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Well, the "ya'll" can't be coming from the Northeast!! Must be the southern part ... Congratulations on starting scuba! I agree with whoever said you should get your mask/snorkel/fins - and probably a wet suit - and then wait to decide what else to get. I started with an Aqualung Pearl (I...

I love my Oceanic Datamask. I can see flashing alphanumeric messages.

I have fine hair (meaning thin, and not a lot!) so just about anything would get tangles out. However, the conditioner does feel very rich and I continue to be surprised that my hair isn't in desperate need of a trim after this trip.

Wow! That video was awesome! Gotta think about diving in Palm Beach now. :)

While I know this is the right attitude to have I also know where the OP is coming from. We have several dive shops in the area and that means we have options - which is great. One of the shops is like the one the OP mentioned. To be one of the 'cool kids' you need to either go on the...

I should add that during this last trip I was wetting my hair with fresh water AND adding conditioner before my first dive and after my last dive. It still suffered from the salt and sun. Part of my problem is that I don't check any bags and that means that I have to be choosy about what I...

We just got back from a week long dive trip - 16 total dives for me. My hair was already in mediocre shape before I got there. I used the Aveda shampoo that's formulated to get salt water out (in a yellow/orange bottle and smells like citrus) and whatever conditioner was in the bathroom. By...

My first Aqualung jacket style BC. A beanie that snaps under my chin (Henderson, I think) Scubapro jet fins - too heavy for me and make me unmanageably "head up" Shortie wetsuit Pelican case that is carry-on size. It's a great case but it doesn't hold enough or I haven't figured out how to pack...

No naked diving ... for too many reasons to count! But if someone else wants to do that I'll bring the camera!! And I will continue to log dives for a while yet. I have found it very helpful in determining how much weight I need and exactly when it was that I saw that cool creature.

Thank you both! I'm going to copy both of your recommendations and send them to my sister. If they're going to spend the money on a resort course, in my opinion, they should just go for OW certification. I don't like the idea of my nephew being at the mercy of whoever is around - even though...

Congratulations! We did our cert dives in the same sort of conditions - in March with 41 degree water! You'll be SO happy to hit water with good visibility and lots of marine life that you can SEE! You've just entered a really cool world!!

I finally got to change my category to 100-199 dives! We spent last week diving in Key Largo (diving with Scuba-Do who I highly recommend) and I am now at 112 dives. It felt like this trip had that golden moment when things seem to fall together. My buoyancy improved and I was able to drop...

I had similar problems with my 8/7. I put holes through plastic bags AND panty hose!! I ended up using almost full-strength creme rinse and I got through it. I have only used the suit twice - and this issue is part of "why" - the other is that cold, dark water isn't much fun for me.

My sister and family will be staying at the Now Jade Cancun resort and I'm wondering if anyone has any info on dive operations that service the resort. The resort is pretty far south of the normal hotel strip. My nephew is thinking about getting started in scuba while on the trip and I'd like...

Regardless of what the socks are made of I turn them inside out so there is no seam to chafe me anywhere - heel to toe - works great for me (though I'm sure someone somewhere has wanted to tell me I'm putting my socks on inside out!). :)

On our first trip to the Keys, before either of us had cameras, I saw an octopus - and haven't seen one since. On the flip side though, my husband was reviewing shots from a different trip and noticed a spotted eel that he hadn't seen when he was actually in the water! We're still learning to...

I joke that every woman should be anorectic before hitting menopause because the average weight gain is 15 pounds! If you have a thyroid problem then all of your hormones may be out of whack. Have you considered seeing a gynecologist who specializes in bioidentical hormones? I wouldn't do it...

I stole this image from Blackbeard's facebook page. If you look directly to the right of the boarding diver, at the top of the metal ladder/bottom of the boat steps you'll see the yellow tag line that goes up to the top of the rail. Other than that you have the horizontal bar to grab onto -...

I was sideways!! Man, you guys are such scuba snobs!!! I think my JVC is the Picsio something. It's only a couple of years old and it shoots stills and video (HD). Here's what sold me on the iPhone case - the only extra thing I'm packing is that case; I don't have to find an alternative...

Stingray in Exumas - YouTube That should take you to a video of a stingray I got with my iPhone - if I did this right.