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Problem is, some people don't get over those habits for many years beyond their initial training. I fondly remember the vertical divers on my last trip. ;) I carry the Preferred DAN membership for dive travel because imho you get a LOT more coverage for a little more money. It does...

Oh, I read it several times but there was some missing information. Had the OP indicated his/her country of origin/residence as being OUS, I would have drawn similar conclusions. But as the headline was "no medical insurance" and as most of the board here are in the US, I assumed the OP to be...

If you are living on this earth and do not have medical insurance, I'm not sure I understand why you are concerned about covering yourself medically just for the OW course and not before or after the course. It is a pretty low risk activity. Driving to the grocery store for instance is...

An interesting debate. I didn't answer the poll either as I didn't seem to fit into any of the categories. I was swimming before I was walking and grew up thrashing about the Atlantic. I pulled a kid out of a riptide the first time when I was ten. But I quit lap swimming before that...

Good to know. I was wondering how interchangeable those spools were. I might have missed that and ordered a 200 foot reel with #36 on it and received something not much better that my little 100 foot finger spool. Thanks Randy.

OK, maybe not definitely. Maybe just probably. I just need to get some different types in my hands. So far I have subsisted on random loans and my finger spool.

Good point, thanks. I have borrowed many a reel, but not the particular ones I am looking at. I have very long and very slim fingers (size 4.5 ring) so I'm thinking I should be OK with any size reel.

Come on out Fire Diver! Thanks for the recommendation. I'm leaning towards the 400 foot reel with #36 line on it. (You just reminded me that I have the ST dive video booty and that it is nearly time to pass it on...)

Thanks, I'll take a look. I've heard nothing but positive from folks who have these.

Thanks, I'll check them out. Do you think the 400 feet is the minimum length desirable? I am only doing limited penetration on wrecks within recreational depths and don't want to carry anything bulkier than what I need. What I do know is that a 100 foot spool is not even long enough to...

I'll be in whatever price range I need to be to have a good reel. I've managed not to have any gear "re dos" yet because I do a bit of research and borrow a lot of different types of something to try before I buy. I definitely want a side handle reel. But a couple that I have used have a...

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll take a look at the Halcyon. I already carry a 100 foot finger spool. But on/in our wrecks and in our currents, there are too many different scenarios where it isn't adequate. What about line thickness/type/strength? I have a number of dive buddies who have...

I need to buy a wreck reel instead of always borrowing one and am having a hard time deciding on which type/brand. I'm also interested in your opinion about length and type of line. I'm assuming a length of 200-300 feet, but that is as far as I have gotten. I have used a number of...

Hi Selkie, how are you? I second Herman's recommendation.

Could be that the size wasn't spot on. I'm tall, and I can tell you that the right size fits a bit further up into the alphabet than DD.

Hi NC girl! Completely ridiculous idea that you shouldn't pursue diving because of your size. Good that you are working on your fitness level at the same time as you do your training. Your posts didn't mention your height which will drive a lot of what size suit may work for you. You need...

Any chance I could talk you into bringing my now dry boots back and dropping them into the mail? I left them up on the deck to dry just long enough to forget that they were there. It wasn't that easy to find boots for my 10AAAA feet and if I can get them back without a lot of fuss I'd love...

You might want to post this question in the NC wreck divers forum. We are not known for our shore diving on the Southern Coast. There is more of that to be done north of Cape Lookout which is too far from you. Going to be rather cold topside and in the water. But there are certainly...

Max, I'd really recommend that you plan for twice as many days here as you plan to dive. It seems like the seas don't often get snarky for more than a day or two in a row. Sometimes people get lucky and they do get to go out every day. But is a long haul for you and if you plan for a bit more...

I'm not sure that the quality or type of resort has much to do with. I got this when staying at the Four Seasons Puerta Vallarta. My solution is to carry antibiotics for traveler's diarrhea. If I have them, I don't get sick. If I don't, I get sick. I take no special precautions...