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Just to mess with everyone who likes to hydrate with bottles and bottles of water before, during, and after diving... | Tapped the Movie - official site | I think it is playing on Hulu also. :zen:

:crafty:*patiently waits until whatever it was that happened in this workshop gets trickled down and around to us recreational divers.*:crafty: :zen:

Why not? Seems like it would help a lot of newer divers. Research can be done on the internet, and this is a good place to research. I would say its safe to say that many(though not necessarily most) new divers on this board who lurk a bit has had the though of flying out to Pittsburg or...

By Star-Advertiser staff The discovery of a dive float with speared fish still attached has triggered a search for a possible missing diver in Pokai Bay on the Waianae Coast. The dive float and the fish were found 200 yards offshore of Cabana's Beach Monday morning. Rescue crews with the...

Does anyone have the statistics for "heimlich compressions" resucitations? What about for blue water heimlichs? I would like to think that I would at least try, even at the risk of extreme fatigue, in such a situation, but if there is a 00.000% chance.... :zen:

Try clipping that to a D-ring... :zen:

Is there some kind of mechanical strap compression device available for when you are more than 5 min from a hard surface? Maybe powered off of your tank. There is a lot of mechanical energy in a scuba tank. :dork: :zen:

So after a week and a half, the list consists of: 1 instructor who took it slowly to make sure the lesson sunk in The possible start of an advanced clinic from Doppler Jim Lapenta's and NWGrateful divers indepth version of classes One guy out in San Diego who will ramp it up if the students...

Yes, the CEO of PADI did ask him to do it. Now where are my cuban cigars. I must have left them in my other mansion. Lemme hop in my Lambo to drive over there.... :rofl3: Thanks for the update rhwestfall. I found it pretty interesting. :cool2: It would have been ok to start a new thread...

"It just seems way too scary. Too many things can go wrong" ~Solo freediving spearfisherman uummmm, yeah... :zen:

Fundies+ :zen:

A few months ago I started this thread http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/basic-scuba-discussions/414269-where-can-someone-get-advanced-training.html to ask where one can get "better than normal" training. I got a few helpful answers, some vague answers, and of course Fundies. So this time, let...

Besides cost(sometimes a big cost), compression(can be offset with the cost of a new suit and probably not that big a deal for a 3mm), and durability(also offset by cost) is there any other reason NOT to use a freedive or spearfishing wetsuit for scuba? Camo pattern is, of course, subjective...

Could you explain how to use a long hose with a snorkel? Seems like it would tangle up the hose and pull off your mask.:dontknow: :zen:

Man pulled unconscious from waters off Sans Souci Beach - Hawaii News - Honolulu Star-Advertiser Man pulled unconscious from waters off Sans Souci Beach...

I have been looking, but nothing new, so yeah, I hope no news is good news. :zen:

So rumor mill says he dived with a heart condition...

Not a diver, but a one of our shallow water cousins in critical condition: --------------------------------------------------------- Maui snorkeler pulled from ocean in critical condition By Star-Advertiser...

After posting a news story in A&I, it got me thinking. Do freedivers always dive with a buddy? In the news story, his freind realized something wasnt right TWO HOURS LATER. Some answers might be: always, never, sometimes, usually, even numbered days, not if there are a lot of good sized fish...

No mixup... Firefighters and lifeguards recovered the body of a missing freediver today off the coast of Castles Beach in Kailua...