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As someone who lives in Louisiana: I'd advise against OP considering a move here. Pretty much the only diving to be had in LA is either commercial stuff or Gulf spearfishing, and those of us who live here (and don't spearfish) all go to Gulf Shores, AL or further east for diving. The spearfish...

I'll see your frostbitten hand and raise you some hearing damage: Previously I had a small car, and had packing it with dive gear down to a science. Everything fit perfectly into plastic bins in the trunk and rear seat, and nothing ever shifted around. Well, I needed more space, and bought an...

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I have this wing, specifically the dual bladder version of it - I bought it to get through the AN/DP class redundant buoyancy requirement. I'm really not thrilled with it - it's supposed to be usable for both singles and doubles, and in the process it seems like it does a slightly mediocre job...

It's a mixed bag on the wetsuits - I had an older W1 and now a new W4. The neoprene is not stretchy compared to other modern suits, which is just fine if it fits you, but not so much if it doesn't. The excellent seals on the W4 are great and mate up with the boot and glove seals, turning it into...

I was also on the May 3rd/4th trip, and yes the current was horrible the first dive - Captain Bert said it was running about 1.2 - 1.5 knots. I managed to grab a few decent pics, which can be found here: Gulf Shores 05032014 - Imgur

As someone else said, just use the lubricant. However, if you find yourself often changing it, there exist pliers made specifically to assemble the stuff. Just look on amazon or google for "locline tool" and you'll see them.

I'm also in New Orleans and will be taking Edd's class in late May - four hours in the car is a small price to pay. At the moment I don't think any of the instructors in the NOLA area are really capable of teaching it - one just learned it, and no others are offering it. The nearest class that's...

So I bought a new laptop, and it has Windows 8 (not by choice). Well, guess what doesn't run on there... The Workbench installer doesn't work, and I'm guessing the Workbench software itself won't either. While I don't use Workbench all that often, this means I cannot upgrade the Q for more...

I recently picked one up new and have about 15 - 20 dives on it now. Overall I'm quite happy with it. Positives? The screen is bright and easy to read, and does a good job of displaying what I need without having to squint at it or sort through unwanted information. Easy to set up on land, easy...

Hi all! I haven't been diving in quite a few years, and I've outgrown (mostly around the middle) my old gear and will need to replace it. One of the things I'm considering is going with a full face mask - I hate cottonmouth and the cold, and the increased field of view they offer looks nice...