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Glad you had an enjoyable time with TJ and Denise. My fiance and I just did our cavern course with him the first weekend of April. We had a blast with him and Denise and really look forward to diving with him in the future. We just ordered some drysuits from him for a pretty decent price...

Thank you for the review. I just ordered a Pinnacle Evo rear entry suit from my cavern instructor. It comes in Thursday, so I will be able to see how it is first hand. It seems you cant really go wrong with either Dive Rite or Pinnacle, it seems like the positive reviews far outweigh the...

Remember everyone is different and have different tolerances to cold. If at all possible try renting the 5mm and see if you get cold in your usual dive spots. I use a 4/3mm suit in 72 degree water and I am good for about 40 minutes if I have my hooded vest on before I start to shiver a...

I just got a 7' hose for my singles rig as I will be taking cavern soon. I understand the routing for the long hose, but where do you typically route the bunged hose? Should it go over the right shoulder or under the arm? I would think under the arm would be cleaner, but am not sure. I would...

Keep in mind you are using a back inflate BC. If you get yourself into a slightly head down position, the air in the bladder will shift toward your legs and it should help you stay that way. If i get into a slightly head up position, the air will go towards your head and make your legs sink...

Thanks for your response. I have been cycling it in a bucket of water. The first two times it was dieing after about 45 minutes and was only taking about an hour charge. I dont know how old the battery is, how long its been sitting, etc. so i figured it might be bad. After the last cycle I...

I recently purchased a used MR11 with the slimline canister. I saw on the DR website it says the light is the same color as the sun and it should get about 4 hours of burn time. I tested it out today and it is only getting about 45 min of burn time and the light has a bluish tint to it almost...

I have the quatros w. the spring straps. It is super easy to get them on and off and they are really durable. Also, check out the jet fins with spring straps, they will help with your floaty feet and last forever as long as you dont lose them. I am not a fan of split fins, but that is...

Thanks! I had heard that you could do it in Windows Movie Maker. When I had tried it I couldnt find any options to reduce its size. I did not think it would automatically do it when it was saved. Thanks for all the advice, I will have some stuff to try when I get off work.

Thanks for the review, it seems like these are pretty durable suits from what I have read on here.

Check out Blue Heron Bridge in West palm if you can plan around the tides. I did my check out dive there and it is really nice most of the time. there are 2 dive sites there with lots of fish and some sunken boats. The only catch is you have to get in right before high slack tide. There is...

I too am interested in this exact question. My cavern instructor could not speak highly enough about the pinnacle. He did not like the seams on the DR suits. He thought they tended to leak more than stitched from his experiences. He told me that from the shop owners he knows, far fewer...

youtube is ok, the problem is it takes like 2 hours to upload the file using a cable modem. Is there a way they allow you to make the file smaller?

I have a canon 630 that I take several pictures with and some videos. I like to post the pics and videos online for friends and family to see. The problem I have is the video files are always way to huge to effectively post on photobucket. Does anyone know a free way to compress the video...

Thanks, I will go ahead with the cavern course with my current gear configuration. I am trying to gather as much info as possible for up coming purchases so when I am ready I can make an informed decision. I think this years tax refund may go towards a dry suit and I will go from there. I...

+1 to the underwater GPS. It would have to have some pretty amazing zooming capabilities. A dive boat could throw a tag on each tank and track where all the divers are at any given time. Dont know how that satalite signal through water thing works though.

I vote camera. I bought a cannon camera and underwater case for around $350. It has been taking awesome pictures for a non professional camera. I didnt have many dives log when I bought it, but having a camera will teach you really fast the skills you need to refine. I enjoy being able to...

The force fins do look interesting. After looking at their site and the prices, I could have 3 or 4 sets of jets or the like for about the same price. Unless they actually do the kicking for you, I dont think its in my budget. I appreciate the information though. Edit: Dont take this the...

I just met up with my cavern instructor yesterday. He seems like a really cool guy and was really sold on the Pinnacle dry suits. He said he did not like the 905 because the molded seams appear to leak more than the stitched. He also knows several people in the industry as to be expected, and...

Congrats. I will be doing the cavern thing here in April. Will probably hold off on Into until I can afford some of the equipment though. Good luck, have fun!