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I couldn't even BEGIN to count the number of times I grabbed my snorkle to add/remove air from my BC. My instructor spent his own money to buy me a rollup snorkle cause I told him I would never take another PADI class if he made me wear my snorkle and I wasn't about to waste my money on...

I know an instructor who brings an AL30 pony bottle setup as a sling so he can easily pass it off to another diver if needed. Just clip it to the BC of the low/ooa diver. You can have them share off your back tank while setting them up with the pony if it's a real emergency. I've been...

BUT... S*** can happen. :rolleyes: The lowest I ever got was about 200 PSI after being the donator in a share-air during the safety stop. I almost beat that with a deco bottle once because it started to free flow (very slowly so I didn't notice it right away) after I switched to the 2nd...

Wow. I was on the Wilkes-Barre off Key West on Sunday and we had a prety heavy current but not like that. We could swim against it for short bursts by going all out. Then rest a bit by hanging onto the wreck before repeating :rolleyes: Once we got over the side and into the lee of the...

I have a Cochran Commander that shows a time-to-fly countdown. It is always WAY longer than anyone elses computer on our trips because the Cochran pads the time with an extra 12 hours for safety according to the manual. EG: my Alladin (air) will show 4 hours and the Cochran will show 16...

shears on left shoulder strap (low - can reach with either hand easily). z-knife on right sholder strap (high - left hand reach - can also reach with right hand but it's harder in the drysuit). knife on inside of right calf when wetsuiting (can easily reach with either hand). knife...

I just got home this afternoon from a tech trip to Key West... We spent 3 days diving the Wilkes-Barre (170-260 fsw top to sand). The briefing on the dive boat the first day was that the crew would not touch anyones gear unless directly requested to by a diver. At this announcement there...

The idea is that if you have too much lead strapped on, you never have to completely empty the BC. Thus, the fact that he got water in it means that he isn't wearing too much lead... Logical conclusion.

I know a guy who got stuck with teh nickname "welfare diver" for a while... His pony bracket broke on the boat just before a dive so the pony got ductaped to the back tank... I'm sure I have a picture of this somehere in my stuff. Can we say blackmail? Then his drysuit wrist seal broke a...

Um... Nope... You are normaly "saturated" with nitrogen at sealevel to a PP(partial pressure) of approximately .79 When you dive, your tissues absorb more nitrogen due to the increased PP of the nitrogen that you are breathing at depth. You absorb some oxygen as well, but much of...

Exactly... But beware... Weighting is one of those things where less is best as long as you don't go too far. It is possible with some configurations to start the dive negative enough to get down but then not have enough weight at the end to stay at 15 for the safety stop or not be able...

I know a guy with a cat (my sisters ex-boyfriend) who raided the fridge in the nude one night... He said he NEVER wandered around the house without at least underwear on from that night on. I've met that cat. I believe him.

Since when is that a new idea? The best part is pumping up the suit pressure just before asking your buddy to help open the zipper. It's the next best thing to Argon. Even comes out of the container WARM...

Many Americans don't think Monty Python was funny at all. :wacko: They are completely wrong, of course. But that's how it works.

In honor of this smiley... :spaninq: To the Tune of Stevie Wonders 'Superstition' Spanish Inquisition, writing's on the wall. Spanish Inquisition, the unexpected call. Poked you with soft cusions but you refused to talk. They tried the comfy chair but you continued to balk. When...

Stuff like that is part of why I like Cobalt Coast and DiveTech so much. I've stayed with them (full dive package) the last 2 trips to GC and had not one complaint. Cobalt Coast has a dunk tank for cleanup and well vented lockers setup outside to store wet gear in for the week. They will...

Now that I've read the nitrox-banishment thread I can see why you got riled... You had me worried there for a moment.

Planning on retiring Mike?

Hi Cat, Walked through any walls lately? The song would be 'Alices Restaurant' -and they all moved away from me on the group "w" bench... ;)

How long after LASIC is reccomended before you can go back into the water? Hours, days, weeks? I've been thinking about it lately. It would be very strange to wake up and be able to see as I've been wearing glasses for about 25 years. Oh yeah, I have a matching set of 2 perscription...