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Hmm $59.95 that it better than the £59.99 it costs here :p maybe I'll have to order one from the states instead!

Anyone used the LCD Screen magnifier for the Olympus housings? I've been looking at spending some money on bits and bobs for my camera and was wondering whether this was worth the money or if it actually makes a difference when lining up the shots? Also if anyone has used the wide angle or...

From what I can remember the PADI course pushes the 32% and 36% EANX but partly because they say that many places will only be able to provide one or the other and not a specific % that you might want, but I did have to work out %'s for different dive plans using the tables and the formulaes...

Maybe it is just me but aren't the formulae included in the PADI course too? I certainly had to do them when I did my PADI Nitrox recently, as well as learning about best mixes.

Tried really hard not to stay away...but jeez...blood in mask, pain on decent, descending too quickly...pain later that night...feeling better 5 days later...doctor sees no infection or trauma? ummm.... what does this most sound like: Okay so I am an OW student, my instructor has told me...

Hang on - isn't the oral inflator on most BC's just the deflation valve? By that I mean to orally inflate most BC's don't you just depress the deflate button to open the valve and blow through?? I have never seen a BC with a specific oral inflate although I know some BC's, Buddy comes to...

String, if the NDC incident is the one involving the couple who were found after 3/4 days then you have gotten that story completely wrong I'm afraid. If not then I am at a loss to know which incident you are referring to as there was only one incident at NDC involving a double fatality...

LOL I'll have to remember that!!! The look on their faces when they realise they've been 'had' will be priceless.

I do it for everyone - it's simple manners ;) Back to the original question though - something that really irritates me is when blokes see the ties on my bikini as an open invitation to pull them! It's not big or clever - don't do it!! It only puts me in horrible humor and I guarantee...

I've got a charm bracelet that I love. The good thing about charm bracelets is you can add to it over time and it becomes a bit of a trip down memory lane. I have numerous charms on mine and each one means something, for example my boyf got me a diver charm the christmas I passed my open water...

As String said this is personal preference! Personally when I dive I like to be in a slightly head down feet up position. Putting just enough air in my Drysuit to alleviate the suit squeeze will generally be enough to get me neutrally bouyant anyay and I just allow the air to migrate to my...

Have done this on the Eagan Lane in Plymouth where my buddy and I had to come up off the line and we were pushed off the wreck by the current, no problems, not such a good idea on a dive like the Thistlegorm however ;)

Yep me too, although I will admit to not becoming aware of them until after I had done my OW course through PADI.

That's definitely a big advantage! For my birthday this year my boyf and I were in the Red Sea having an absolutley amazing time. First time I've ever spent my birthday getting a tan and diving in a wetsuit ;) For his birthday last year I organised a trip away for twelve of us where we...

I never thought it would happen but I have now got to the stage where I don't even notice my mask anymore and it tends to stay on the front of my face until I exit the water. If I take it off though I usually clip it off somewhere easily accessable, I have heard of one to many masks ending up on...

I have nothing but good to say about them at the moment. I bought a housing and camera from them in January and I still have not been able to use the camera under water due to problems with the housing. I am on my third housing and all the time Olympus have been nothing but good about it, taking...

Personally since currents are the things that stress me the most I always make a point of asking. I had a rough experience when on one my first sea dives I ran into what I thought was a strong current and wasn't expecting it. Basically I couldn't keep up with my buddy and started to panic...

I read through the whole thread about bouyancy control and to be honest what struck me the most was the attitude of the author. What started out as a constructive thread with some good advice and some genuine concerns voiced as to the wisdom of rushing through courses turned into a slightly bad...

Tell me about it! Update with mine is that I have been given a new housing and third time lucky it looks like it might be okay. Still no drysuit so a friend dropped in with it and only two drops of water in the housing after a dive where he jumped in with it in his hand which you are not...

I have to say that if I discuss the dive plan with my buddy beforehand and we agree on a pressure to end the dive on then I trust my buddy to let me know when they reach that pressure. Yes I will periodically ask my buddies for air pressures but if they flash me the okay signal then I trust...