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  1. Alastor

    What kind of cutting tool do you have and where do you mount it?

    If you would you'd have two set of shears, one for each buttock...
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    What kind of cutting tool do you have and where do you mount it?

    Knife on waist belt (left), trilobite on the right (just close to the bellow pocket). In case no pocket I'd prefer to put the line cutter on the shoulder strap.
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    Things you've found under water

    For the sake of curiosity, should the police perform a ballistic test ?
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    Ladies: What do you wear on liveaboards?

    I'm not a lady, but on every liveaboard I went there was at least a bathroom directly accessible from the diving deck. Most of us, not only ladies, did use it to wear dry clothes (shorts or whatever we need) without any problem. You could take into consideration to use it even donning your...
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    Transportation in Hurghada

    Google for "hurghada airport shuttle" you shoud land in a couple of sites that offer you very low fares from HRG airport to your hotel. Please note that low fares require more than one person, generally two is enough, just check before book.
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    Suunto D6i vs Aqualung i450t: Looking for some help choosing

    Did you look at Suunto D6i Novo versus Aqua Lung i450T ? Or ? Moreover I used a D6i with transmitter till trimix when I need to change and it has always been very reliable. Note that I do maintenance by myself - battery change included - and this let me to save a certain amount of money ...
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    Cleaning up an old plate

    A dishwasher ?
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    Monkey diving in Croatia

    Croatia water is generally colder than the average Adriatic sea, this is also because there are fresh water spring directly into the sea and they are very cold. So my advise is: if planning to dive a bit deep or long (1h or more) use a semi-dry or dry suit.
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    Transportation in Hurghada

    Why don't ask to the Marriot itself. I'm pretty sure they should offer such transfer service. Optionally, if you stay just one or two nights there because you booked a liveaboard, ask also to them, the transfer should be included in the liveaboard price. Regards and happy diving.
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    Shearwater Perdix scuba computer double diy mount

    Nice work. Thank you for sharing.
  11. Alastor

    ascent rate: how slow is too slow?

    Almost every suunto capable to compute deep stops have a configuration to disable them - except the Helo2 (If I remember well). So, keeping them off could be an option. For what concerns ascent speed - if you planned the dive, you have also a reference ascent speed - it's part of the planning -...
  12. Alastor

    Where do you keep your snorkel?

    I voted "folded in the pocket" but it is not completely true: when I'm absolutely sure that I'll not need it, it will stay in the bag. Usually, diving with no current and no waves in easy places (recreational dives) I do not carry it with me. In every other dive it is in the pocket - never used...
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    DIY Cave reel

    really nice, thanks for sharing.
  14. Alastor

    Bangka - recently?

    Ok, I understand your point, and probably I'm speaking based on my expectations and overall sensations collected while enjoying my stay there. For sake of clarity, I have no relation with anyone conducting business there and I have no interest in promoting resorts and whatsoever similar...
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    Bangka - recently?

    Last year I went also to Blue Bay Divers in Bangka - whose standards are far beyond the others - mostly because the owner, a German woman, who lives there, built a good organization. They also have a cruise wooden boat to do few days liveaboard. Check online. Just worth to mention: there are...
  16. Alastor

    PADI Enriched Air Diver time commitment?

    My son did it last week: 2-3 hours studying the material and the day after a couple hours in the classroom with the instructor and the questionnaire.
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    Visual Inspection not being completed

    Here in Italy first hydro test is after 4 years, then every 2 years. I suppose that, even if abused or ill-treated, cylinders are less critical than valves...
  18. Alastor

    Dammit!!!!

    Go definitely for a BP/W, you'll never regret the choice. hapy diving.
  19. Alastor

    oman january 2018

    I'm also interested in having news and info about Oman diving advises. I'll keep watching this thread. Thanks to all contributors.
  20. Alastor

    Backplate and Wing Round Table

    Don't worry about twisting, once two cam bands are tightened around a tank, is very difficult the latter can twist. A metallic STA usually allow a more stable link between the tank and the BP, unless very few exceptions (wings with robust ridges and tanks not too much heavy). So you can use any...
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