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I'm a new diver as well and also had a bad experience with the rental BC I used for certification. My buoyancy was always way off. The jacket was either floating up on me or was completely inflated pressing on my ribs and bubbling out the dump valves. It didn't matter home much or little weight...

I just finished reading this entire 58 page thread. Thank you all for sharing your experience. This has been the most helpful thread I have read so far here on Scubaboard. Your comments have confirmed four things for me. 1. My first BCD will be a backplate & wing. I've already interrogated my...

Thanks for the encouragement, Bob. MSPARAMEDIC and I have been trading messages about my dive plan.

I did indeed see the turtle and the alligator! My instructor's last name is Weber. Great guy. Excellent instructor.

Thanks for the recommendation.

My final certification dives are going to be at the Heber crater.

I just got an XR2 as well (arrives tomorrow). I searched all over and compared prices. The difference in price was so negligible, $10, that the XR2 was really a no-brainer.

New diver in Salt Lake City here. Actually, I'm only half way through my OW certification. I just finished my course work and confined water dives yesterday. I am heading up to the Heber crater this Saturday and Sunday for the final tests. I am getting my PADI cert through Scuba Utah, the...

I'm a brand new diver in SLC. I don't even have my OW cert yet (few more days). I would love to go on some dives on the weekends.

Thought I'd better drop in and give some sort of update... I finished the first half of my OW certification on Sunday. Passed the final exam & completed all my confined water dives. My open water dives will be this Saturday & Sunday. Just a few more days and dives and I will finally have my c-card.

I'm flying in to Key West but flying out of Fort Lauderdale. I have to head North at some point so I decided to dive my way North.

How can I pass up an offer like that? Suzette, consider yourself on the list.

Thanks for the perspective Suzette. Maybe I'll bump into you and your husband around Key Largo!

Thanks for the recommendations, Cajuncru.

Hopefully I won't be spending much time in my room. I'm going to call around and see if one of the companies will bring one up to the airport. That way I don't have to take a cab or a shuttle to the hotel. And Hey, If anyone wants to buddy up for a dive or a beer please let me know.

SLC can be very beautiful. Today it is cold, cloudy, and generally sucks rocks. But that's not every day.

Thanks for the kind words and the PM. I'll definitely be in touch as the magic date approaches.

Thanks crazy, you are I think the third person that has recommended South Point to me. That's probably about as solid as it gets. They are definitely at the top of my list for Key West I booked my hotels last night. I chose the ICH La Concha for Key West and the Holiday Inn Marina for Key...

waynel, Thanks for the advice and warnings. I will not be nitrox certified nor will I have an opportunity to get certification. Exhaustion is a serious concern for me even though I am very athletic. I realize that just because I run 25 to 35 miles a week at altitude doesn't mean I can "power...

Hello everyone. I'm a new diver in located in Salt Lake City, UT. Actually, I'm not a diver yet. My Open Water course starts this Saturday. But my first trip is coming up very soon, July 14-20 in Key West & Key Largo. I would really appreciate any recommendations or pointers people can give...