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Some people love splits some people hate em, but there seems to be a fairly general consensus that splits aren't very good for surface swimming (from my experience they are terrible). I think you'd be better off with a paddle fin of some sort sort. Given that you're not gonna be pushing a...

DEFINITELY NOT SSA IN MONTCLAIR! Not sure if you've had the "pleasure" of talking to Rusty Berry but that is definitely NOT the place you want to get certified (numerous REALLY bad experiences posted here and other places online). I had my training done through Joe at Sports Chalet in...

Yes. In the event that I have a heart-attack I carry a defribrillator in my BC as well as the necessary tools to perform my own open-heart surgery. Shark attack? No problem!...I've got prosthetics staged throughout the dive. I can make quick work of a lung expansion injury by doing a...

It was at Crescent Bay in Laguna. It wasn't very far off shore at all and it was only in about 10fsw...an alert snorkeler could've spotted it.

I wish I had a picture or some video footage, but I don't. It was a baby bat ray...and I mean BABY. From wingtip to wingtip this little guy was about 6 inches. I saw it in the sand and hovered over it for a few seconds just sorta mesmerized by what a perfect miniature "replica" it was...I...

Damn, that eel is a creepy lookin bastard

It's perplexing to me when extreme people die in such non-extreme ways. Steve Irwin gets killed by a friggin' sting ray and this guy dies holding his breath in his own pool...weird.

Scubapro is trying to tell you to buy the Atomic.

Damn...I was hoping it was SSA in Montclair.

Seems like a stupid policy...I mean what exactly is the point of it?

Good through April. No real fine-print, just that you have to pre-register online and you have to travel on your actual birthday. You can return any day within 30 days of your b-day (entire round trip is free). Birthday Promotion // Catalina Express

Packing up my gear, loading it into my car, unloading it at the beach, gearing up, walking to the water, lengthy surface swims, walking back to my car from the water, taking the gear off, driving up the street to get an air fill, driving back and hoping there's still a parking spot, packing...

They may be flipping out because you're not ready. When I first started soloing I had only a few dives under my belt and everyone I talked to about soloing (whether they be divers or non-divers) had something to say. Even total strangers would make comments about how what I was doing was...

2 years, 115 dives. As far as fins I've used, I've used the mares raptors, apollo biofins, mares quattros and Hollis F1's. My position on splits has been clear...I don't like em, but to anyone who does that's fine. Maybe as time goes on I will end up gravitating to splits, but for the time...

How many paddle steamers do I see out there? Not many. How many paddle steamers do I see out there with a big-ass split down the middle of each paddle? None. Now that I think about it, I believe propellers are antiquated technology. I think (for maximum propulsion and efficiency) boats...

Geez...touchy touchy fellas. My post wasn't really intended to be a mockery of splits as much as it was intended to be a mockery of the addition of EVEN MORE splits. I started thinking about the Gillete Mach-series razor and how it's up to five blades now, or Honda Civic's with double-decker...

2 splits, 3, 4...why stop there? I'm going to develop a split-fin that is essentially a bunch of rubber spaghetti dangling off the end of a foot pocket. People will love them! I can already hear the accolades: "These fins are awesome! They require no kicking effort whatsoever...and they're...

Specifically what I mean is this: it is definitely the case that you are able to absorb stuff through your skin, and sea-water contains a tremendous amount of salt...so is it possible for a diver with high blood-pressure to absorb enough salt through his/her skin to cause hypertension issues...

You didn't have an interesting insight...you had a thought. Well, actually you didn't even have a thought...your buddy did.

As awesome as diving is let's not kid ourselves...a SCUBA game would be pretty damn boring. I just think it's too difficult to make an exciting game focused on diving. However, it's worth noting that all sorts of games have at least one underwater level...even the original Super Mario Bro's on...