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After the Fusion and a DUI suit, I have settled on full thickness Merino Wool socks. I just didn't get along with the neoprene socks. Always thought I had a leak in my feet. Never had problems with cold into the upper 30's. Have the Weezle Extreme, and am considering their new socks. Any...

Spent a week last Spring in Riviera Maya and Cozmel. I found the diving (only 12 dives) south of Playa Del Carmen to be uninspiring. Especially after we went to Cozmel to dive for several days, which was very nice, in the area of Plancar Bricks and Deep. The best part of the mainland are the...

Received one of those certificates on my last live-a-board. Was jumping off the 6 foot high platform, and halfway down several heard me curse. The best was when I was with a group in Bonaire, and I forgot my fins in the other truck- just as well, I had hurt my shoulder and was seriously...

Been there, done that! And mentioned it to numerous others, several who have checked their seals and removed the loop. Terry

+1 on the drying hanger. Just got one, and it quickly does the job. As for the other questions, not necessarily in order: Never wash the inside unless a special situation dictates it. Use a strap extender on my wrist computer, wearing it on my forearm. Use just enough air in my DS to...

Stampsalot, Remember that over-expansion injuries (Boyle's law) are different from DCS. Opening your airways, as you note, will help with the first issue, allowing the air in your lungs to escape before it can expand and cause an injury. But only time will allow your circulation system/lungs...

I travel with a travel BC without trim pockets, and could never get horizontal with Aluminum tanks. Now I just throw a 2# ankle weight into my luggage and put it around the neck of the tank. Solved my problem. Terry

One other advantage I learned from a rep who visited our shop. DAN keeps track of which chambers are in use, and directs you to the closest available one. He mentioned that this, among others, was why they want you to call them first in the event of an accident. Wouldn't leave home without...

Interesting point about spouses. I frequently dive with three other "pairs." Two of the pair often appear they are doing synchronized swimming- wonderful to watch. In both these pairs, they each have very different diving personalities, hard core vs. more leisurely, but they come together...

Conch Republic also is a group that will do 2 morning/2 afternoon dives, and there are plenty of places to eat in the area. The parking, dock and shop are all with 150 feet of each other, so it is easy to jump in the car and grab something between dives- and with shower facilities, it gets even...

I use to get them with latex seals. I may have been a little allergic, or they just irritated my skin. Change to silicone on both my drysuits and I haven't had any problems, plus I find them much more comfortable. Terry After posting mine, I saw Kathy's post, and very much agree. Seen it...

I am an avid underwater photographer, but not a zealot. My air consumption and buoyancy do not suffer when I use a camera (housing, frame, strobes, etc.). First, I typically do not take my camera on the first dive in a new locale, or if I have a new piece of equipment. Second, I have two...

I often dive in a threesome, and did numerous times last week while on a live-a-board. The difference is I have dozens of dives with these other divers and we all have very low SAC rates. Having been together, awareness, hand signals, navigation are all natural to us, no matter if it is 2, 3...

I took the SSI Stress and Rescue (and have now assisted twice with the class), and I agree with Dave. We spent a long pool session working on the skills, which was very involved (there were three of us). Then a full day in our quarry, cold water and poor viz. After a full day, I was...

True. That starts Saturday- headed to the Bahamas for a week of diving. :D ---------- Post added October 15th, 2013 at 08:58 AM ---------- Now I'll have to throughly check it out.

After remembering the bubbles, you were probably correct that they appeared to be rising closer to 60 feet per minute vs. 30 feet per minute. And yes, I dive with two computers. Probably a bad habit I have gotten into- I teach and dive with a number of oldtimers that call them all gauges...

I second this. On a recent trip to Bonaire, a experienced diver was caught in a current and came up about 400 yards off the stern. In 2-3' swells, you could not see him, and the sausage he had was visible but not acutely so. He had a 6' , 4" wide two color marker. With sausages, size does...

I too had a chance to check out the "bubble" theory and it didn't hold air for me. I was at 95 feet in a quarry, dark as could be with 5 foot viz (and cold). About 10 minutes in, lost my buddy. After looking for a minute, did my accent. I usually do not think twice about accent rates, for 30...

I for one am partially jealous. My wife cannot dive, but is a great non-diver in that she will go anywhere I want to dive, and she will just hang out. I dive often (not as much now) with my youngest, about 65 dives, but she is now in college with a boyfriend. BUT, he is a diver, and it...

Wow, I can't imagine what would happen if my Instructor who trained me watched me perform before a class like that. He might perform Hari-cari (however it is spelled) if he had a large enough dive knife. One thing I can say is you would never have trouble picking me out from the students, for...