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Just found this today - very useful for my trip to Sechelt tomorrow to look for wolf eels. Thanks!

The dive raid web page says tech 40: MUST participate in at least one confined water skill session and 5 open water dives. Less than that and a definite standards violation. Report it to Raid. But…. I’ve read all over scubaboard that such things only happen with instructors for a different...

I teach a lot of refresher classes in a pool. I have the "optional final exam" - remove and replace mask while hovering neutral and trim 2 feet off the bottom of the deep end. Many of my students have never done any skills neutral and trimmed in their original open water classes, but instead...

One of my friends, with around 100 dives uses way less air when he has his go pro. He has a bad habit of sculling with his hands, wiggling and just moving in general when diving, burning through his air. But when he carries his Go Pro, he concentrates on being smooth for filming, doesn't...

This. Figure out what's out there and what you like, then buy. Ask divers with the gear you are considering what they like and dislike about theirs. Especially since I've seen lots of tropical, new diver oriented operations include rentals in their guided dives and give little or no discount...

What's the issue with the A700? Mares Instinct - exhaust port covers easily come detached, diaphragm cover secured by a pin that can and has worked its way out

I'm in the market for a new reg and considering an Atomic B2 or Scubapro mK25/A700. What do you love or hate about yours? Or mildly like or dislike? My current reg has lots of delicate plastic parts, a few of which have broken, so I'm particularly interested in durability. Also do you use...

Our shop has rental suits in sizes down to women's extra small and our main dive site is a long walk up and down hill in gear. I haven't seen any major issues with the quick neck on smaller divers. Everyone regardless of size finds the gear more comfortable in the water than on then walk...

Add the West coast to you goals as well. Especially Vancouver Island.

If I attempt the classic wet suit weighting test floating vertically in a dry suit I can't possibly tell if I have the right amount of air (for comfort and warmth) in the suit. My feet are squeezed and I have an excess of air at my shoulders slowly escaping from my latex neck seal. Similar to...

What's the advantage of felt vs a thicker rubber sole? Is it better at deflecting spines?

Last (and only) Cruise I went on in that area had multiple opportunities to dive each day (usually 4) and no worries on scheduling or rushing back to the ship. Of course the cruise ship was a bit smaller and less luxurious than the one you are planning but all the passengers seemed to love it...

This is usually how I do Knowledge Reviews, I feel the students learn from the discussion. Although I do have all the correct answers :-) When a student suggests an incorrect answer I ask the class for other options, and in rare cases where no one has it correct supply it myself. And I always...

The Eons will lock up if the user intentionally (or accidentally) set them to Gauge mode. From the manual: After diving in Gauge mode, decompression calculation is locked for 48 hours. If during this time you dive again in Air/Nitrox mode, the dive algorithm and the decompression calculation...

I checked out ANDI's website. The links for DIVING courses and FLOWCHART of courses are both broken and do not work. I can't see any info on basic Scuba instruction on their website at all.

My bright Orange ScubaPro Seawing Nova Gorillas get many compliments for their visibility in our local dark green Pacific Northwest waters.

Could it be a difference in the position of the valves in the suit rather than a difference in the valves themselves? I suit I borrowed why mine was in for repair had the valve about an inch more towards my inner arm and I had to roll and lift my arm a lot more in order to vent it. In this...

It may be the camera angle, but that collar looks like it has been trimmed to be much longer on the right side of the photo than the left. It should be about the same length all the way around. Is there enough left to tuck in on your neck? It should be worn tucked in like a reverse turtleneck...

Some masks (like mine) with very soft , thin edges can get little folds in the seal edges against the face. Make sure to check for these and smooth them out before descent. Is a hood involved? Make sure mask edge is under the hood and not the opposite. A few of my friends tell me their mask...

I've just replaced my Aqualung Dimension BCD (somewhat similar to the exotec) with a Hydro Pro. Here are my pros and cons: Dimension: Pro - the "Wrapture" waist belt sits low on the hips and lets you carry the weight on the hips if you have a long walk to a shore dive, similar to a hiking...