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What is megadive? Kal

It is not a bad thing. The poster said he doesn't have to remember to bring his safety location equipment with him because his wet suit is brightly colored. Your comfortable with that? Kal

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]It’s not relying on, it's just another visual aid, like a SMB, mirror or dye with the benifit that I don’t have to remember to bring it with me If you don't remember to bring the safety gear then it appears you are in fact relying on the wet suit for location. This...

It is not a gap in the evolution of safer diving. Do not rely on the color of your wet suit for location while bobbing in the ocean. Use appropriate gear for that:sausage,gps,dye marker, whistle, mirror, etc. Kal

Gombessa, When I did the shark dive in Fiji they were all reef sharks, this bad boy doesn't look like them. His head is so wide. I'm glad you held him off so that poor family could escape! You be the man! Yeah, sometimes after 50 or so posts it gets hard to focus on the original question. Kal

It is not your instructors responsibility to get you to practice. The 'issues' you cite are soo basic. Were you actually taught to do an S drill on the land before you go dive? A can light is more of a hinderance than a help. The hose 'routes' itself, then you tuck it, do it smoothly with as...

Is this an unusual year for 'blowouts'? How much longer do you guys think it will be before the caves are good again? Kal

Two minutes? Really!? My training went like this: "tuck the hose under your strap. I don't ever want to see it flopping around." More like two seconds. I had no questions with this. It is self evident. What could one possibly question here? Surface S drill. "Lean back. Your valves are clear...

If you decide to not take your regs at least take a necklace that is set and ready. When you arrive you can slip it over the mouth piece of the second and now it is necklaced and you can donate safely,even though it is a short hose. Kal

If I was only doing a couple of dives a week, I would rent. If more than that, I would try to call ahead and find out that my regs will be operational at those sites. Putting on all rental recreational kit is sad but I would do it if there was no other option(and everything looks...

Last week I dove the Peacock system for the first time. We did the Grand Traverse. After surfacing at Peacock 1 an instructor was floating there. He asked me how my dive was. I said it was very nice, my longest dive ever, 1hr and 45min about a 4700 foot traverse. He smiled and said let me shake...

Metal will break. Metal will bend. Sometimes the metal tongue must be bent back so the strap goes through smoothly. The canister lights now are small and light. Just hang it upside down on the backplate. Now that D ring is clear and the light switch is easy to access and no plastic buckle...

I like to be carded for the dive I wanna do. I got the solo cert , presented to my local mud hole and the owner totally blew a gasket,,right in front of all the other customers. So, I drove 1.5 hrs away to another quarry. I was welcomed with open arms. Later I asked this owner about his...

Hey Doc, I took my solo from Bletso a little over 3 yrs. ago. He didn't use the SDI manual but the articles and powerpoint presentation was eye opening. One of his tough drills was to remove mask at about 50 ft., shoot lift bag and then do stops for 2min. each at 20 and 10. After finishing...

It was at a muddy quarry. About 3 or 4 ft. vis. I was second in line following the instructor. I stayed on him tight. After a while he stopped, turned and asked me where my buddy was. I turned, looked and shrugged my shoulders, they weren't following. Immediately he shot off into the murkiness...

I dove there a couple of weeks ago for the first time. Very nice and 'dark' cave. Anybody else doing it? We did it from a boat but looking at the pathway to walk down to it ,,, well it looks a bit treacherous. The huge keyhole in there was amazing. I can't wait to go again! Kal

Spica, I'm a new member here too, but an ol hand at diving. I bet you'll love it! Do you like water? I know an OW instructor that couldn't even swim when she began diving. This scuba adventure can become very infectious! Enjoy and welcome to this cool site. dive safe, Kal

Thanks Captain, Mako dive eh, I'll check that out on the web. Never dove out of Ga. Kal

Hi Vicky, I'm new here too and this IS a great site. I have dove in Fiji and loved every minute! I did the aggressor live aboard so I got to dive many sites and they were ALL great. Believe me, it is WELL worth it. I'll go back again someday. Dive safe, Kal

Hi all, I'm brand new here and happy to be a part. Anyone going to the NSS-CDS mini convention this year? If so, I'll see ya there! I dove Cannonball last week and it is a great cave(in MO). Anyone else dive it? Also, there is going to be a mini in MO in Sept. Anyone going to that one...