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The CCR cave crossover didn’t hold much new information for me, but only because I was used to diving with my husband in a mixed team for three full years before making the leap myself. So I had a few years of watching and listening to him run through his bailout calculations, try and test...

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We have friends here with a dive operation that hosts a lot of UK-based divers. They could always mule it to the UK. That way, you would only be liable for whatever the airlines charge for an extra bag and the cost of shipping to your address, which would be within the UK.

Yes, mine is for sale. It’s listed online here: https://www.xoc-ha.com/pathfinder . Obviously, we will reduce this quoted price if training and accommodation are not required, to US$5,000 (firm price). We are located in the Riviera Maya in Mexico, so the buyer must pay for shipping.

Still trying to figure out what to get the diver in your life for the holidays after arguably one of the crummiest years in recent history? From December 1 - 12th we are running a travel special to end the year on a high note for everyone. Something for your loved ones to look forward to and...

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You or someone you know looking to get a rebreather on your back, but can't figure out how to incorporate it into a Mexican vacation on a budget? Boy, are you in luck. $7K gets you an ISC Pathfinder, training to dive it, and a weeklong stay at our cosy jungle facility located between Playa del...

I had a set of Worthington 85s and a set of Faber 95s, as well as LP45s and 50s as bailout for small-ish rebreather dives. I loved them all, albeit for different reasons; the Faber 95s were my favourite, since I am petite and short-torsoed, and the tanks fit me perfectly. I also loved their...

I got cave certified in Florida in a 7 mm wetsuit...in January. Big mistake. My energy was so sapped by the cold, that I went to bed every night at 7 PM with every blanket in the house on me. Floridians always dive with steel tanks due to the deeper average depths of the caves, and obviously, a...

Thanks, Kate! Hello, OP - this is Nelly, Rog’s wife and co-owner of XOC-Ha, a bed and breakfast operation that caters to cenote and cave divers. Rog can teach in sidemount and backmount configuration, and all the way up to cave decompression. Our bnb is located halfway between Playa del Carmen...

"When do we get to go diving again!?!" That's the question on the minds of every diver throughout our community as we are all reeling from this pandemic. For our part, my husband and I started our little Riviera Maya diving BnB so that we could create a comfortable "home away from home." We...

There are definitely some steel tanks that can go a bit arse-light as they’re breathed down. Painted Faber 50s for sure; I used them to dive Jug Spring, and used to enjoy burning a bit of gas poking around the cavern after the cave dive. They definitely got a bit floaty, but I never had anyone...

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I have a Pathfinder. I’m about 5-3, so I am definitely on the short side, and it fits me well. It weighs about 35 lb stripped, so it’s also a very light unit and easy to transport. Some folks would object to the chest-mounted counter lungs, especially if they lack real-estate to begin with, and...

The entrance to Rock Bluff can be a bit funky when the flow is up, but once you’ve navigated the entrance restriction, it opens up and yields some truly beautiful passage. Well worth the effort, but I was very grateful for the advice of our guide, who gave my husband and me excellent pointers on...

My husband and I own a little bed and breakfast business that caters specifically to cave divers, but we welcome recreational divers with open arms! We are located between Playa and Tulum, and offer packages covering accommodation, meals, transport to and from the cenotes, a well-equipped and...

I live halfway between Playa and Tulum, and cave dive pretty much exclusively, so in my view, three days to see the cenotes is not overdoing it at all - not by a long shot! The caverns here are very variable, so I think it is impossible to get bored. Some have weird and wonderful holes in the...

What WetRocks said. I absolutely love mine. The website and the especially the Facebook group are resources, and answer any questions your wife might have about applying, using, and removing the device. My drysuit came with a pee valve already installed - all I had to do was buy the device and...

Oh, thank you! We're really looking forward to it. Feel free to follow our adventures on Facebook - our little slice of heaven is called XOC-Ha (XOC-Ha). Hope everyone will be part of it.

After almost 20 years of doing the "respectable job" thing in NY, my husband and I are moving to Mexico to open a bed and breakfast for divers on the Riviera Maya. Our little slice of heaven is located almost halfway between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, and although we'll cater primarily to cave...