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Thanks for the feedback - it looks like the shorts are the overwhelming preferred choice.

@OP, The Petrel / Perdix in Rec Mode has three settings with fixed GF settings that cannot be changed like they can in Tec mode. Low 45/95 Med 40/85 High 35/75 I like using Rec Mode for NDL dives. I just set it and forget it depending on the dive conditions, the layout is clean, and the...

This is cool - did you come up with that approach yourself? I'm going to start applying it to my dives. I trained with BSAC for a while before I started tech and we would do 1 min from 6m to the surface on NDL dives. When I started tech my ,instructors also taught me to adopt similar...

I live in Jordan which is on the Red Sea and have been diving here over 20 years - Jordan, Egypt, Sudan. It's fine...especially if you're on a liveabaord. One thing I can advise is to choose a liveabaord that goes to either the Deep South of Egypt or the Deep South in Sudan's - Suakin...

If you're willing to travel consider Palau, Komodo, Raja Ampat, Sipidan, Maldives ... and of course my favorite - the Red Sea. These are all world class destinations that offer great diving and excellent liveaboards. The only downside is the distance and cost of flights.

I need some extra storage space for safety spools, spare mask, slates, etc. As I dive in a wetsuit with a BP&W, I was considering either diving shorts with cargo pockets or the thigh pockets that can be strapped/glued around the thigh. I'm not crazy about adding the extra neoprene and...

How far are you willing to travel? Do you have an overall budget (including airfare)?

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Interesting how pretty much all the posts didn't mention "dive gloves" - most were home improvement type or spearfishing. We do have ACE hardware here in Jordan as well as local hardware stores that are very well equipped and do carry some of the major brands...

^^ This ^^

Love DGX for online, but for BCD, Wet suit etc... stuff that needs fitting I go to the LDS.

I posted this some time ago on another thread, so hope this helps: Streamline your gear. The more you have tucked in, the less drag. Be properly weighted. If you're overweighted then you will have to inflate your BC more at the bottom and this will also cause excessive drag. Get into good...

Buoyancy is so fundamentally important to any future diving endeavors that I think it really deserves the extra attention - particularly if you're just starting. If you have a good instructor, you can pick up a lot of tips and build a strong foundation - regardless if it's part of you're OW...

I dive in warm water so don't need heat insulation... just something that can help protect from cuts and abrasions on the wreck, and allow for enough flexibility in manipulating gear and lines easily. Any recommendations?

I haven't read all the posts on this thread so forgive any repetition. As has been mentioned, diving site and conditions have a profound effect on a new diver's first impressions. Even if you were experienced, it doesn't sound like your dive would have been fun at all. However, I would also...

I had hundreds of dives with a good portion of them at around 40m before I began my tech training. For me the biggest transition was with the mindset and approach to tech. Dive planning and task loading were skills I needed to adapt to and develop (and continue to develop) regardless of the...

Go by how you feel. If the diving conditions and environment are not too demanding then you should be fine. I frequently dive liveaboards and have found 3 dives a day is pretty much my limit. As others have said... stay hydrated, get a good night's sleep, and stay out of long exposures under...

If you are diving in Dahab, Team Blue Immersion is a very experienced and well established diving school. One thing to consider is that they embrace the "DIR" approach to technical diving. I have never dived with them so I don't know how strict or flexible they are with adopting alternate...

Using MK25 and S600 here for warm water tech dives. Great breathing at depth, reliable, and easy to service.

Absolutely take the course. Probably one of the most rewarding and useful diving courses you can take.

It's my favorite time to dive - there's an explosion of marine life during this time.