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  1. Barnaby'sDad

    Shearwater Peregrine

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    No depth gauge just computer?

    Plenty of people (myself included) do not have an analog depth gauge. I started with an analog depth gauge, but I eventually ditched it, as I only looked at the computer to reference depth.
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    Replace Card?

    Which parts? Can you make out your name and the cert? If so...I’d call it good.
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    Replace Card?

    Use tape to hold it together. Your card will have character.
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    Good cheap backup mask

    Mako. I’ve got two of their masks. Both are great values. My buddy forgot his mask the last trip to the lake and I lent him my backup (the Catalina). He was very happy with how it fit for him, as well. https://www.makospearguns.com/Catalina-Freediving-Mask-p/mcfm.htm?1=1&CartID=0...
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    Dive flag / bouy and where to keep it

    I would just use a spool or reel and hold it.
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    Optimal Back-Plate and Wing

    Yes.
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    Optimal Back-Plate and Wing

    Thank you very much for the offer. I’m covered for now.:cheers: FYI...if you end up listing them...those knobs are tank make and model specific. When I sold a pair of AL80’s a while back, I just let the uninstalled pair of Vindicator knobs I had on-hand go with the tanks, as I wasn’t going to...
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    Optimal Back-Plate and Wing

    The only use I see for a vindicator knobs is a scenario where a bystander (ex. DM or “helpful” buddy) will see “green” and leave the knob alone. If I was diving off a boat with Insta-buddies on a regular basis, I’d want one for that reason.
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    Optimal Back-Plate and Wing

    How do I reach it? With my hand.:popcorn: That tank is a loaner and part of a side mount pair. I end up diving that one after I dive the one with the right side valve. Yes, not optimum...but it works. Especially if you’re OCD about checking that you have the valve fully opening prior to jumping in.
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    Optimal Back-Plate and Wing

    The one piece webbing makes for much quicker and easier adjustments. Ex. Shifting D-rings to another location. That and the more rigid one piece webbing makes it easier to get in and out of the kit. The previous softer/more flexible webbing had a tendency to rotate/flip and be more of a pain to...
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    Optimal Back-Plate and Wing

    Thank you. There’s nothing wrong with going with a padded setup like you posted. Just want to make sure that people make an informed decision before going that route.
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    Optimal Back-Plate and Wing

    See my post at the bottom of page 4 regarding BP/W’s with a “bcd feel.” I do mostly shore diving with a ~100’ walk to the water. I have no issue with the standard webbing (previously had a padded setup).
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    Optimal Back-Plate and Wing

    Agreed. If there’s something that adds function and is useful to you, have at it. Ex. I added a line cutter and a Dive Rite pocket to carry stuff in. The main point that I wanted to get across is that more is not necessarily better.
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    Optimal Back-Plate and Wing

    That’s the whole point of a BP/W. It’s a minimalist design that is focused on function. Putting stuff that you don’t need on a BP/W takes away from or alters the function. ex. The HOG Total Buoyancy Control System. You have to add more weight than you would for a standard BP/W just to counter...
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    Apeks RK3 HD

    6 total dives? I’d write the company. If they won’t replace the fin, I’d go buy a pair from someone else. I had a fin break (different company) after 19 dives while on a vacation. I had to run out and buy replacement fins without doing sufficient research so that I could dive the following day...
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    Calvert Cliffs MD fossil dive

    Some areas are more rich than others. Around MD beaches...sure...people find a good size Meg tooth on occasion (I know of someone that found a ~5” tooth), but they are few and far between. Ex. I have found 150+ x < 1” teeth at MD beaches and zero teeth over 1”. I ran into a few different...
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    Why no accurate computers?

    Lol. Running 30%, even my RGBM computer is generous with bottom times at ~100’. I did three ~100’ dives one day and never came away thinking that I was getting cheated in the NDL department. Nitrox...it’s almost as good as the Shearwater Kool-Aid.
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    Why no accurate computers?

    Why not just get a Nitrox cert, set your computer to Nitrox (ex. 32%), and enjoy longer bottom times at 90’ that way?
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    Steel Tank Condemned: Cracks in Threads?

    PM sent. I lack the time necessary to do what you suggest. I did another search...there are no local hydro facilities. I’d have to leave the area to do this and like I said...literally not worth my time. I’d rather break out my angle grinder and cut it open for the LOL’s.
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