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Good luck in the class! I took it about 6-7 weeks ago, and let me tell you, it has had a PROFOUND effect on my diving. Not just in the skills, but how I approach diving. I am a total convert. I'm also a DM and soon-to-be instructor, (end of this month, fingers crossed), so I am able to...

No jumping involved and not to attack. I'm with you in that I MUCH prefer the buoyancy characteristics of steels, but big swings are usually from big gas capacities, that's all I was saying. Aluminums are NOT my favorite tank by FAR, but they are the most common, by FAR, so I dive them and...

You got to it before I did, and were more succinct. My philosophy is, "Why use four words when 12 will do?"

Seems to me that that's a fixed swing, since it's the weight of 100cf of gas (likely air). 100cf gas weight swing is the same whether it's steels or aluminums. Hell, the Worthington HP100s swing 8 pounds. -10 to -2. Now, for drysuit diving I agree, I want the tank to stay negative, but...

One thing I've heard, (but I can't recall where now), is that while the blades of the shears may be a top-quality stainless steel, the little rivet holding them together often isn't, and since that's the main pivot point where all the pressure is, it can weaken over time, and sometimes fail when...

On a related note, I had a student do Mask Upside Down during the mask-clear drill in the pool sessions. For a minute I thought he was screwing with me, but upon surfacing and asking him about it, he was genuinely clueless and just thought he had an ill-fitting, leaky mask that hurt his nose...

LP steels and 300-bar DIN connections for me. I get a good volume of gas at a low-pressure, which is easy on seats, seals and o-rings of the reg. Getting a full-fill is easy, since EVERYWHERE pumps to 3000, but not everywhere pumps to 3500. Also 3AA tanks are SO overbuilt and understressed...

Also, when you get snagged and dragged, have your buddy upload the video using "Yakety Sax" as the soundtrack. That would make it a ZILLION times more hilarious. YouTube - Benny Hill Theme

This is like someone saying that they want to stand downrange at a shooting range and randomly move the targets so that the shooters are missing all over the place and would have no idea why. But they need to find a way to camouflage themselves so that they cannot be seen by the shooters, but...

I use slap straps. No wonder my surface swims are so exciting.

I dive a long-hose configuration, and with the mask around my neck "necklace-style" it impedes access to the necklaced backup reg on the surface. Since sometimes I'd rather not have the mask on my face or in my hand, where to put it? On my forehead? A-HA! But then, the self-appointed scuba...

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As long as we're talking ideals and not constrained by the limits of modern technology, my ideal tank is as follows: Dynamic buoyancy. The weight/size would be constantly variable, since the tank would be made of the same "liquid metal" the T1000 was made from in Terminator 2. This would...

I've heard that Scubapro is well represented in Asia/Oceania. (If you don't wanna do it yourself). And I think most manufacturers have special tools you have to buy, at least a couple. I can't think of any regs that can be serviced purely by "Craftsman" type hand tools, (at least CORRECTLY...

:rofl3::rofl3::rofl3: Pure win.

This. I'm a DM and soon-to-be instructor, and I use a drysuit most of the time for the reasons listed. Longer in-water comfort means that my head stays clear to be able to react to emergencies. I don't want my mind, reflexes or judgment dulled by cold just so I can "be like the students", (a...

I think I know who you met. :shakehead: Don't worry, it's not all NAUI divers. Just him. He's slightly (in)famous in the local area. I won't apologize for him, since it's not my place and I don't roll that way, but trust me when I say, your experience is not unusual. (And, he's...