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    Sudafed effects on diving

    I remember in the OW class that the drug Sudafed was mentioned about being both good and bad for divers. Thought I made notes but can't find them now and its been a year plus since this was mentioned. If my memory is correctly it seemed some folks use it to get rid of congestion before diving...
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    beginning diving middle keys florida?

    I dove Key Largo last fall with Atlantis Dive center. All the dives but one were good. While it is mostly shallow diving we did have one that was too shallow. One day they took a single snorkler out with us. I didn't know he was a snorkler untill we were talking in the dive briefing on the way...
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    Any restrictions on diving after getting off a plane?

    Don't have my books in front of me at the moment, so forgive me if this should be easy to find I need a quick answer for some travel planning: Are there any restrictions on diving as soon as you get OFF a flight?? I did a quick internet search and all I can find is info on how long to wait...
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    Buying gear: supplier vs shop

    As I get closer to purchasing scuba gear, are there any unexpected things to deal with if I choose to purchase gear from a scuba supplier (such as scuba toys, etc.) instead of a local dive shop? What I am looking for here is: if you need service or warrenty will I have to send it back to the...
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    What is a Dive Op's responsibility to you if you surface and signal you're in distres

    I am also curious about this. If you surface a long way from the boat and signal distress will they pull up anchor (or cut away from the mooring line) and come to you while other divers are still in the water? In Key Largo last Sept. my wife had trouble with a mask leaking and we surfaced...
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    What are the unexpected costs of gear ownership

    As I start my research to buy gear, I am curious if folks on the board would give me some insight into the unexpected cost of gear ownership? I hear people mention you need to regularly maintaining equipment -- which seem obvious. So, on what type of schedule do things like a BC and a...
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    BC with a co2 cart. in a pawn shop

    I am not really intersted in buying this I was more curious what the CO2 was used for??????
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    BC with a co2 cart. in a pawn shop

    One of my buddies who frequents pawn shops stopped into his local favorite place this week and saw a BC for sale. He knows I dive and told me about it. I am just now starting to think about buying gear beyond the mask, fins, etc. Since the shop was near the office I stopped in to see what...
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    Costa Rico diving

    I have posted a question about diving in Costa Rica under the general travel section. I was uncertain as to where best to post.Iif anyone on this board can help, please take a look as I need a quick answer.
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    What is diving like in Costa Rica?

    Our travel agent gave us a good price on trip to Costa Rica in early May. The hotel is on the Pacific side. What is diving like there? Which coast is best, Pacific or Atlantic? Since I find the pacific in the US on the cold side what are water temps like on the Pacific side? Any other...
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    With limited space what is most important to travel with?

    Got a question for the board about packing smart for travel. My wife and like to travel and dive. For us the trip in not totally about diving we sometimes only dive 3-4 days out of 7-9, with the other days devoted to either beach time or sightseeing. At this point we own (2 sets of) mask...
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    Anyone dove Smith Mountain Lake, VA

    I lived in Virginia near Smith Mtn Lake up until 2001, but this was before I learned to dive. My job put me in contact with some of the police/fire dive teams in the area. They might be the people to talk to for info on where dive to see certian items. Contact the Bedford Co. Sherriff's...
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    Will medical insurance cover dive accidents?

    I did not see that DAN insurance tread before posting. After looking at several pages of that post I found it dosen't tell a lot about why I would need DAN insurance.
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    Will medical insurance cover dive accidents?

    To those that have dive a good deal: What seems to be your thoughts on traditional medical insurance covering dive emergiences OUTSIDE the United States? I am most interested in what would happen in a DCS incident that would involve recompression, etc. I have a Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO...
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    Changing agencies for next level of certification?

    My wife and I got our OW certification from SSI at a dive shop the more distant of the two cities we live between. We liked the shop and the instructors. We chose that shop because price was a little better and there instruction period meet our schedule best. Now we want to get the AOW. The...
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    Last minute trip to bahamas next week/where to dive.

    My wife got us a great last minute deal to go to Freeport, Grand Bahama next week. I have been there once about 15 years ago -- before I started diving. Can anyone offer any tips for good places to dive and *******GOOD DIVE operators? Wife and I are only OW cert., so we need sites that...
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    Who dives to 600 feet?

    There is an ad for regulators in this month's Scuba Diving magazine for Poseidon regulators. Under one of the regs it says approved for 600 feet. I am in my first year of diving so I only have OW certification. However, I have not even heard people talking about going to these depths. Can...
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    Had a way too close shark encounter in Florida

    I am only in my first year of diving and I had a way too close encounter with a shark last week in Florida and want to know if I handled it right. Let me set the stage, I just spent four wounderful days scuba diving with my wife in John Pennycamp park in Key Largo where we saw several nurse...
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    High pressure hose blowing, can it happen UW?

    On my second ocean dive earlier this year in Mexico, our dive leader back rolled off the boat and came up to find his high pressure hose had ruptured. I was at a slight distance from him and I could not see exactly where the break was -- only the bubbles churning the water. This got me to...
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    What is different between a pony and spareair?

    Folks, I liked the discussion, both the current and link referenced to a previous thread, about the pros and cons of Spareair. I have seen the ads and thought this sounds like a great idea. Only after reading this info do I sense that you might like the Spareair bottle if it were bigger? One...
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