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Agreed. I should have specified in my previous post that I was referring to BCD's with and without crotch straps, rather than not using it on one that does.

OP: you may want to move this thread to the 'Basic Scuba" --> 'Diving Into New Gear' sub-forum for more views.

My dive buddy has the Ghost and have been very happy with it (and she is fussy about gear.) Regarding your question about the crotch strap, I wouldn't dive without one, but unless you plan on using a scooter, it's really a matter of preference. If other, more seasoned members here say...

That's actually what I dive now. Very light and easy to pack, and the price can't be beat. However, I would highly suggest replacing the plastic screws that hold the harness to the wing with metal ones (DGX Assembly Screws, Metal, Set of TWO). The plastic ones lasted exactly two dives...

Not quite a book, but RAID has a lot of free content (FREe-Learning – Dive RAID International). I've read most of the tec/ccr manuals and found them to be enjoyable. Deco for Divers by Mark Powell is also an excellent read--it's not CCR specific, but still relevant. I've had to put off MOD 1...

Congrats! How's Mel doing and how many bottle of Grey Goose did it cost you?

On the topic of runaway batteries that others have mentioned, we dive with EAN32, no separate Argon for inflation, so not only is a runaway batter bad news in and of itself, the suit is filled with plenty of O2 to sustain combustion. As far as removing an externally mounted, combusting...

Those are interesting. Heizteufel looks a bit like the DTEK option I was looking at, but alas, I already had pulled the trigger when I saw this. I'm still going to give it a good look, as I am thinking of getting something later for myself. 90min dives get chilly for me in winter.

Thanks for the input, I went ahead and ordered the Santi vest, thermovalve, and 15 Ah LM canister yesterday evening. Looking forward to having a non-shivering dive buddy this winter!

So far I've been really happy with my LM 20w variable LED, it's rock solid and I like the blanking option for guaranteeing it doesn't get accidentally turned on. My only regret is that I didn't go with the 32w LED instead... FWIW, I also have a BigBlue TL8000P that I use on warm, recreational...

My family member dive buddy gets painfully cold after 30min in our PWN waters, and adding bulkier midlayers has resulted in too much loss of mobility, so a heated layer seems like the best option now. I settled on on either Santi or DTEK because they use a bulkhead and exterior battery, but...

Thanks for the clarification--I use V-Planner on my phone, but cannot easily edit multi-level dives plans, so I am looking at the desktop version. However, since I use Shearwater/Buhlmann algorithms, Multi-Deco sounds like a better fit.

A bit late to the party, but what (if any) difference is there between MultiDeco and V-Planner? Both seem to be made by HHS Software and look really similar.

Did you possibly mean @boulderjohn rather than me? I see you included his comment rather than mine.

It's great that you got the IR connector so you can fully review your dives. Like many other here, I find this to be an invaluable tool for all dives, deco or not. Also, as you indicate above that you are continuing to do deep dives (what do you consider deep?), I would highly suggest...

I second this: Deco for Divers is an excellent book that I have read and re-read. Definitely worth the $35 USD.

Like many folks here, it was a gradual progression for me that began with wanting to feel safe and competent in the water. I loved everything about diving from the beginning, but still had a nagging sensation that I wasn't quite prepared, so I took Rescue Dive, then Self-reliant with PADI, at...

Thanks for posting and great pics! I just found out about Lembeh and am working up an itinerary myself. I'm a macro/supermacro nut and it looks like I would be plenty busy there. Was there any coral of note? I'm thinking two weeks total for the trip, but don't know if I should spend it all...

Although I only have experience with Stealth Tec, I second the above regarding both the Stealth and Protec (learning SM in the cenotes doesn't suck :)). I did my AN/DP class in cold water with the Stealth as well; Faber HP133's bottom gas and AL40's for deco gases worked great.

IIRC it was .7 since we were in 5ft of water. Low PPO2 warning was .4 I was also trying to keep the loop volume low since my buoyancy was already a mess, but I suspect that is why it dropped down so low. Again, I'm not even SB MOD1 certified yet :) Also, set-points were already there and I...