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I have this HOG first stage that I bought new about 15 years ago. I'm in a country that doesn't sell HOG. It's actually breathing fine except the second stages slightly seep air when on land. An APEKS service guy popped a pressure gauge on the BC inflator hose and noticed that: - the...

I've heard of a lot of people who take their waterproof action cams diving ending up with water ingress, despite diving well within the depth limits stated by the camera and some users reporting that they check to make sure the gaskets are clean of lint or grit before diving. These action cams...

I have an old pair of Riffe neoprene socks that have a durable rubber sole - basically a thick coating of rubber on the underside rather than a fully molded sole like a surf moc would have. The rubber is starting to disintegrate after 10 years and is turning gooey and sticky. I have no way of...

I'm currently in a small European country without the greatest selection of fins (mostly Cressi and Mares). I normally have my Omer Stingray and Tilos Getaway Fins but don't have them on me now. I need to wear neoprene socks for rocky shores. Ideally I would like an actual bootie / surf moc...

I got my OW, AOW, and Nitrox about 10 years ago. Since then, I've done boat dives, deep 40m dives, stage bottle dives, solo dives, drysuit dives, drift dives, night dives, and all of them were self-taught through lots of research on my own more or less and I've never really stressed on any of...

I'm looking to upgrade my computer. I just learned that my used Oceanic computer's HP hose sprung a leak and it's a proprietary HP hose and of course uses a proprietary cable for transferring dive logs. I never liked it much anyway due to its bulk. I just called my LDS and a new hose is $190...

My LDS has the Performance Diver R1A regulators for sale. First stage and second stage for $200 AUD / 135 USD. It's a really good deal for brand new regulators. Regulators - performancediver R01A - Performance Diver - R1A Regulator Set Unfortunately, I have NEVER heard of this brand, and the...

I'm a newbie to sidemount. A year ago I dove 20-some times with an AL80 slung on my side cobbled together with hardware store stuff and attached to a standard backmount BCD with another AL80. I do mostly solo dives and I really enjoyed having the extra tank mounted against my side, so I figure...

I'm going to be roadtripping around Vietnam during Jan and Feb and was wondering if I should bother packing my 3mm two-piece freediving wetsuit. I'm planning on buying a motorbike and think the ability to just go freediving in the water somewhere along my travels would be cool, either fresh or...

I want to be able to pack really light and take advantage of carry-on-only airfares without checking in any bags. A lot of airlines have a max dimension of about 54cm or 21 inches for their max carry-on length and a total weight limit of 7-10kg. Needless to say, my freediving fins far exceed...

Are there any masks with lenses that undo the effects of index of refraction such that things look their natural size underwater rather than larger?

KISS rebreathers have piqued my interest because they make several models that are very light and compact. Can someone check my calculations on price of consumables and weight? =============================== KISS Spirit LTE mCCR: BOV, Harness, Wing: 21 lb Sorb: 6.2 lb 14 cuft tank: 6lb...

My initial assumption is that a computer tracks air consumption at different depths to help calculate nitrogen loading in your body, which means it needs to know how your tank pressure is changing over time and depth (and gas mix). Or maybe it just calculates nitrogen loading based on depth and...

I'm wondering what the most common equipment malfunctions are that can lead to serious problems. I can see the following being possible, but not sure how common they are. - O-ring failure between the tank and first stage - Stuck inflator mechanism on the BCD and/or drysuit First stages are...

I'm totally new to sidemount and was wondering if there is a BCD that can do sidemount for solo dives and also be converted to do backmount singles for buddy dives? Or is this something that you can DIY yourself? I've got a Zeagle Express Tech so maybe I can rig it for sidemount?

Are there any good ebooks in the form of training manuals for rebreathers, both SCR and CCR? I haven't taken any rebreathers classes but would like to start reading up on them.

I've always wondered about this. Say you've got an Oceanic ProPlus and you go past 130ft for like 15 minutes. Would the recreational computer give you a suitable decompression profile? Just purely a theoretical.

EDIT: Sorry mods, please move to the appropriate subsection. The transmitter is mounted on the same side as the wrist computer. Both have completely fresh batteries. I was down between 10-20 feet catching crabs and the computer started beeping and reading 0 psi. A second ago it was 1500 psi so...

Just wondering if there are any good map-based websites or phone apps that show dive sites worldwide. Things like entry/exit points, depth, waypoints, descriptions, photos, etc would be amazing. A lot of dive site resources seem to be very regional in nature and often just show sites in a...

I've always liked the thought of CCR diving but before I go out and pay money for classes or equipment I'd like a general overview of the costs of everything. Right now I can travel easily with my OC equipment and just rent tanks and weights when I'm at my destination. Air fills are cheap as...