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I've heard of a couple of instances of them breaking, but I think that is the exception not the norm. Most people who have them seem to love them...I personally know a couple of people who have them (one an instructor) and they've never had any issues despite logging a large number of dives on...

Last couple of dives have sucked but yesterday was great! 58F water, 80F air, 1 ft surf, light surge, 15-20ft vis and tons of fish! And to top it all off, a beautiful sunset!

Not sure about this, but I think you need to be drysuit certified to rent a drysuit; so it may not be as simple as just renting one (unless of course A, I'm wrong or B you're drysuit certified). Water's starting to get pretty chilly so a drysuit would be best...but having said that, I dive wet...

Touché...I guess it would depend on how long/thick you're hair is; strap with neoprene pad is totally secure with short hair.

No hair-pulling issues with one of these: But I can see how cold water coming in could be a big deal for some people (especially in really cold water).

I'm kinda embarassed to admit this (because it's totally stupid) but for a while I didn't wear my mask under my hood because I thought: "Man, it's hard enough putting my hood on, I can't imagine trying to put it on OVER the mask" (ugh...so stupid). So anyway, one day I had the earth-shattering...

Went out to Heisler Park at Laguna...vis was around 5-8ft, but 1-4ft in spots. Plus overcast sky, 4ft surf, and borderline dangerous surge. It's supposed to be nice this weekend...guess I shoulda waited a day or two.

I'm not down there fixing oil rigs...I think all of my dives are just for fun :D

Maybe they're like the "speed holes" Homer added to his car.

hmmm...it would be interesting to know if anyone on the board that has a pair has ever tried taping them closed to see what difference (if any) resulted.

I'm hoping for a fairly technical answer. I see how the holes would reduce resistance/effort, but since water is just flowing through those holes it seems like they would reduce propulsion and control as well. But given that the Jetfins have been that way for many years, and many other fins...

I think (for this week at least) their reports were accurate...whatever was going on today wasn't typical bad-vis stuff (e.g. it wasn't sand or runoff, it was red tide or something like red tide). As I was swimming out, I looked underwater and noticed a brownish-red murk. As I got further out...

Laguna Sea Sports has been showing 20-25ft vis this whole week. There was virtually no surf, no surge so I thought I was in for spectacular diving BUT there was a red tide (or something like a red tide) going on...knocked vis down to about 5-10ft in most areas. Assuming it was a red tide...

It's the rebreather of snorkels! Sounds/looks like the ONLY snorkel he would sell; and he'd make you feel like an idiot if you had any gripes about it. customer: "isn't this a bit much...I mean it seems pretty goofy and expensive?" Rusty: "You wanna be cheap and look cool, or you wanna be...

For the mask, like others have said, fit is most important. However, I'd recommend checking out the Atomic Frameless...everyone I know that has the mask (including myself) loves it. Also the mares LiquidSkin and Cressi Big Eyes are really good masks. For the snorkel, do yourself a favor and...

I have very little body fat and I'm still okay with a wetsuit (for winter; 7mm wetsuit, 5mm hood, 3mm vest, 5mm gloves, socks, 6mm boots). I wouldn't say that I'm warm and toasty in that, but I'm definitely not shivering. Drysuit for winter is best, but you can definitely dive wet. For...

At some point in the not super-distant future (probably within the next couple of years), I'd like to enter into the rebreather world. I think for the type of diving I do an SCR would be the way to go. I've been looking around online and can't really find any pricing for SCR's (just info...

Put on all your SCUBA gear, stand in a dark bathroom in front of a mirror while holding a candle and repeat three times "Bloody Mary I killed your baby..."

Strap under hood is the way to go. Mask won't get knocked off in heavy surf, no leaks, no readjusting when switching from hood to no-hood, and if the strap snaps the mask won't just float away. If you don't already have one, get one of these neoprene strap-cover thingys...makes everything easier.