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I have 4 DRIS 1K shorties- 2 for me 2 for the wife. Super small package, brighter than anyone elses that I've dove with. One always hangs on my right shoulder ring, and I DM in the murk. The second is for night dives and it hangs off the same shoulder for that. Both on at the same time was a...

No no, not implicit at all. You said, return on her gas supply. That's part of the "dive" plan. But in the case of catastrophic loss of air, the dive is over, the dive plan is gone. The survival plan is now in effect. And the survival plan wrt catastrophic gas loss, is a redundant gas...

Rubbish. We're not caving here. Up is life. You and your buddy go up.

Welcome! Its kinda US centric sometimes, but for sure there's someone from everywhere in the world here. Read what you see on SB with a grain of salt. There are a few camps of thought that go at it every now and again - sometimes with religious zeal. Advice is worth what you pay for it. But...

Theres a lot of good (and long) advice here. I didn't read it all, and I'm sure its been mentioned, but if youre dive buddies are women, forget about matching them and get a bigger tank. I'm always the limiting air factor when diving with my wife (99% of the time), so I bought 120s to dive...

I use the X-bracket and a cam band. But on my hatteras trip, both captains mates were using a pony saddle ala Northeast scuba Northeast Scuba Supply - Online Catalog - Tanks A simple slip under the main tank cam bands. And both were also diving 30cu ponys like me. FWIW, I had to help the two...

Wow, now that is sweet. I just don't get why we don't have a similar thing for the DelMarVA. FWIW, it seems like NJ more than its fair share of rabid divers. Why is that? Viz can't be that much better up your way.....what gives?

Not really given that you need to have the old 1st stages already....everytime I looked into creating a transfill from new parts, the cost came close to the actual sale cost.... ....so I said "screw it" bought a compressor. Its a very expensive transwhip....;)

Nope. What you see is what you get. But thats aluminum tape, not foil. Wonderful stuff. But any kind of tape would have worked really, but I like this stuff best for sealing as it forms and stretches. Used a lot on microwave combiners and waveguide joints...and HVAC low velocity ducting...

Oh well let me explain it to you: South Jersey.

Couple of pics of the fresh-air intake I installed over the past few days - not to thump my chest or anything, but maybe it'll help someone thinking about or gonna do similar... In the way of context, I moved my Rix from the garage to the basement - better air, cooler, inside, close to the...

I agree with Dump and mark (I'm not a complete jack_$$). Air, air and only air in my ponies, for exactly the same reasons. I don't get nitrox for free, so matching for everydive is not cost effective; but I pump my own air, so I do get to play with the pony for training anytime and not feel...

Youre right; there is nothing you can teach me. I prefer instructors who have a real job. They are far more well rounded than you.

So help me out with this Dump - does a 30 become less heavy big and cumbersome below 90'? I just dove with a guy doing doubles to 90' off Hatteras. On Monday I did 2 50 min dives at <15' standing on my head catching crayfish the entire time. With my 120 and 30 pony. Guy next to me was doing...

I know lionfish are good eats (I look for them specifically for my belly everytime I dive), and I've been told snakehead are also. Why can't we just eat our way out of this problem, like donuts! Anyone hungry?

Uh, I dive a steel 120 with a 30 pony on back on the Balance. Just finished my solo course with it. Not sure why you want 2 bands. Mine are secure in any position, head up, level, and head vertical down (ie crayfish hunting, which requires a complete feet-to-the-sun position). No slips...

I just got my solo cert this past weekend. You don't need it to really get at the importance of a pony, but it will reenforce the entire thought process, which I'd liken to a "survivalist" mentality. As for the Highland, I use it paired with an Aqualung ABS octo - yea the lowly ABS. You can...

Hmmm, well, if the trailer has good fans so the air moves well, its not a stupid idea per say really. Lots of stuff sits out working its a$$ off in the heat - think transformers, semis, cowboys (haha). Yeah its hot. Youre best bet is to talk to the manufacturer and ask them what the...

The "pin" of which he speaks has an oring on each end and is called a spool. As I remember its purpose it to calm the spg so readings are steady, not a sealing device really. Not to be confused with a spool of line ie finger spool....

Well I guess I'll be the lone wolf, but I back mount my 30. But I also spear so any of the drings for slinging are stringer atch points for me. Same for any other scuba spearos I've gone with, but its not a hard and fast rule or anything. My wife does the same pony-wise as she gopros and its...