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Take their advice and scratch Gili's for Komodo. The Gili's are amazing little islands topside but the diving is lacking unless you want to stare at nothing but turtles. The other sites you mentioned, combined with Komodo would be the route I would suggest after having lived on Bali for...

That was the protocol when I was there as well. You have to book it through one of the other operators. The reasoning I was given for this was that it gives the other operators a chance to make just a little off of it since the site is apparently "owned" ( I use that term loosely) by Waihuka...

The only problem is a quick search shows that he has been trying to sell his equipment for a number of years, since 2009 or earlier. And someone inquired about the legitimacy of his company and he is not one of the 2 recognized and licensed fish collectors on the island. According to GDOAG...

DO IT!! I was in Roatan last year for the month of May. While I stayed in Sandy Bay, all of my diving was with Native Sons and their guests from Chillies. Their staff is incredibly nice, laid back and you are allowed to dive how you wish. No DM's in training to babysit you. The majority of...

After a little more digging it appears there are multiple products that fall under that name. Many by Aquaseal and many from multiple companies offering a product labeled Aquaseal. Just went a grabbed a tube of the urethane version as it says it dries rubbery and flexible. Should be what I...

Everything I've read here suggests that Aquaseal is best used on stuff that does not need to flex or stretch (boots mostly) as it is stiff when dried. In my own experience I used it to attach a bellows pocket to one of my old suits and it had no give whatsoever. After donning, it started to...

I recently picked up a Fourth Element Proteus and it is quite the comfortable little suit, with one exception. I have been afflicted with a very sensitive gag reflex (my dentist and I seriously don't get along) and this suit not only rides a touch higher on the front of my neck than my past...

I've also had one tail me, keeping a particularly close eye on my watch. Did the same thing, covered it and it swam away after a minute or so. Nerve wracking to say the least with all those teeth and knowing you don't stand a chance of out-swimming one.. Makes me want to change the color of...

As dumpsterDiverpointed out, it doesn't have to be life threatening in order to require removal. I've seen people lose their belts at depth as well as many divers with new gear or a case of nerveousness who realize they need more weight after trying to descend. As a DM it's always helpful to...

Yeah, just make sure the hose isn't kinked as it is pretty soft in comparison to a standard inflation hose. Again, you can always just unscrew the hose and fill the bladder directly, rinsing the hose separately. I would also recommend using the e-valves to dump the water by pressing down on...

In your other post you mentioned how you very nearly got 2 of your friends killed by trying to teach them to dive while not being even remotely qualified to do so. What makes you think you would have been any advantage to this "friend"? From your 2 posts I can only assume that you are a troll...

I have the Dimension i3 and if the other i3 BCD's are similar it will still have the hose but instead of the buttons it has a mouthpiece that you can push to release air or add it orally. Just push the mouthpiece up against the hose or tap you are filling from and you're good to go. It works...

Some poor soul actually bought one. I wonder if the customer will leave a review of the product?

I really like my Fourth Element Proteus as well as the O'neill line but most of the O'neill suits I like are from their Surf series, not the Dive series.

Sold!

To answer your question, yes, you should be able to put another string on the lower e-valve in order to use it manually. It should still be releasing air when you use the i3 feature though as it is designed to open both valves at once. I have a Dimension and have been meaning to do the same...

Since you used UV LED's does this mean you have the luxury or foregoing the exciter filter (required by most UV lights) that has to be worn over the mask or placed in front of the camera lens?

I hope that solution works for you. I hope even more that companies like Mares will eventually wake up and stop releasing products to the market until they have worked out all the bugs and the products operate safely and as advertised. When I first started diving I made the mistake of buying...

I had a Mares Icon with the same problem and noticed this after trying to locate the issue. Just putting the webbing straps back in the slots won't solve your problem though (temporarily at best). They will still wiggle themselves free during your diving and just general transit of the...

Nice video you put together. I prefer pole mounts as well. I just ordered the Reach and Evo from https://www.gopole.com/ and can't wait to give em a go. I've used one similar to the Reach for awhile now but it had a traditional tripod swivel head that wasn't the most stable and was also prone...