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Proper weighting is very important to neutral buoyancy, and when I teach an open water class I start mentioning how your best buoyancy device isn't a device at all, it's your lungs, right after I introduce myself and ask why they are taking the class. I teach not only teach the required skills...

The transpac is a nice setup, it is a modular customizable back inflate bc. Surface buoyancy will be different than your jacket bc, too much air in the wing and you get the uncomfortable feeling of getting your face pushed into the water. I have found underwater trim is better with a back...

I decided to go pro when taking my advanced open water, The instructor I had was amazing in the water, and I wanted to dive like him. Ironically, he became a course director, and evaluated my rescue assessment at my IE, and told me it was better than his when he did his instructor exam.

Just got back from Kona, dove with Kona Honu divers, first class operation.

No ice dives this year...no ice :depressed:, but got 5 in at Bonne Terre mine, and 11 in Kona, water was warmer in Kona, so that would be 16 so far

I fill my own tanks at the shop where I teach, all my tanks save one are O2 clean, and therefore filled at the Nitrox mixing station, anything going through the filters gets logged, even air, and anything logged, gets analyzed, so I do analyze all my tanks except the air only tank which is...

I could not agree more, skills diminish when you don't practice, thetime to practice is before you go on your dive trip. Keeping gear properly maintained is essential, and keeping yourself maintained physically and mentally is too. If you haven't dove since the trip last year, or since your...

Are all DIN or just the first one? Pics?

My new sidemount rig should be in this week, so stoked getting ready for my sidemount class!

posting a couple of pics from Hawaii, used both the 9-18 with the Zen dome and the kit lens and love the results

JoyceSchur, Glad that your injuries weren't debilitating, not questioning calling the dive, that is a good decision based on what happened, and it seems to have come down to semantics, ending the dive doing a normal ascent with buddy assistance due to your injury...right choice, CESA...WRONG...

Leaving Chicago on March 20, staying 8 days, probably 3-4 days of diving,maybe 8 total dives, going with a non diver

Having never been to Maui before, I was hoping for some advice on "must do" dives I am staying in Kaan'apali beach, any info will be helpful

I would have to think along the lines of CO2 retention, or narcosis, as you don't seem to have the problems on shallow reef dives.

and Cain whipped his mask off his forehead and beat Abel with his yellow snorkel!

I loved the course when I took it! Now, I love teaching it, and I try to make it as real as possible when doing the open water scenarios