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Err on the side of caution. I use the 12 hour rule if it's only been one dive, but if it's been multiple days of diving, especially if you are in the water as long as you can or pushing your no-deco limits, I would wait 24 hours. Why risk it? I especially play it safe due to more adipose tissue...

As someone who recently lost a cam in Hawaii, I have no hope, but I am warmed to know that sometimes things are found, and there are ways to reunite camera and owner. :D However, that link you post goes to a domain placeholder, not an active site. Is the link wrong, or...?

My husband has the same fear: that I will be overconfident and find myself in over my head. It's resulted in some really good discussions which have no doubt strengthened our abilities to evaluate situations (conditions and our own abilities). When diving together, we have a hard time not...

I no longer laugh about pink gear. My last cold water dive a few weekends ago had really, REALLY bad visibility... and even when viz was really poor, the first thing I saw of one of the divers was her BCD that had a fairly large amount of pink on it. It was more visible than the bright yellow of...

To answer that question... No. The issue is your comfort in the water. So the answer is more time diving in the water to increase your comfort level and ease.

How does one balance never pushing one's self versus pushing one's self too far? This cold water PNW diver was in Maui last week for five days (left midday the 5th day). I dove three of them (2 with my husband). I was a little disappointed we didn't get a 4th dive day in. My point was, hey...

Welcome! You received some great information -- just another "Yeah, I had that, too" post here. =-) 1. With very active sinus issues (something almost every season), I depend upon allergy medications to dive. Initially, however, I remember the experience DID increase phlegm production. I...

Posting here to avoid getting more excited is like... well, like a lot of other things that don't work out the way you think they will. ;-) I agree that you should consider certifying in your locale if you can (how cold are the waters there? Are there training outlets?). Learning to dive in...

Here's my two cents as a new diver. If you intend to dive more than once a year on vacation... buy your own gear. Don't get all bent out of shape about WHAT you buy the first time, just go to the shop if you trust them and have them give you a nice basic outfit. It won't cost you too much (in...

Thanks for the input, all! I enjoy diving trips that are more than a day or two because of the repetition. By the end it's all so comfortable and familiar. Back home, I only get to dive cold water maybe once a month, taking a Sat/Sun up in Washington. I hope to increase that to perhaps twice a...

In November I was that woman, sorta. I'm probably in the top 1% of women divers based on BMI. I'm a big girl. The feeling of water at the base of my nose freaked me out. The drysuit freaked me out. The lack of visibility freaked me out. (I didn't panic, but I felt very clearly that it could case...

This may sound silly, but here goes. I'm a cold water diver who takes trips to warm water a few times a year. I'm OW (January) and AOW (April), only up to about 35 dives, but had a recent revelation... I was in Maui this past weekend and dove Black Rock [night dive], Wash Rock, Cathedrals 1...

Could you share that with me!? 60 seconds? I was trying to catch on to rock bottom by reading something I found and... well in 60 seconds I had just gotten into some equations and... perhaps what you could share might get me started. I normally dive a steel 80.

That's why my revelation after this weekend was that I'm finding out just what type of diver I am, and will be. And this will mean steering clear of some people and looking elsewhere to foster relationships. They were good experiences down my path.

You have an excellent point, and the one I learned this weekend. The individual is ultimately responsible. (Because the diver you saw that everyone else said was confident comfortable but who failed to understand a simple gas check from the lead on the first dive ends up your partner on the 2nd...

I'm having a problem relating to this issue. I just hozed about ten paragraphs of text. It boils down to this: there are many types of divers out there, and YOU have to decide what type of diver YOU will be. This can occur at the beginning of your adventure, or you can perhaps be pointed in...

Removing/donning the mask became a LOT easier with the XS Scuba X-Strap Mask Strap. It's eased my worry about doing that a lot. I also have a sweet fitting mask now that I exchanged mine. Slap it on and it's good for most entries. So replacing it should it become dislodged will be easier. It...

I know this thread is old old old, but I have to say I found this due to searching, and I have EXACTLY the same issue as Voltaire. I mean, I bruise all the time easily, but those two spots on my left bicep are always there after drysuit diving. I cannot for the life of me figure out what from...

Everything is relative. My father's response to my mother when she "let it slip" that I was getting certified? "Over my dead body." Did I mention I'm 38 freakin' years old!? To some people, eating at a new restaurant is livin' on the edge.

As others have said, while PADI certification comes with a recommendation of what limits you should keep yourself to... there are no ocean police out there. Divers can do as they please, and even when divers are wanting to stay within those recommendations (or others of their own choosing) DM's...