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I have some experience with Apeks regs, and like them a lot. Recently I have been diving one of those cheap Chinese (actually Taiwanese) knockoff second stages (even though Chris never sent me the T-shirt he promised) coupled with a Titan first stage. When I received that second stage, I took it...

New plastic parts for the older regs have pretty well dried up. But one can always buy a cheap reg on ebay and cannibalize it for parts. The one important new internal part for older regs that is becoming tough is the piston with the integral dry bleed orifice. The rest of the internal service...

You will like Dolphie and Randy at NADCO. They are really down-to-earth with training and are very good instructors.

Perhaps the Finland version of the Gekko is different, but our 2 US versions do not have gauge mode. Our Zoop is identical except that there no longer is a need for a "hack" to download.

LOL Nothing like making the simple complicated. Get an inexpensive bottom machine (sonar).

The 2:55 layover should be plenty of time, particularly at that time of morning.

That is an MR-12 IV. Late '80's early '90's vintage. I had one and really liked it for deep air. The main reason I sold it was the incredibly short 1st stage seat life and (at the time) difficulty obtaining seats and other parts. Nice reg--when it worked.

A zip tie will be ok, but it must be oriented so that the latch part does not slip through the opening in the clip. Actually, a rubber band on the hose is simple and effective.

Hungover, Cockroaches live everywhere in the US, including San Diego. They really seem to have an appetite for silicone parts such as diaphragms, mouthpieces, etc. Here in the Keys we have some SERIOUS roaches. I always store my regs, masks, etc. in roach proof containers.

Or a corroded fitting. A large percentage of very experienced divers do not use hose protectors.

Maybe it's because I am not a trusting person, but I only use an analog compass underwater. As an example, I have 3 (yes 3) GPS's on my boat, but I always check what they are telling me against an analog magnetic compass.

Ladyfish, If your bcd was self inflating, the thing to have done is disconnect the inflator hose. If for some reason this cannot be done immediately, hold the deflate button fully open while holding it HIGHER than the bcd, until the hose can be disconnected. Most deflators (I don't know about...

I replace the spool o-rings (or complete spool) when they leak. Throw away the spg when it fails. In almost 5000 dives, I have replaced 2 spg's. Both were Dacor branded and from the '80's.

The Solution was long before 2004. By that time, Suunto was at the end of the later, but similar, Favor line.

Interesting that you say that. At one point I had a Minimus (not for long), and it is one of the few octos I tried that I thought breathed worse than the Aqua Lung ABS.

Are you sure that it is from the first stage? I occasionally get a similar sound from a second stage.

Exactly! I see no need for you to keep defending yourself and your company. Anyone with even a semblance of intelligence knows that out-of-stock/back order situations happen with EVERY manufacturer. And, speaking of intelligence: What experienced tech would take a reg apart before a customer's...

You had to fly back through Grand because the Brac airport has no ability to scan baggage. A new security section is being constructed so that they can screen baggage, thus enabling flights to other countries directly from the Brac.

I would have to say none of the ones you have selected. But possibly the Calypso/Titan if you can find one WITHOUT the proprietary quick detach hose connector. I agree with what was said above about the Titan LX.

Are you saying that divers whose total experience consists of 500+ resort dives paddling along behind a dive master are the advanced divers they claim to be?