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    Water in GoPro dive housing to deal with heat

    Has anyone done this? I’m considering doing this, about 95% full, to help with heat transfer to the surrounding ocean. Ninety five percent full, to leave a compressible bubble, since the ocean will compress the dive housing a bit. Don’t want water pressure to push those buttons inside lol...
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    Replace my Mares Raptor split fins

    I’m liking the boot/open heel format and leaning toward the Scubapro Seawing Nova or the Mares Avanti Quattro. I‘m comfortable with various techniques but I suspect the the split fin just doesn’t provide the feedback I seem to prefer. My experience with the Nova is only in the follow; my OW...
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    Cressi Leonardo or Aqualung i470TC ?

    The Leonardo seems like the best entry level wrist computer and the i470TC seems like the best entry level AI-capable computer …. How quickly might I grow into AI ? How irritated might I be with the Leonardo’s conservative algo? -
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    Too fat for proper full wetsuit size

    Yep, too fat for the right size full wetsuit. Suit arms too long, suit legs too long. To avoid the expense of doing anything custom for my tropical diving, I'm thinking a typical shorty (2mm-ish) and then a full skinsuit/full rashguard. My specific example, I'm 5'8" but 240 (and dropping, so...
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    Considerations for snorkeling off Garden Key, Dry Tortugas?

    Videos are a bit sparse so I was curious what it was like beyond the marketing-speak. I'll be camping on the island (for ham radio :D) so SCUBA is out since I can only carry so much gear lol but I can jump in the water at any time.
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    Backscatter Red flip filter for GoPro Dive Housing

    Used once. $40 shipped USPS to CONUS/Hawaii/Alaska
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    GoPro Hero2 mega kit

    . $510 shipped USPS Priority to CONUS/Alaska/Hawaii paypal ok (no addtl fee) All the goodies: GoPro Hero2, just recently updated with the latest GoPro firmware for ProTune Basically everything you see here.
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    Mini review - Aeris EX Lite Travel BCD

    I couldn't resist the price for my first BC. In addition, thru Amazon, I could 'pay' with AMEX points lol. This came thru LeisurePro, an Amazon partner (supplier?) and at the time was US174.95 (and still is as of 7-29-12) I did as much reading as I could but there was little info and even...
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    Backscatter red flip filter in action (GoPro Dive Housing)

    I chose to use some of today's footage of the randomly amusing jawfish in action. Using only iMovie 11; First video unedited, second video with brightness, contrast and some color correction. Exposure slider wasn't touched as it tended to excessively blow out the highlights. Purely natural...
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    No pockets on BC. Where to add a 'dump pouch' for random stuff?

    I'm using an Aeris EX Lite BC and don't want to add any pockets to it. So I'm wondering what the ideal place would be to add one to a full westuit (with neoprene glue I guess?). Perhaps something that straps on .... A small pocket on a forearm? Frontal thigh? I'm posting this in...
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    Gear Thread for your signature line

    On a camera forum I frequent someone once created a thread that lists their stuff, along with photos. This forum has the board code to acheive the same function in that each post has a number its upper right corner that is actually a URL address. This can be referenced in your signature line...
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    test

    of the typical broadcast system. this is only a test (well sorta, this test was actually from a smaller testing facility that was purchased in a leveraged buyout)
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    Dive light sized like a Princeton Tec 40 but with more lumens?

    I'm treating this like a backup light that I strap to my shoulder strap (like THIS member did with his). But I would like some power to use it during daylight and the 28 lumens of the Tec 40 just doesn't cut ......... but the size is great. Thoughts?
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    So what's in a regulator rebuild kit?

    Well I can't answer definitively but here is what was replaced from an Aqualung Titan (circa ~1998) setup that had likely been rebuilt a few times but this last rebuild had been sitting for a while. The intermediate pressure was in the 120s Several o-rings took a set You can see...
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    Bling dive watch

    I recently finished my OW cert and I've always loved the look of analog dive watches. Now I'd really like the Seamaster for a desk diver as well as actual diver. The Rolex Seadweller is nice too but I suppose I just prefer the SM. I'm not real keen on the Planet Ocean look. A gift I received, a...
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    Most thorough AOW course in south Florida?

    Pennekamp? Florida Frogman? ? I had done my OW with Pennekamp an djust wondering if there is a benefit to switching it up a bit for the next level.
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    When Hollywood wants scuba divers ....

    ...... what qualifications are they looking to see, generally speaking. A minimum qual of Rescue Diver? (for example) Just curious lol
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    Odd GoPro battery pac issue

    I don't want to send everything to GoPro so they can troubleshoot this, which is what they've requested. This may be due to a semi-botched firmware update (sbfu) .... but anyway. Item #1; Background. GoPro Hero2 with batterypac attached, in-housing, for 2-3 months at a time, no issues with...
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    Questions about Little Cayman Beach Resort

    How is the weather in the off-season (hurricane-on season) on average? What are the odds of a TS or Hurr in August historically? lol I see $799 all in. Is that ALLLLLLLLL in? Dive, tanks, all food, snacks, room service, etc? edit: just saw that it's based on double occupancy. I've sent an...
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    Tempted to splurge for the FantaSea FP7000 housing for the Nikon P7000 but....

    ..... I know from experience that the P7000 is not the quickest to focus on land and, since I shoot RAW, there is noticeable delay to snap the next photo (the burst mode will snap quick ones but then you have to wait the equivalent time as if having shot them separately) So I wonder if it's...
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