Like everyone else who has responded, I always travel with at least 1 spare (I have a few in the gear bin I toss in my truck) and often dive with a spare shoved in a drysuit pocket (left, the DSMB & spool go in the right) or clipped to a stage in a mask pouch.
I have never needed a back-up...
Some interesting and useful advice in the responses, and it certainly underscores the differences between jurisdictions. In Canada, there are generally no restrictions if you access the lake through public access (as lakes, other than man-made lakes in a lake community) are Crown property.
The...
I am an inactive instructor, but an active tech diver, and found the training tracks for each to be useful and different. Instructor track teaches you to teach, but does help you get your "open water" basic skills to a higher level of performance. Tech adds skills (in and out of water) that...
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