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While this may not be the 'proper' forum to post this I am interested in hearing from those who frequent this forum. Since many of the rebreather divers here have had adv tec training I am wondering if you experienced or knew of instructors who do things like turning off student's air or...

BillMach, I've dove in mission bay (lobster hunting), don't as others said not much to see, dangerous. I found an old pump the hard way by running into it. The diving is so bad the Navy Seals do the diving to set up the annual crew classic race. Even diving to service my boat is not...

I have seen this correlation of pilots who dive and visa versa, I suspect it’s either the call to adventure or exploring other dimensions. Now from my psychology days I might look at some statistics and see that over 90% of pilots are type A controlling people, who also do not like heights...

While I have tries most types of fins out there, For twenty years I used jet fins, and I still find them best for current or anytime I really want power. My wife however, did not like hers, and the more I did photo dives the heavy Jets were not the answer. I use my Atomics now for about 75%...

Al, who are you doing your training with in Maui?

Has anyone else had any experience in heavy currents, a big rebreather, and split vs. free diving or other fins? My video camera rig has a lot more drag than my dolphin so I too have noticed a big difference in fins. If I expect to be in a cold water current I use my JetFins, Atomic...

Strobes are expensive. I have been steadily upgrading my stobes, but I don't ever toss them, the smaller ones I started with I use as slave fill strobes and for effects. So any strobe I get must have a slave mode as someday it may be required. Since you're using the PT housing you must have...

FLTDiver, I had a unique opportunity when I did my dolphin training. My instructor and one other student were getting trained on the KISS (1 classic, 1 sport) at the same time. I felt the instructor trainer for the KISS was really good. But, after watching them while I did my dolphin...

oxy-gauge pain in the ...... Mine is the same way. My guess is that its a micro switch and that it is not aligned correctly with the rubber boot. And as guys our solution is to just press harder. I have been trying to use a light touch but more to the upper left of the rubber button with...

I dove with Dive Makai a couple years ago, here's what our first dive was like. We had four divers on board who had just finished their open water cert, along with my wife and I who are very experienced. The boat was manned by Mecana (sp?) and two other ladyies. Our first dive was the wreck...

I just ordered the DIY kit. I am diving Nitrox a lot more, and have had to rely on someone having one on site if the markings got wet or unreadable. This can happen as I get my tanks filled then have them ready for the next dive.

Great info, Thank you!

Does anyone know if you can get tanks and sorb (and nitrox) in Palau? I've emailed Sams a few times with now response. I'm using a Dolphin, so 4-7L (28-50 cu ft) tanks, nitrox (40-60mix), and of course soda sorb. My back up plan is on Ball's Liveaboard in PNG. So I'm also...

My first dives with the dolphin were similar, enough that it took me a long time to take the plunge. I can say that since purchasing my unit last month I've done 11 dives and I find it now to be very natural and I don't feel like I'm working harder than I did on my Atomic reg. As mentioned...

Having a similar issue earlier, the key ones I found important to her were, 1) more energy after doing multiple dives. On dive vacations instead of sleeping or resting most of the day after the dives, we did sightseeing or shopping. Or in the case of our liveaboard trip, she was too...

This last weekend I did dives with both the 19 and a 13. Yes the 19 sticks out quite a bit as I am still using the factory bag. And yes since I was diving in heavy kelp it was a nuisance. I picked up a 19 bag and when I get a 13 bag, I'll replace the factory bag and mount them lower. With...

I noticed on the last medical form I had to filll out a line to the effect of: Can you walk a mile in 12 minutes with out being winded? if not the implication was you required a doctors eval and signature to take the class. That's the first time I've seen anything like that. Not perfect...

I just did 6 dives this weekend most with the 50. I really like it now. Initially a bit off balance but like Chuck said, a bit of trim fixed it. The nicest benefit for me was it is easier for me to reach the on/off valve. The 28 is a bit tough for me. I was with a bunch of OC divers, all were...

I did my Dive Master course just to improve my own skills, it just happened that I had so much fun doing the intern thing, I stuck around. Deals on gear, and some of the grateful and happy student faces were the only benefits of doing the job. But just getting the cert should ( instructor...

Any chance you could post a picture of that? Have you had any issues with cracking the shell?