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  1. kwinter

    Quality Plastic Buckles? Want to Switch from SS to Something Lightweight

    No plastic buckle would be worth the swap. Maybe a delrin buckle would hold up ok. If there is such a thing, it would probably cost double what the stainless one does and weight almost as much. Give it up.
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    Factors affecting deep scuba diving

    The more I have been thinking about this nonsense, the more I wonder why such dives are not done with FFM. Some of the risks like seizures from HPNS or OxTox would require a FFM to survive. And I think WOB issues resulting in CO2 retention could be reduced by a using positive pressure reg in a...
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    Shearwater Petrel 2 vs. SubGravity H3

    "Hey Randy, are you going to have another raffle? And can you give me the winning ticket?" iPhone. iTypo. iApologize.
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    Doc Deep dies during dive.

    I think the deep hardhat divers like Akimbo find the allure of narcosis very moving. https://video-lga1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xaf1/v/t42.1790-2/1253741_10201008426270939_7794_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjQ5NiwicmxhIjo2MTJ9&rl=496&vabr=276&oh=5b4233421b975d0c850de72583521b31&oe=55D733F5
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    Who's got a last-minute deal for me? Aug 29-Sept 5

    Gypsyblood Dives: New Jersey's Best Full Service Dive Charter Operation :D
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    Primary Light $150 - $300

    You can check out the DRIS Impact lights. Comes in either a stubby or a stretch body, and has interchangeable spot and flood (video) heads. The body plus one head is $130, and you could get the other head for $85. So for $215 you have technically what you were looking for. I haven't seen or...
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    Factors affecting deep scuba diving

    Your Ego Is Writing Cheques Your Body Can't Cash | Top Gun [HQ] - YouTube iPhone. iTypo. iApologize.
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    Slates

    Aqua Pencil is cheaper at Piranha. Aqua Pencil But I use these at less than half the price. Graphite Lead Pencil with 3 feet 1/8" Inch Black Bungee iPhone. iTypo. iApologize.
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    Which drysuit?

    Comparing the amount of weight carried by different people is a fool's errand. Body types are vastly different. I use more weight than anybody I know. I've even had instructors tell me it's ridiculous. But when they remove a few pounds from me, their jaws drop when they see I can't submerge...
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    NACD Instructor standards violation

    I agree completely. Membership will not increase until people see firm evidence that members come first. And the most important change IMHO is to change the composition of the BOD and make sure it can NOT be composed of all instructors. In fact getting rid of the "Instructor Members" and...
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    Is there a place for competitive spirit in scuba diving?

    Based on years of observing Scubaboard, it is obvious that the competitive spirit certainly exists in cyber diving. iPhone. iTypo. iApologize.
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    It's a good day for gas blending

    Try this: Take 2 tanks and do identical partial pressure trimix blends in each. But do one with the tank standing vertically and the other lying down. Then immediately take a reading from each. No way they will be the same. When I blend my large storage bottles that I can't lay down, it takes a...
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    Dive Rite Trans Pac Wing with Ditchable Weight Pockets

    Great price. The pockets alone are worth almost that much.
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    NACD Instructor standards violation

    I have to disagree from a systematic standpoint. I have been one of the harshest critics since the first debacle a few years ago. But organizations can always survive. It is not the initial act that causes it to fail, it is any type of cover up or continuation of the fault. This has brought...
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    It's a good day for gas blending

    Maybe they were really small bottles. I would be more interested in knowing what blending software gave the numbers for partial pressure blending. Most use ideal gas laws while a few accommodate real gas behavior. And I also don't think 30 minutes is enough time for gasses to mix thoroughly...
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    Could the scuba community have done something more to prevent Guy Garman's death?

    That is what I said months ago when his attempt was first announced. Although my comment was sarcastic, I do believe the folks that were so proud to be a part of his attempt were doing nothing more than assisting his suicide. And you just can't stop people that are so determined.
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    DIN insert for DIN/Yoke valve

    He didn't ask about the tank. He asked about the valve. Two completely different pieces of equipment. But it shouldn't matter whether the valve is 300 bar or 200 bar as far as getting the donut to start screwing in. There can't be any different thread in the valve. It has to be DIN, and...
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    Shearwater Petrel 2 vs. SubGravity H3

    Hi Randy - I don't think Subgravity's customer service is the question. You guys are top notch and treat your customers extremely well. But you are not the manufacturer; SeaBear is. So unless they have trained you to take them apart and service their innards, I have to assume that SeaBear...
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    Guy to Break World Record

    Jeez, Ray. The comment was about the accuracy of partial pressure blending. Lighten up. Even though I don't see the purpose, I wouldn't be as critical of Gabr if he decided to try this dive to break his own record. He would still need correct gasses to do it.
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