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Spent the first 5 years in my life in Overland Park, when there was evidently only dirt roads farther south, and have visited Tablerock many times in my youth-late 60s and 70s. Terry

Thanks, that's what I thought. SSI just does not have the 400m swim, but does have the 200m tow. The guy I got to tow in full gear wears a 6x wetsuit. Like towing a iceberg. While he floated well, he also extended so far below the waterline I had issues kicking and clearing his body. The...

The last two posts say it all! Terry

Several had so many bullet weights on I thought originally it was a piece of equipment I was not familiar with. This is just plain scary. The flailing around and constant motion made it look like an OW class for the first time getting to the 20 foot platform. I hope the dive agency has a chat...

I agree with Jim- not enough emphasis on Dive Planning in the beginning courses. I have always been an organizer and leader, so I fell into it fairly easily-after researching the subject on Scubaboard. But I have to say, on my first dives after OW certification, I felt clueless about...

Nice call. Most people don't have the confidence to call a dive. It is almost always encouraged but I fear not put into effect often enough. And you are so right- change one item per dive at most, especially with a drysuit. Much less stressful. Terry

I have 4 Worthington X7-100's (steel) which I love for any kind of diving. They have worked well in the Keys on deep wrecks to weekends at the local quarries. I am about 5-11, about 225, and they fit me fine. Wet or dry, warm or cold, they typically have all the air/nitrox I need (SAC rate...

Never thought about it with a drysuit- may have a place... ;-) Well, maybe I'll hold off on that thought- don't want to pinch the plumbing. Terry

Long ago I started wearing large brimmed hats and shirts. I have dark skin, but have many in my family with skin cancer- not pretty. I just avoid the sun, and any burns. Now I am fortunate I find it difficult to burn, but avoidance has served me well. While I have a healthy tan, and could go...

Congratulations. I have only had eight dives off Cape Anne/Rockport. Highly recommend Folly's Cove when the winds are calm or out of the South. Terry

I remember after my OW classes were finished, my daughter and I took a bag of weights and spent 45 minutes playing with weights and placement. Trim was as important as overall buoyancy. The best 45 minutes we ever spent. IMO, there is no substitute for taking some time with a Buddy at a dock...

We do weight checks before every Pool and Open Water OW session. A DM/DC in the water with the student, the instructor or DC on the dock/side of the pool with the weights. Does take an extra 5 minutes, but worth it. Our quarries are cold with low viz, especially on March and November. First...

MY buddy and I always dive with a SMB. On my last trip boat diving, one of the divers was caught in a current and drifted from the boat. He just inflated his SMB and waited- no big deal. What was funny was everyone checking out my buddy's and my SMB. Out of 18 divers, there were only 4 of...

400m sounds great. SSI's is 800 meters, but with snorkel, fins and mask (I think PADI's is a straight swim). I have a shoulder problem where I have to work to get my right arm above my shoulder- can get to valves, etc., no problem but putting repetitive force on it is painful. So with my legs...

That is something I would be interested in, but unfortunately my time is split during the year between two places. By the way, my family is originally from KC. Where do you dive locally? ---------- Post added July 4th, 2013 at 11:18 AM ---------- How true, especially when you are doing...

Triathlete shorts for me. Slimming ;-0 and dry quick. Typically have quick dry hiking shorts I throw over them between dives. I'm a cyclist, so these are what I am use to wearing without the padding. Terry

Just an interesting thought, from what I understand. When ordering a service kit for an Aqualung reg, they send all the o-rings for the entire series of regulators, because it is cheaper to have one kit with everything than separate kits with just the o-rings needed. My LDS has three gallon...

Loaded mine in to DiveLog before the SSI app was available, and had no problems. You could download the images from the SSI website (both sides) and bring them into DiveLog. I've used them several times, especially for my daughter, who seems to often forget her card. With the new app, I don't...

...and insurance ;-)

I absolutely agree- pushing the definition. But what I didn't realize, having only been in this cenote, is that this is evidently one of the most "cavelike." And my camera worked great in the cenote. But I have a full frame DSLR setup. Fjdavids- hear what you are saying. I guess the only...