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So it only froze on 1% of your dives. This is still unacceptably high. In over 1000 dives I’ve never seen a computer freeze mid dive for me or anyone I’ve dove with, or heard of it happening to anyone. Of course only a very small fraction of my dive buddies have worn Apple Watches. I have seen...

When I was onboard they had fresh, but non-drinkable runoff water from the AC units with a hose for rinsing gear. Gave my reg/bcd a rinse after the last dive each day

Just think of how big a container you could stuff it into. The vest would fill a 2 litre/quart milk jug. And that would be 4 pounds of water

My size X-LARGE x-core needs 4 pounds of extra lead to sink it. I only bring it out in winter when I need it.

For shore diving where you have a long walk with gear on, definitely try the Aqualung Dimension. It has a hip belt like a hiking backpack allowing you the adjust the load between the shoulders and hips. Very comfortable. Also has good octo and gauge holders and excellent cargo pockets. Just be...

None of the above. Or at least never against the arm. In the cold, dark, murky waters here it is next to impossible to count the fingers on a black glove pressed against a black wet or dry suit. I also don’t like just the OK signal. Is their pressure level OK or did they miss my signal and are...

The requirement for all the divers to have Garmin Descent computers makes this very expensive. But it is also very interesting. I can see many potential applications.

My Arctic has about 600 dives and 125 washes on it. Still going strong. Warmth wise it is all I need for 10 - 12 degree water, though my dives arent usually over an hour

My personal opinion is it would benefit all divers to have two (or more) large agencies competing for market share. Serious competition would drive them to improve their offerings, both to divers and to shops and instructors. I don’t think an agency like RAID, whose website has been unable to...

Welcome to scubaboard. At a dive site I frequent, someone’s remains are in a Scuba tank at about 45 feet next to a wreck. It’s in a Provincial Park so I’m pretty sure it isn’t really supposed to be there. However, each time I pass it I pay my respects by using the brush attached to clean the...

My opinion, given those numbers. Let’s say you have a dry suit failure right at the start of the dive. You’ll need 12 (lead) + 6 (plate) + 8 (full steel 100) = 26 lbs of buoyancy. You’ve got 35, so especially if the lead is ditchable, you are good. But most people need a few extra pounds when...

Possibly, depending on your size and how much weight you’ll need to sink all the nice warm fluffy undergarments. If you had a sudden huge leak from a seal or zipper failure, all the buoyancy from those undergarments will suddenly disappear. If you are 5 foot 2 inches, 115 lbs and in not so...

2 of the 25 divers on my June 19 liveaboard departure got hit with the “tax”, both had bags that were obviously Scuba gear. Small sample size, but I’d avoid bags, tshirts or hats that scream scuba when you are arriving.

The open book part has a lot of looking up the standards in the instructor manual. Get to know the layout and where to find things in that and you’ll be fine.

”What website? We didn't have a "website" for years 🙄!!!” If you want to expand your business, you might want to rethink that, and also build up a serious social media presence. The largest busiest LDS in my area has the best and most up to date website and a large social media presence. I...

I get the same error as in the screenshot above

Yes, any computer is better than no computer. For recreational divers the only need (as opposed to want or nice to have) for a more expensive computer is as age fades our close vision, the bright colour screens are easier to read.

Ok tried again and got a different signup window. The first had no kapcha. Worked this time. Comments: I only measure depth in metres - metric please The sliders are very difficult to use on an iPad. Let me key in a number or at least a up and down arrow When I enter a depth of 100 feet...

My only computer advice, since there is a lot of personal preference involved, is: If you go for a Shearwater Peregrine, pay the extra to get the TX model as it has a built in compass and you can get a transmitter later for AI if you like. Also just get a computer. I recommend to all my...

Vivaldi (shell around Apple WebKit) on ipad