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Always interesting to test your theories.... I am sure there have been Whites near shore where I dive in RI. The bubbles and the big metal tank reacting with seawater is probably plenty to convince a shark we are of no interest to them long before they get in visual range. I have only seen a...

If I had to explain how to ride a bicycle to teach others, no one would own bikes. It sounds more complicated than it is. But, once you’ve done it, it becomes more intuitive each time.

I cast my own weights and have picked up enough freebies that I wouldn’t think twice about dropping a weights. One of my most important maxims in diving is, don’t bring anything into the water you aren’t okay with leaving there. If you have to make a quick decision between your weight pouches...

You don't really need to dismount the tank entirely. Pop open the left shoulder release and you probably can bring the valve far enough over to the right to reach it. Worst case, you keep undoing buckles until you can. Ditching weight is probably sensible for a newbie, because the they may...

My main tanks were originally a twin set. It doesn’t always register with me the correct direction to turn the valve to open them, since they are mirror images. That has made me very particular on checking my air myself in all cases. I could see someone on a boat closing on off thinking he was...

I was only addressing the statement that the post I was referencing was saying he had never seen any posts about non-ditchable weight. I don’t want it misconstrued to say it had anything to do with the accident. I only pulled up some quotes from post that mentioned non ditchable weights from a...

Try typing "balanced rig" into the search bar. you will find plenty of posts from people calling ditchable weight unnecessary or fluff. "Two words: Balanced. Rig.If you can swim up with full cylinders and compressed wetsuit, you don't need ditchable weight." "Yup, I had to chuckle when...

I am not using doubles and have not climbed into a RIB in a few years, but the least of my concerns would be to taking off my mask before getting out of the water. It seems pretty secure attached to my face and if it gets knocked off, I will notice it immediately. To the OP, why do need to...

I use a ceramic line cutter. Silicone spray will probably keep the blade rust free. My concern with your design is that blade is not encapsulated on both sides. if you drop a tank on it or gets wedged or warped the blade could pop free and very quickly ruin other gear. In a lot of ways, how...

Personally, I am not my brother's keeper. If they are running late and it is an issue for the next charter, it is not my issue. If they accidentally went into deco and have to hang for a while, they have to hang for a while. It is not my problem. I might say something if I see something that...

The one mask that I lost in the water was when I came across some people the were in an overturned canoe in Long Island Sound in October. I was trying to keep them calm while I towed them and their boat to shore. The big porthole mask I was wearing did not fit well pulled down on my neck, so I...

I haven't lost a lot of masks, but poo happens. I pull my onto my neck if I am taking it off in the water. If I am diving with a hood, I will put the mask on and pull the hood so it outside the mask strap. I made my regulator necklace loose enough that it won't get in the way of the surface...

I would say, good used regs from a reliable manufacturer, like ScubaPro. A lot of people get into diving, get talked into expensive kit and find out that it is not their passion. Good used gear is pretty widely available, just factor in the cost of service in when shopping. I have been using a...

Is that Dive Haven On Turneff Atoll?

A friend keeps a glove in her BCD pocket in case she needs to grip a mooring line in a current. The logic of the the no glove rules is that stupid should hurt. On one dive I ended up a little too close to the reef and when I fanned my hand to back up, I shredded it on the coral (It might...

Tightening the mask almost never improves the fit. A well fitting mask will barely require any inhalation to hold it in place. If it stick when you inhale and falls off a few seconds later, it doesn't fit. The strap is mostly there to keep the mask from getting knocked off. Prolonged mask...

I watched the Woody Harrelson movie the other night. It was pretty good. The Squeaky voices would not have added to the drama.... I haven't seen the documentaries, yet, but will keep an eye out for them. My guess on how he survive was the low temperatures and the high pressure kept the PPO...

I was doing some boat diving with one of my kids. The dive shop had offered me nitrox because they were getting a delivery the next day and I took it. I forgot about that I had set my computer for it and the first boat dive was down to around 50' for about an hour and the second dive was 70'...

I have. Most boots come with them now. You can also by a fin keeper https://www.scuba.com/p-csbrfkpbklr/cressi-rubber-fin-keeper-pair-black-large?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organicshopping

I would say, take a regulator mouth piece with you when mask shopping. It might help to have a realistic representation of what your face will be like diving. I am hard to fit for masks, and one I found a make and style that worked, I went through hell and high water to get exactly the same...