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I love my xs scuba bands - just one SNAP and they are on like grim death. Stainless steel hardware, too. No plastic junk to wear out, crack, or break.

DaleC - I am wondering if you have been criticised for your own diving preferences, such as your double-hose regulator, and think this thread has something to do with them? I assure you it does not.

Wayne - You are correct, but I don't have a position on deep air or any other risky practice. It's fine with me if people want to do these things, and if asked, my message to them is "You have a responsibility to consider the consequences of your actions, so that you don't hurt other people."...

As Bob correctly says, I didn't mention deep air in the OP. But some eminent people in those threads were quoted as saying things like "Well, I certainly would never argue with anyone's right to dive however they want, but ..." and then they would go on to warn against recklessness. And those...

S'matter, DD, you don't believe 128 lbs of lead? Heck, they musta used twice that on Jimmy Hoffa!

I used to weight myself for neutral at the safety stop, and that worked great until I got a DSMB and noticed that I couldn't pull on the cord unless I was a little negative. It takes about 4 lbs pull to make a 6' DSMB stand up. Then, on group dives, there is one diver in the group who, you...

DaleC - There, I fixed that for you. I have patiently explained my position to you repeatedly. You either don't understand it, or, more likely, don't want to understand it. That is your privilege. But if you are going to quote me, please be fair and accurate. Distorting my positions by...

Modern BCD's, with their straps and buckles, adjustments, velcro cummerbunds, inflator valves, dump valves, weight pockets and alternate air sources, are a little complicated for new divers to master. They are difficult to operate with thick gloves on. I read statistics about the higher...

Please see above.

Wayne - David James stated that diving must be "organized". I presumed that to mean, organized as in team sports like football. The freedom I said I love is about participating in individual sports like scuba. In other words, the freedom from teams, managers, coaches, umpires, fans...

You are too sick to dive when diving will not be enjoyable for you, or when your illness creates problems for others, or when you pose a risk to yourself or others. If you sit out a dive, you can always dive again later. If you don't, maybe not. Discretion is the better part of valor.

That split fins are better for swimming into a current. That todays instructors are terrible compared to back in the day. That split fins make you go faster and are easier on your legs. That today's scuba training is terrible compared to back in the day. That weights need to be ditchable in...

Theft is one of the biggest problems for shore divers. Yes, you can take some small things with you. But what do you do with your clothes, shoes, towels, save a dive kit, second scuba tank, coolers, lunch, beer, your Labrador, etc. etc.? On another SB thread there as a good discussion about...

Laughed my ass off. Thanks.

Great Report - I've gotta do the Peace one of these days.

How so?

I'm not convinced that we have a "broken" system of dive training. I'm not sure what this idea is based on, since safety issues don't seem to support it. Yes, some of the divers are pretty awful, and many make some pretty dumb mistakes. But there are other factors involved besides training...

It happens. Dive boats are busy places and tanks all look alike. People get confused. On average, I would say I get handed a low or empty tank at least once a year, which means about one percent of the time. The tank you forget to check will be the one that has 600 psi in it. Dropping off...

The alternative to training divers poorly is not "getting rid of them", it is to train them well.