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Thought I'd share my newest hobby. Gives me something to do on those long surface intervals. It's also better on gas for those drives back and forth to the dive shop.;)

I'm in the same boat now also. I've been talking to a local SSI shop and they offer a "divecon" rating, which is like DM and Asst. Instr. all in one. The reason I'm leaning toward his shop instead of my original cert. agency is that the DMs I see at the other shop are nothing but cheap labor...

I work from home, so keeping up with this is much more entertaining than what I should be doing.

I'm looking at a new set up and was looking for opinions about what I've chosen ( or about to choose). I'm looking at a Seaquest Pro Unlimited BC, a set of Atomic regs, and an Aeris Elite hoseless computer.

k, I took the problem to mean that .5 was your lung volume, not SAC. Which means basically we're trying to put 80ft3 into a .5ft3 space. Maybe I misunderstood.

Assuming everything is perfect and the tank holds 80 ft3. Then p1v1=p2v2. 1(atm)*80(ft3)=x(atm)*.5(ft3), x=160atm, so 160*33=5280 ft, minus the initial 1 atm, and you end up with 5247 ft.

To help clarify for a couple of the previous posts. The shop isn't pushing in any manner at all, I approached him initially. This would definitely be for fun, with the side benefits of free air, free trips while assisting, etc. I can understand that while assisting he'd like for me to wear...

Ok, I'll fess up, I'm a hoover too. So I bought big tanks, E130. Yes your breathing will get better with time, but if you're running out of air before you get good and relaxed, then you'll never figure out how to get relaxed. This could be the start of one of those 10 step programs.

I've been thinking for awhile that I might enjoy helping others learn to dive. There's a local SSI shop that I really like and the owner/instructor seems interested in having another divecon around. The only glitch is that I'll have to push the shop's brands of equipment, which I understand...

Go for it. I just recently finished mine and it's the best class I've taken so far.

Guys/gals, I love diving, but there's more, dare I say, to life than diving. So, onto my next favorite thing to do.....cooking/grilling. Is there anyone else who has a favorite grilling recipe, drink, etc they'd like to share with the crowd? And yes, this does fit in with diving. After a...

Hello from Myrtle Beach. I think my grandma was from Monks Corner. Let me know if you're in town any time soon. David

Thanks, I found that on the PST website about 5 mins after posting. I just got off the phone with someone at DOT in DC and was told that they were getting alot of calls about this and that the powers that be at PST had spoken to them and intended to renew, which BTW renewals are now 4yrs...

I looked at the thread. It references the ability to get a private exemption. After digging around the DOT website, I found lots of exemptions, but I don't know which one applies to this tank. Also, after calling the southeast office of DOT in Atlanta, the gentleman said if he had the...

What exactly is a tank exemption? I'm looking at a couple of PSTs now. If this DOT exemption thing expires, does this mean I can't get the tanks filled anymore? Or does this apply to new, unsold, unstamped tanks? I'd hate to spend the $ on these to have them worthless next year. Surely...

After reading several posts about weighting I came to the following conclusion. Does this sound about right? I'm currently using 12 lbs with an Al 80. I'm pretty sure I'm switching to E8 130's. So, empty the Al 80 is +4.4 and the 130 is -1, for a swing of 5.4, say 6 lbs. So If I drop 6lbs...

well, I hope I didn't make a mistake today. My LDS let me put a couple of PST E8 130's on lay away today. After my discount, then figure in the cost of a visual, tank of air and shipping, the online cost was about the same as the shop's. So for a couple of dollars more I decided that the...

I was there this past weekend. Great site.

I wanted to dabble into the HID's without getting too deep into my pocket, so Larry at Scuba Toys suggested the UK Light Cannon. I got to try it out this past weekend and it out shone everyone around me. I was very pleased. And before you guys with the 21W'ers start the harrassment, a nice...

I'll be in the Crystal River, FL area this weekend and was wondering if there were any recommendations about a local, reputable dive shop with variety, particularly lights. Thanks, David