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I don't think 5mm is too warm in spring, but that depends a lot on how easily you feel cold. When I have been diving Okinawa end of April/beginning of May, I was a little cold in a 5mm alone and fine when combining with a 3mm vest. A lot of other people also dove with 5mm plus vest. But some...

Did you go to Monte Mare? And if yes, how did you like it? I read some bad reviews about that place. I was looking into trying one of the indoor places (thought about dive4life), but I caught a cold, and my buddy who I wanted to go with is getting surgery soon so can't dive for six weeks.

I agree, seeing other people using DSLRs with strobes, all I can think of is, I would have to carry that stuff around on my travels, and if I go out in the evening I'd be nervous to leave the camera in my hotel room... much easier to carry the Powershot around. And when I'm on vacation I...

Even though I'm neither expert diver nor expert photographer, but doing both as a hobby I'd say focus on your diving first. Taking pictures underwater is indeed different. I own two DSLR, but for taking pictures while diving I use a compact Powershot S95 with housing and intend to continue...

Okay, can`t say anything about that, but there are suits available that would at least fit your height, like from Scubapro (XL up to 180cm) or Pinnacle (XL up to 187cm). Those suits are in the 20 to 30k Yen range. Maybe a custom size ordered suit from World Dive? The Catalogue price for a 5mm...

My favourite local dive spot (here in Japan) is known to have a bunch of Seahorses (and Frogfish, if you can find them), and every time I have been there I have seen some. It's a very shallow spot (3~6 meters) and very close to shore. I also like how they are called in Japanese... Tatsu no...

How tall is "not overly big", if I may ask?

I saw a bunch of octopi on that day, though the blue ringed one was kinda special :) I live near Kumamoto. As I'm just by myself, I go with a dive shop, which is kinda expensive. They also only do two dives a day, usually something between 40 to 50 minutes, not longer (even if there's plenty of...

I'm no expert in regs, but I know a thing or two about O-Rings. Not exactly sure what you mean by an O-Ring "popped", do you mean it broke? Or did it get out of the groove but stayed intact? When I look at my reg, I can't really figure out where it would go (unless it breaks), though my reg...

You're welcome, and I'd say it was a better decision to go with a guide. Not sure if you would have made the same experience going out on your own. Finding a good restaurant without any knowledge can be tricky, and then you wouldn't get all the information about what you see around you. A...

Were those beach dives at spots known for diving? I was diving at Kami-Amakusa about a week ago, which is maybe something like 70km south east beeline from Sasebo (bit far/inconvenient for you to drive there though I'd think), and there was actually quite a lot to see. Visibilty was crap...

Make sure that if you decide to go during Golden Week or Obon to book well ahead, as prices go up and spots get fewer quickly! Also, if you've got your own gear and want to bring it, you could look into shipping. I had my gear shipped from Okinawa to Kumamoto for 1600 yen and it took just a day...

Did you try any thicker O-Ring, or did you give up on this container? I had mine with me on a bunch of dives last week (down to about 25 meters), and there was no leakage. Totally dry inside.

Have been flying with the 787 last in January, and will not hesitate to fly with it again. Which will most likely happen again in a few months, as I'm usually booked on the ANA Haneda-Frankfurt connection when I fly. While I do like it quite a lot overall and think it's quieter than a 777 for...

As it wasn't mentioned yet... what I enjoyed as well was a market tour by a local, followed up by cooking lessons, and then eating what we had prepared. We also mentioned to our hotel manager that we really loved the various sweet green rice cakes they had at the market, and from that day on...

I've been to Thailand, Indonesia, Japan and Egypt for diving. I've been a bit south of Safaga, diving from a resort, and I'd say there were more vivid colors under water than in Thailand or Japan, but less than in Indonesia, at least where I have been. Didn't see sharks, but we didn't really...

I am glad I found out about BP/W before I bought a regular BCD. I had been renting BCDs, and was hoping to find one some day that would fit properly and not do stuff like move around or ride up or was too tight. I also never really liked the feeling of the jacket around my chest, though that was...

I guess if you wanted to, you could put stuff into a wing as well, if that's the reason? If you're diving with reefencounters, good chance to see people with BP/W, though that doesn't have to mean they went through customs in Okinawa. I'm heading to Okinawa in a month with BP/W and won't have...

In theory you can get any size you want, the problem is no one will make just one, so you might need some luck to find one. For example, a quick look into the Simrit online catalogue shows they make an O-Ring 62.50 x 2.30, EPDM with Shore A 70 +/-5. They also make a 61.91 x 2.00, close to the...

If your O-Ring is 2mm thick and gets squeezed between 66mm and 62.4mm, the O-Ring gets squeezed by 10%, which should be enough to seal the container. But if you say there is no squeeze, then either the O-Ring is actually thinner than 2mm, or the sealing surfaces are further apart. A reason for...