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as a world diving site bonaire falls into the average bracket. so the choice is average with a boat load of tourists or shore dive the remote sites with no one else around which can be real cool.

the last time i dived the hilma hooker a one legged diver was doing it from shore. Unless it has moved its a 5 minute swim from an easy shore entry. cdnfireman. My muppets guide to most bonaire shore dives- Head straight out from the beach noting the compass heading and remembering the...

i found the park dives very rewarding and nice to have the whole dive sites with no others. Probably the best diving in the island . Its an adventure that would be lost if you did it on a boat.

my spares kit depends on the situation. A shore dive with no support might mean a compressor ,booster , tanks, spare everything and as many tools as i can get in the back of the motor. A weeks liveaboard might mean just 1 low pressure hose that is specific to my rig and a backup mask as there...

99% of backup depth gauges are bottom timers ,dive watches or second computers. if you want to join the other 1% you will need a small foam bullet. the deeper you go the smaller it gets-with practice you can judge depth to within 20% of actual depth.

I think if you are air diving on a very regular basis then a ppN2 of 5 would be about the max. The length of time at depth has as much to do with it as the depth itself. Dunno if im a devoted trimix diver but a little sure does go a long way.

rinse in fresh water and leave in the sunshine.

its 2009 and its a deepish wreck in malta. top is 55m and sea floor is 70m its a big frieghter sunk by a u-boat in the first war. So its me and my buddy on a set of 12ltr twins(232bar) on air with 50% for deco in a couple of stage bottles. The water was warm and clear and most of the dive was...

very nice maffs alexander. but what about the people who have seriously reduced decision making at the surface? TDI still do a 55m air qual.

you had a crap dive because you had neither the fitness nor the experience for the dive. Partly the blame should lie with the dm's whose decision it was to plan the dive and decide who does what. Learn and keep diving just like the rest of us.

dalec and pavao. i,m gonna guess you both ticked the less than 100ft choice.

is it true that free diving fins can help with equalization?

Conger Eels and dive buddies with yoke valves are always a worry.

equalizing doesnt involve luck. equalize early and often.You will get better with experience. It helps if you are properly weighted -it will get better with time. If you have a medical condition that means you are slow at equalizing i would tend to stay away from drift dives.

Very sorry to here of this tragedy. Hopefully her dive buddy will be able to shed some light on the circumstances.

indy twins for me. its simple and flexible. as long as you rent 2 similar cylinders you can have a twin set anywhere in the world.

at 116 pounds of skin and bone you have a mamouth task for long warm dives in cold water. Whales,Seals and Penguins etc have it more sorted . Eat more donuts.

less really is more. Every dive i do i am minimalist-sometimes its a rebreather and multiple stages and sometimes its a snorkle and mask. In the good old days there was a lot more minimalist diving because ..well the amount of kit available was minimal.

you put the weight in the weight pockets