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Like the fist on the chest for "low on air", use the fist on the middle of your forehead for "I'm low on brains"... Darin

Hi John, welcome to the boards! You might want to know that we (Zonies and other S.W. folks) have our very own forum here. You can get all the current info about Lake Pleasant diving and such. Here's the link- http://www.scubaboard.com/forumdisplay.php?f=292 At 7000 ft, sounds like...

Weighting is always an interesting topic. Yes, the goal is to have as little as possible, yet still maintain your 15' safety stop with 500 psi in the tank an still be 'just' neutral. Of course, there are other ideas but most would be arguing semantics. Basically, we want to stay down. Most...

They might, I'd call first. Never thought I'd be trying to apply Archimedes principal to a plastic egg.... Darin

maybe fill one side of the egg with clay, like the modeling type? Not sure if it'd work.....It would make them heavier.

Simple...duct tape! Really though, don't know what would help. Filling them with water and something to give a little bit more weight would probably make them negative, but it'd mean wet money.... Darin

Ditch the plastic eggs and use golf balls instead. Use a sharpie to decorate them if you want. You can find used golf balls by the bag at most golf shops pretty cheap. Other than that....I'm out of ideas. Good luck. Darin

Dove "Buzzards point cove" a few weeks ago. Great vis, protected cove just east of the floating restrooms. 33*53.35'N 112*15.94'W. (NAD83). Has a small island in the middle of it, can only get about 40' max on the west side, in the entrance to the cove. Great place to dive, only accessable...

John beat me to it. Thought you were going to take a nap? Great diving today, had a great time. We even learned that a safety sausage will NOT burst when shot from 50'. They do, however, get really hard.... Sounds like we need to make this a weekly thing...maybe a resurection of the...

Great idea. However, I'm sure *someone* will have a problem sinking something at the lake, county, water district, etc. But, there has to be a way of doing it with everyones support, I just don't know where to start. For instance, what exactly is "clean"? I understand no gas or oils or...

Some of us were talking about putting together an "expedition" to search out new dive sites. I have a lake map and GPS, we may even have access to a boat. Unfortunatly, I've heard the further north you go, the worse the viz gets. I have done a huge number of dives at Vista point. Ok site, but it...

If it doesn't open, you have a few issues. First, and foremost, you'll never be able to check for leaks, both water and battery, before it's too late. Second, the quick connect sounds like a weak point. Not sure if anyone makes such a thing that'll work. And finally, you should do some...

Basil_AZ, Congrats, you are a cunning linguist and a master debater. But unfortunately, I hear only blah, blah, lake pleasant, blah, diving, blah…..A big reason a lot of us love diving is because we can’t hear other people blabber away underwater. We can dive in peace. I would really...

Great idea, but probably won't happen. We've done some preliminary investigation and you need three things, money, influence and more money. Besides, it would probably be confined to one small-ish area. Could you imagine the amount of OW classes competing for platform space or all the divers...

Hmm. Didn't know I had that much infulence... :D

Hmm, I wonder if my DAN insurance would cover that? It'd be an interesting phone call... "See, I was in this nuclear reactor diving....."

"Southwest Sand Sharks" gets my vote also. Maybe someone can draw up the t-shirts.....? Darin

If you can wrap your head around the physics, this does a good job... http://www.decompression.org/maiken/Why_Argon.htm Darin

Shadragon- I don't know if i've ever seen anyone run a BC or drysuit on a pony bottle, per se... Many DS divers will run an argon bottle for DS inflation, NOT breathing air. It has much better insulating properties than air. Maybe that's adding some confusion... I do run my DS off my...

Please, by all means, if this in in the wrong place, move it. The more people read this, the greater the chances are that I'll find a solution. Yes, in both feet, and usually only whan I dive. I can't really relate it to any out of water activity. Darin