tables. It requires Java to be enabled, so if you get a whirling circle of dots and a message "Loading, please wait..." you don't have Java...

You should recognize (if not admit) that your arguments along this line mischaracterize what is being said. No one argues that everyone can afford everything. No one here is scorning those who can't. No one is saying tables are a bad idea and shouldn't be taught. The question here is really...

If you loop a zip tie through the hole, there should be no problem opening it, even with gloves on, for you can pull on the zip tie loop. A lanyard slipped over the wrist solves the problem of dropping the knife. The problem I see is closing the knife while wearing neoprene gloves. The lock...

I am not wading into the should-they-teach-tables debate, but I do want to point out a relevant fact, often ignored in these debates. Because the computer does not require a square profile for its calculations, the dives actually done will often make the tables go haywire. For example, I was...

Does a bodysuit help with warming up during a surface interval? It appears that stripping off a wet wetsuit and then putting it back on when the surface interval is over is a lot easier (and more pleasant). So it would help in that you get rid of the evaporative cooling that comes with wearing a...

I looked at Andy's page. Very helpful. According to what he writes: So, in theory, if one could comfortably swim up without removing any weight, all the weight could go on the backplate/harness, and one could forgo a weight belt entirely. But, as was pointed out earlier in this thread, if you...

Are you referring to the MAKO Freedive Weight Belt? I watched the videos on the site and it looks like a great idea. At first, I thought that the conventional-looking buckle would not be quick release, but the video shows it's spring-loaded so it allows one-handed release. It's not much more...

Your supposition is correct, but only because I don't have a reg setup now. I've always used rental/resort gear, which have the short hoses. Now that I am buying my own equipment, I have regs on order with the long hose / necklace regulator setups. Training is the next step. ---------- Post...

True enough, but what I had that in mind (but neglected to state) was whether I was missing anything else on the rig that would affect buoyancy. Based on your reply, it appears the answer is no (unless air is trapped in the wing, of course). ---------- Post added March 13th, 2014 at 08:50 PM...

Let's say the steel backplate is 6 lbs. and a steel PST LP-80 is negative 7 lbs. when full. If the bladder in the wing is empty, wouldn't the rig be 13 lbs (plus the weight of the rig), or is there something that would create buoyancy that I'm not thinking of? And if the diver needed, say, 27...

I am not entirely clear about the suggestion to put trim weights on the cam bands. The cam bands are what hold the tank to the backplate, correct? So does one thread a cam band through some sort of pocket and have the pocket affixed to the side of the tank like some kind of wart? You use them in...

I have started to buy equipment, and I am going with a BP/W setup instead of a BCD. What are the weighting options? I know that some BCDs have pockets for weights but that seems like a non-starter with a BP/W. My setup will be a Hollis steel backplate (around 6 lbs. right there) with an OxyCheq...

I have seen on some dive shop websites a suggestion to wear a bodysuit under a wetsuit to make it easier to get in and out of a wetsuit, particularly if the wetsuit is wet. Having struggled in the past with (rented) wetsuits, this seems like a plausibly good idea. Does anyone use a bodysuit...