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When diving In Belize, the DMs would bring a Hawaiian sling along and they would collect as many lionfish as possible, snip off the spines and take them home for dinner. If a shark showed up, they would stuff the catch in the reef and leave the vicinity so the sharks would find them on their...

Check out the Austrian wetsuit maker Camaro. I have bought one or two suits from them. They are relatively inexpensive compared to a Henderson. I suspect that you you are on the young side and are going to grow and fill out a little more. The quality was pretty good. I haven't bought from...

The newer version of the Peregrine has a compass. The originals didn't. I have one of the earlier ones. The screen is awesome. The induction charging was the killer app for me, having had computers lost to flooding, this was huge.

Leaving with a bad fill is on you. I am never unpleasant, but the shop knows me, they know I look and that i will ask for a top off. You should have at least offered to come back, if you thought they were too busy. Poop happens. If it is a trend, yeah, dump them. It sounds more like a...

$3,990 for a single tank? To do 3 dives a day would be insanely expensive, for a high volume tourist spot. It so be more cost effective to give out perfect trim classes. I doubt these units are going to prevent newbs from rototilling the reef, anyway. I can’t see how this system gives that...

That is very clever. Those are abalone shells pressed into a sand mold? they look really cool with the vintage belt. how did you attach them to the belt?

I would be curious to see what those rescues look like. How fast can this system add ballast if you need to go fetch another dive from the surface? It soesn’t seem suited for a hot drop entry, since you are relying on a water pump pushing against 4000 psi. Are you going to be able to creat...

My understanding of the system is that you fill the tank and the bladder expands to the full volume of the tank. What the fill pressure is I don't know, but, when you get in the water, you use the pump to add water to the tank (outside the bladder). To get that water in, you have to further...

You may be right, I haven't really been following the development of a product I see no reason to buy. I wonder how modular the system is. How much are just the tanks? I usually do three plus tanks on vacation. According to the AI summary, each additional tank costs between $900 and $1,100...

these hydro tanks are likely to come in one size. they are more complicated than a traditional tank, and they are not manufactured on the scale needed to justify more than one tank.

My guess is your overall density really doesn't change much based on gaining losing weight. the configuration of your gear will have the biggest impact. Going from a dive skin to a 3 mm wetsuit or using a steel tank versus an aluminum tank, a BP/W versus a BCD will certainly have more effect...

I was more trying to say that if I had money to dump on improving my dive experience, I would get a lot more out of other investments that would certainly provide changes greater significance than the Avelo.

To be a successful innovation in scuba, you need to hit a couple of requirement. First, it has to markedly improve either the diving experience, safety or both. Dive computers markedly improved safety and extended bottom times-it’s a hit. BCD-improved safety and with the addition of LP...

Looking at how the Avelo works, I have a couple of questions that seem significant. The primary one is gas remaining. The system automatically corrects buoyancy by adding/ removing water from inside the cylinder, changing the volume of the gas in the bladder. A standard tank has a fixed...

I am not clear why Carbon fiber tanks would be of interest. You need to displace the density of the tank and air. The big advantage of steel over Aluminum is that steel offsets the extra lead required to make tank sink. Also, you may want to check with SeaGate about the limited life span of...

I absolutely have a half arsed opinion, because I have not had this system in the water. It is pretty common in diving to poo-poo the new. Not having tried it, that may well be what I am doing. My opinion is based only what I’ve read here.

I saw where you the OP went on an excursion and brought 4 extra battery pack. A bad connection to the battery could result in the loss of the dive, the battery and the unit until it can be serviced/repaired. In water drag while diving in the tropics has not been a issue I have felt strongly...

just getting around to this thread. I read some of the more recent comments about down currents and the initial description. To really be adopted by the dive community, equipment needs to have a killer app. or some significant advantages over existing technology (Nitrox, integrated weights...

You are still getting banned....

Congratulations Pete!