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At age 80 I dive far less often than in the past, perhaps 10 or12 times each season, only in summer in NJ cool waters. Only shallow inlet and jetty dives, the limiting factor being access, carrying heavy things over sand and rocks limits me to only a very few sites. Deeper boat dives in cold...

You are right, of course. I mixed the two old things up. Defective memory.

I once stayed in a cabin in Dominica that was perched on a cliff edge, extending out over the sea, about 20 feet off the water. No AC, no screens, but breeze all night, sometimes strong enough bring fireflys down from the mountains. A few mosquitos, but very few and no trouble sleeping. I'd go...

It's a capillary depth gauge, old style. Max depth needle and no decomp table included. Extreme vintage.

With My Scubapro first stage reg I bought yoke and also a DIN conversion. Not DIN adapter, a bulky thing, but an actual part replacement conversion that can easily be changed out, depending on what's available where you travel. Not expensive at all and easy to do. I use DIN on my own stuff, yoke...

Diving with people who have only OW certification ensures a shallow dive, in most places. I don't have any stents, but I did have a double bypass a few years ago. No heart attack, just some pain which led to the diagnosis, so happily no heart damage. Basically, I just don't mention it, keep a...

When I lived in Jamaica back in the 70s triggerfish were a staple diet item for me, prepared at a Jamaican roadside food bus, sauteed in grease with the skin on, and fabulously delicious. Maybe the best fish I've ever tasted.

I do as I please when follow the leader diving off a cattle boat, and let the assigned instabuddy know that I plan on ignoring them and would appreciate the same. If they have any complaints I suggest they put them in writing for my future consideration. Of course, anything involving wreck...

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The XDeep frameless has an oversized nose pocket.

What is 'finning'? Is it using a five dollar bill to pay for things? That's my best guess. Fin=$5 bill Sawbuck=$10 bill Double Sawbuck= $20 bill etc.

The XDeep Frameless mask is the best I've ever used, and I've tried many. Virtually leakproof, comfortable, and spectacular visibility up-down and side to side. A truly superior product, the only mask I've used for two years now. Not a hot name brand, but most name brand masks are just labels...

I ignore the other divers during a group dive. I like to stay behind them, since groups typically move to fast. I stay close enough to see their bubbles at the surface, but out of sight from the group. I let a possibly assigned 'buddy' know that he or she should seek other companions, though I...

I've got a lp50 and it's great, especially for an 80 year old who has to lug it over the rocks to the inlet from his truck. There's no shore diving closer than 45 minutes for me, but I manage a few trips when the water is reasonably (for NJ) clear and warm. I don't get to dive that often, but...

On my usual solo inlet dives in less than 30 fsw I use a 50 cf tank with a minimalist BCD made for bail out bottles, two good but unobtrusive cutting devices, and an spg. A hand net if I'm collecting Gulf Stream tropicals. Mask, fins, socks, 1 or 2mm suit, compass, and a Mk 19 reg completes the...

The premise is incorrect. Most manufacturers do sell parts, to scuba shops. There are any number of reasons for doing your own repairs. Doing it right is one, and the sheer pleasure of beholding the inner workings and structure of a finely crafted mechanical object is another. OTOH, anything I...

Mostly liability, I'd guess. One jumper hit the ground not far from where I once lived in Ocean County where the soil is mostly sand. He was three feet down, on his stomach. The autopsy was amazing.

Perhaps it's Allah's will that we not survive a major bleeding event. As has been pointed out, we always have something that will work as a tourniquet with us. In a half century of diving I've never seen a major bleeding event. I've been around two fatalities and a few near misses, but in every...

Talk about the kitchen sink! Prepper mentality gone mad. I try to carry as little as possible attached to me when diving, aiming for sleekness and simplicity. I've seen divers so loaded down with junk I've had to laugh out loud.

The driving is very demanding. First, you drive on the other side of the road English style, but much more serious are the road conditions. It is a rain forest covered island, so it logically rains a lot. Roads tend to be low points between mountains, so deep concrete drainage culverts are...