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https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/papua-new-guinea-travel-advisory.html https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/pacific/papua-new-guinea You should definitely do a lot of research before travelling to a country like PNG. I'm not saying it can't...

I'd use another drug with more data on it like malarone or doxy. There are some drugs like melfoquine which have side effects which aren't conducive to diving, and given the lack of reliable data/studies on tefenoquine I wouldn't roll those dice. At the very least you need to have a detailed...

Going in January. I've already been vaccinated for polio as a child, and had both hepatitis series more recently. So I'm planning on getting a typhoid vaccination, either malarone or doxy for malaria, and probably a z-pack in case of bacterial GI stuff or anything like that.

bump, need to get rid of these

Not the OP, but I've been there in both early January (summer) and late June (winter). Average water temp in January was around 84F, and in June around 82F. From my dive computer readings.

Nothing wrong with just wanting a single strobe, as long as you realize you'll be somewhat limited in terms of wide angle especially larger subjects. For macro it's perfectly fine though, and actually more desirable than two strobes in certain cases. That said, I'd encourage you to decide...

I think there's two issues with the Teric battery, which are being confused in many cases: 1 - The battery likes to lose charge over time when idle, faster than you'd expect in most other small electronics. Note that this issue largely doesn't affect performance (assuming you charge before...

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I'm in the US and just bought a pair of new regs, taking the opportunity to move to DIN. A few reasons: DIN is a superior connection. Threaded is just plain better than a clamp/pressure mounting, and this is why you need DIN for high pressure applications. There's no o-ring in the tank...

I've dove on Viti Levu, as well as Kadavu and Taveuni. There's a few things to note The best diving off the north of Viti Levu is largely in the Bligh waters, which has some good pinnacles but requires relatively long boat rides and often full day 3 tank trips with lunch to get to the best...

Do nothing to the light and contact the manufacturer. If they are reputable they should at the very least work with you to determine what happened, and may do a repair/replacement regardless of whose fault it was. It's pointless to dry it out and throw new batteries in without first...

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Yes I've removed my rig in the water many times. Everyone should have learned this in their OW class, right? Unclip crotch & chest straps, release belt, swim out of rig. Whether to ditch weights totally depends on the situation. Many divers for example my not be diving with much ditchable...

Any diver with enough dives has done this at least once. I know I have. In my case I just calmly kicked to the surface, blew some air in my BC (though I was barely negative since I'm not overweighted), and had someone on the boat help me with the valve. Since then I've been working on tank...

While not the exact same boat, the two most recent Red Sea Aggressor trip reports in this forum are pretty harrowing in different ways, both having little to do with the boat and more to do with the company and the general state of their operation. I would recommend caution when dealing with them.

While I agree about the need to dump lead sometimes, it's worth pointing out that if you jump in the water and are <10 feet down when you realize your tank is off and you're already sinking so fast that you can't just kick to the surface in a couple seconds, you are overweighted. A properly...

Huh, you're right. Couild've sworn I've seen the numbers update more quickly than that. In any case, still works as long as your reg test cycle lasts at least several seconds, which I'm guessing I usually do.

Mine at least refreshes pressure from the transmitter much more frequently than every 5 sec. At least once if not multiple times per second. The capture rate of all the data to your dive log is what is normally once every 5-10 sec.

Before jumping in I usually take a breath or two out of each reg while watching my pressure, in my case the AI computer on my wrist. If I do this it's super obvious, even before taking a breath in most cases, because the pressure will be far below 3000 psi and will drop precipitously as you...

Yeah, nothing wrong with starting by doing just macro. It's easier in terms of settings, and less dependent on things like strobes and ambient light or visibility. I had both when I first started, but brought my macro lens on probably 90% of my dives.