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I am starting to believe that ScubaBoard is in fact stuck in Groundhog Day. Or maybe there's nothing new to discuss, just go back over and over the same old stuff.....

I find these comments quite interesting, given that the OP hasn't indicated what he paid.... ... what was described sounds like a fairly typical entry level diver course run by shops who pack 'em in to keep the price low. In which case, I would argue that the OP actually did get exactly...

In the mean time, some questions and ideas to think about. 1. Do you have a long hose, and how do you stow it? 2. If the answer to (1) is NO, then you have NO RIGHT being in "pretty tight places" in a wreck. There is no way to effectively share gas with your team mates when something has...

Dude, we need to talk. Where abouts are you based? Do I know you? I'm happy to give you some critique on your rig and suggestions for improving. I'm Auckland based, and wrecks and caves are our thing. We also offer advanced wreck penetration courses. Wreck penetration is a somewhat...

Not a bad idea. Matai Bay is small - as much as I love the area (the missus and I got married on the beach there) and get there as often as I can, a week would be a long time. There isn't much to do other than dive, drink wine and hang out on the beach. Here's a couple of reports from...

I am probably going to go against the flow a bit here..... the biggest thing to practice before doing Fundies?? Having fun and enjoying your diving. Don't forget that Fundies is intended to teach you the fundamentals - you won't be expected to have anything keyed in before the course, it...

Another good option, though a little off the beaten track, is Matai Bay. Andre who runs A-Z Diving has a nice little apartment above his shop, and he does morning only charters for which you still get two (very reasonably priced!) dives with just your family on the boat. Finished diving at...

It does - many TDI instructors issue a solo card at the end of AN&DP. But not everyone wants the hassle of learning about decompression. Another good alternative is the TDI Intro to Tech course, which has a lot of flexibility in it.

Like most things, "it depends". If you have a clear idea of what you want to achieve from the course and have an instructor in mind who you are confident will help you get there - then yes, it's a great course.

Put your foot in to your fin wearing your normal booties, then measure the distance from pin-to-pin around the back of your heel. Compare this length with the lengths of the spring straps. You want the spring strap to be slightly shorter than the distance, so that they are snugly holding...

You're best bet is probably Dive Otago - HOME | Dive Otago. They will be able to rent you gear and tell you where to go. The only diving I've done around Dunedin was at Aramoana Mole, a short walk if you don't have the key to the gate - but not arduous. Good diving, some OK wrecks, but cold...

+1 for the Dive! Tutukaka option.

For PADI, as soon as you don't pay the membership fee - you are no longer a PADI instructor. You can "get away" with it for maybe a year, and then to reinstate your status you would have to do the online member update (dull, but not onerous) at most. But once you go over a year, you'd be...

Ignore that, just found them for sale at Dive Right In Scuba....

I notice that HOG D1 first stages now have a 5th LP port on the end of the turret. Can these turrets be retro-fitted to older D1 first stages? Any pointers as to where they could be sourced if so? Thanks.

Though the exact meaning is, I believe, to slow down to 5 knots? It has meaning outside of diving, anyway, so it is ambiguous.

OW students on their first pool session.... it was hardly fair sport! ;) I've been known to sneak one fin off someone during training, whilst straps generally don't break once the load on them is static - it could happen, and maybe one kick too hard and you fin falls off. At least that's...

I had a student a couple of years ago that had the hardest time to equalise. None of the "standard" techniques worked. I did a lot of research on the techniques that competitive freedivers use, as they tend to be both effective and efficient (in terms of gas loss from the lungs - not too much...

The UK has a bit more inertia to correct, I think! Inverted tanks will be around for a while to come...

Looks like the OP is based in the UK, Richard.... inverted tanks are still fairly common in Europe, particularly the UK.