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Aha! Just as I thought! It isn't possible after all, no matter what the brochure for a Scubapro Classic BC says! (That whole concept is why I bought one, and it kinda worked, but not nearly good enough to count) Thanks to everyone for your thoughtful comments! I just got back from a couple of...

Right, but what everybody seems to keep missing is that I'm not concerned with fine-tuning my trim for when I'm in a good face-down horizontal position. What I'm talking about is being completely trim-neutral, with no forces trying to pull you into any position; if you completely relax, you will...

Lynne's response in this thread is very helpful, but it still seems that, besides somehow attaching weights to your shoulder straps (very inconvenient and uncomfortable), the only option for putting weight forward of your centerline is down low on your weight belt...

I forgot to mention this: Most discussions of trim are about whether you tend to go head up or feet up (pitch?); that's not what I'm talking about here. I'm concerned with belly up or back up (roll?).

My buddy is under the impression that it's possible to set up your rig (by rig I mean the whole kit of dive gear including BC, weight belt, everything) so that your trim is completely neutral. What I mean by neutral trim is that there is no particular orientation that is predominate; in other...

I've almost never been able to reach my valve while wearing my rig. I wish I could, but it's usually several inches from my hand, not even nearly close enough. I adjust my rig for trim, and if it works out that I can reach the valve, great, but I can usually only reach the valve when I'm using a...

You can't tell from the video; it's too short. Maybe you should start by trying to hover motionless. Air in your feet is not a permanent problem; the bubble moves to the high spot regardless which body part that is. You'll just have to keep trying with different configurations; but mainly, you...

I suggest you try to contact Aqua Lung. They may give you a break if you just ask.

That's it, then! If the boat sinks, no tip! I back off 1/4 turn for me, and my regular buddy and me always set up our own gear. We do a visual check, but the closest we get to touching each other's valve is asking, "Is your air on?" unless the answer is no. All this "back off a quarter...

How can I find out what size of O-rings go in the universal swivel on my LP hose? It's marked "OmniSwivel International".

OK then, some questions: 1. If the Tan Delta material won't come in clear, what about the material used for regular or Pro models; are they any lighter than Tan Delta with no colorant? 2. Have you made any fins with no colorant, or any colors that come closer to "disappearing" underwater? I...

Ooh! I just had another idea! Years ago a buddy of mine had a Stratocaster with a rainbow metal flake paint job. Depending on how the light hit it and the angle you saw it, it would shimmer with waves of rainbow sparkles! How about clear with rainbow metal-flake sparkles? So, if the fins are...

What I'd like to see is a video, like in a wind tunnel test, only of a fin being used underwater, only, like in a wind tunnel, you can see the vortices and whatnot because of the "smoke" or colored water. It would be cool to see that the vortices coming off the tips of the Flying Force are...

Yeah, but I didn't see it when I found it; I bumped into it. Like that would happen every time!

Didn't K2 make a snowboard that had lights powered by piezo-electric crystals activated by the flex of the board? Anybody who'd buy clear fins better be ready to lose them.

I have one that looks just like this and it doesn't work at all! Oh, wait, was I supposed to put it together first?:eyebrow:

Cool and useful are often mutually exclusive. Basically, I was just putting the idea out there; something I had been thinking about. Just curious what others might think, actually.

I love my green Tan Delta Force Fins! There's just something about that translucent material that is just so much cooler than my first pair, regular yellow. I've always wondered, though, what would it be like if they were completely without any color at all; clear? Can you make them like...

I'll bet they probably work as intended, but are actually an equipment solution to a training problem.