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going night diving in a local lake after everyone else is asleep and you decide to go diving because it looks to be a nice night w/no moon, it's midnight, it's dark, your down avg 20-40 ft, about an hour passes, you surface since your somewhat lost and want to get your bearings on where the dock...

I run a full face mask.... never had jaw issues with one of those :) But for someone new, I do not recommend a full face, they are awesome, but if you have to ditch, you have to be totally comfortable and relaxed no matter what the conditions are and temp is, to get to your alt air source...

Well perhaps the Jackass crew should strip naked, put female cow hormones on thier butt's and jump in a corral with an uncut bull............... now that would make for some interesting footage......... doh Steve Irwin - Great Man, did some stupid things, did some great things, sad that...

Sherwood Wisdom, Oceanic Data Pro Plus II, Aeries Atmos Air Intetrated, all are nice, 1st 2 have LARGE screens, get the quick disconect.

My instructor said point blank, spare air = bad news.. pony's are the only method to go. I see the points of having something vs nothing. but i'll stick with clipping on my pony when I dive in situations that warrant it. Or if I am diving with someone else, then the pony comes along, since I...

I'm looking for a nice lower-middle end metal dectector, I have an old Treasure Ray, but it's not very sophisticated, and I can't use it up north, our lake is full of iron ore. I'd like something that can tell me I am looking at a penny vs something more valueable , thus save time digging...

I bought one from Dive US, paid 250's for it, came with extra battery (still never needed that) and have used the crap out of it. Works great for a "low end" scoot. I know that Dive US does not sell them anymore, since seadoo boosted the pricing, but you can buy a clone on Ebay for under 200...

Buy the maximus, in Wisconsin here, we spend more time in cold water than warm, and since we dive all year... under the ice too.. I run 2 maxi's, and I also use a full face mask (ocean reef) with the maxi stuffed into it. I LOVE IT. easy to work on, bulletproof is not even the best word for...

LP gets product for every scuba manufacturer. they buy in bulk, some places wont admit to selling direct to LP, But I have heard from some sources that they do buy direct. Face it, you are a manufacturer of a product, someone wants 100 regs, or computers. And they want to buy another 100 in...

I narc with reg air nearing 200, been below that for a dip, but I wont go below 175 w/o thinking of mix and a good reason (wreck etc).... So Unless there is a good reason, I stay above 175ft. Usually it's 100 ft or less on most dives I do anyways. I Have heard that over time you can get used...

I chose the Master Diver route, After OW, then AOW, over the years I took up specialties that I felt would teach me something new, or help me if I wanted to do a dive that I could find training in ex:wreck The specialties I chose were: Equipment Specialist, Night Diver, Ice Diver, Search &...

Some people have waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much time on their hands

I prefer to dive dry, due to location, it's kind of a necessary thing. I had an older DUI, and I hated it, I went to a used Bare suit, and altho it was a tad too big for me, I never got wet, and I learned about drygloves... Love em !!! , now I have since upgraded the bare to a newer version...

Mine was: 1/4 beaver tail wetsuit, Farmer John Style hood and 3 finger mits + gloves Sportsways Waterlung Oil Filled 1st stage (For Ice Diving), with Sportsways Primary 2nd Stage Sherwood Oct (orange) Sportsways Oil filled Depth and Pressure in dual boot w/wrist compass attached to the...

Chris, I remember doing that drill in my OW class, cept it was in a pool deep end with grear at bottom, swim down, put weight belt over leg to hold you down, get air, get mask on, etc..... and open water we did free ascents/share air drills, and we had to master trim/navigation etc. It's the...

Being asked a question is not "teaching", Letting someone breath on an octo in my own pool and swim around abit is not "teaching". Sharing your knowledge based upon experience is what divers should do, Helping other divers is a good thing. No one is "sue-proof" , but when you take...

You have to have rescue, no way around that one, and you need at least OW

Chris, Yeah I agree, it's a shame that there are such things as "diver mills". My instructor is old school, you need to learn the skills , not know the book, and you need to be able to demonstrate your new skills, if you can't you don't pass. His OW is 2x a week for 5 weeks, then the dives...

Very true Alcina, it's quality that matters in a diver... are they totally comfortable in all conditions etc. I actually wanted master diver since most of my other cards had pix of me when I was a teenager, and I did not want to get a "new" old card... Tis more fun learning new things, testing...

Caseybird, No need to be so harsh, "Lack of qualifications" sheesh.... I dive for fun, have been doing so for about 25 years. Am in the water pretty much every weekend at least for 1 dive. That includes when we are ice'd over. So I have alot of dives under my belt, still learning tho...