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Quick question: I have 7mm full body cressi wetsuit and in addition I wear a 7mm ice-vest (like a shorty, but with hood), so core body is engulfed with 14mm, in addition 5 mm booties and gloves. Any ideas what the coldest water temperature is for such a setup? I dove off Nanaimo in the...

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Hello Folks, I have access to a good sized barge on the west coast, it was used for bulk commodities for many years. However, it is at a point where repair is economically difficult, so rather than selling it for scrap, I would love to explore turning it into an artificial reef! Current...

Hey Folks, I am a tank "rookie" and am looking for some insights. I picked up these scubapro doubles, the seller says they are are 80cu LP Steel, but somehow they look much bigger! Also, the valve on them is a good chunk bigger - to a point where one of my first stages (vintage Dacor -...

Hey Folks, I am trying to figure out if I should get the Padi Master Scuba Diver Certification, so I was wondering what you guys think... I am currently rescue certified, but coming up to the 5 required specialites plus have the logged dives - in other words I satisfy all the requirements...

Hey Folks, Does anyone else think about diving, but your favourite dive spot is still too frozen to go? I am checking the lake daily, water around the dock and the beach, but lots of ice out there... Anyways, hopefully a few more weeks and the fun is back! Tonite I got my diving...

Hey Folks, We are going to turkey in a few weeks, the plan is to get lots of diving in as well... Just wondering if anyone has been to Kusadasi and has any insights about the diving there, good diving sites and centers...? Cheers Chris

Hey Folks, We live in a Lake community and its stocked with Trout, they are good sized, maybe 5-7 pound or so, good eating. Since I am planning to hop in the lake about twice a week or so, I thought it would be fun to try spearfishing there! Problem: I have never done it and dont have...

Hey Folks, Some you may remember some of my earlier threads, I was asking questions about solo diving because we were lucky enough to move to a house right on a lake, with diving off a dock in our back yard. While we still have not moved (the renos take forever) yet, I could not resist...

Hello Folks, Today I picked up a nice set of Oceanic Alpha 8 reg, with octopus and console w. computer etc. - used for less than 100 bucks (included some other stuff too). I went to a diveshop to show it to them and we hooked it up to a tank, it worked perfect. Now here is my question...

Hello Folks, I have tank with J valve that I am planning to use diving! Its a Luxfer Aluminium, but other than that, the numbers are just hieroglyphs to me.. There are some extremely knowledgable people on this forum and I am blown away by Luis H. quick tank analysis in previous post...

Ok, so I noticed that the reg hose on the old/vintage stuff I am getting has "diving bubbles" attached to it. It is basically a black plastic "holder" with 3 colored balls in it that look like ping pong balls. It has 'diving bubbles" written on it. Maybe a naive question - but...what is it...

Hey Folks, sorry for all these threads, but I am in the midst of getting set up and I have some time on my hands too, thus all the questions that pop up! Here is another one: For my new planned solo diving adventures in a local lake, should I get a DAN membership? I just checked their...

Hello Folks, I will be getting some vintage gear that I am planning to use, I do not know a lot about the equiment though: US Aqualung BC Tank has a 1979 inspection sticker Regulator is single 2nd stage, DACOR Picture attached! My question: is this good (still usable) equipment...

Hey Folks, The place that I will do lots of diving on a regular basis, is not deep at all, maybe 45 ft in some section, most diving will probably be around 30 - 40 ft, nothing serious. I have 2 questions, really, one on pony bottle and one on a set of "vintage" diving gear that I got as a...

Here is a thought, as I am currently gear hunting for my future solo adventures: If I have an additional pony bottle, with single reg on it, as redundant air source, there is no need to have two regs (one main, one emergency) on your main air source, correct? Is something goes sour with...

Here is a post in relation to the PADI Divemaster course. Hopefully it sparks some discussion and helps others like me decide what to do: I have rescue for several years now and have been toying with getting a DM, but just for fun and to increase my personal skills. I have no time and...

Hello Folks, We just became lucky owners of a house on a lake, with excellent scuba diving right in our back yard. My wife is not scuba diving at this point (although she is a rescue diver), as she is expecting. I believe in the future, I will do basically 99% of my diving right...