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My wife and I have the 70M Thermalution heated dive shirts. Mine is the older model with sleeves. She has the newer version in sleeveless. We love them. I'd be happy to answer any questions about the 70M. If you want to know about the Thermalution heated insulated vest (outdoors, not in...

My wife, son and I all switched to miflex from regular hoses. None of us are interested in changing back (I kept the original hoses as backups). MUCH easier to pack. With regular hoses, it was a fight to get 2 reg sets in my packing bag. With miflex, I can wrap, coil, and knot the hoses...

My wife says I would be remiss if I did not recommend her favorite drink at AKR: Monkey La-La.

As always, depends on the person. My wife, son and I were there last month and wearing very different outfits. He was in board shorts and rash, me in 3mm with beanie, and my wife was layered in Thermalution 70M heated shirt, LavaCore full suit, full 3mm Henderson and a beanie. We were doing 3...

I'll second Caicos Adventures for diving. Cleanest head on any boat in the Caribbean :) A fantastic place to stay, not cheap (or sometimes even reasonable), is Point Grace. The 5pm happy hour with 2 free drinks and heavy gourmet hors d'oeuvres is not to be missed. Different food every day and...

I have to agree with altaskier. After a week of 5 dives a day on the liveaboard (and LOVING it), some unscheduled "boring" time helps the transition back to the real world. And it gives the airports time to settle down and quit rocking back and forth.

Many spots at Grand Cayman, especially the shore dives at Sunset House, can be kept above 40 feet. Devil's Grotto is worth going back to over and over. I have a Canon D10 that is rated to 10 meters, so I enjoy taking it out for shallow dives. The Oro Verde wreck has a max depth of 54' and is...

My family, all divers, went for the Belize Aggressor. Relaxing, great food, minimal wardrobe (bathing suits and t-shirt), boat ride (with clean, handy bathrooms) to new dive site is done at night or while eating, up to 5 dives a day (for the driven), bugs are on the islands and not the boat...

My wife bought a Lavacore full suit for a pre-Christmas trip to the Caymans. I wish she shared your experience :( For her, the Lavacore made almost no difference under her 3mm wetsuit (other than letting in more water if she didn't pull the ends of the Lavacore up into her wetsuit). She ended...

I bought the Thermalution 70M for a liveaboard trip in the Caymans just before Christmas. I got to wear it once before my wife :cold: snatched it for the rest of the trip: I became the support crew for my shirt I wasn't wearing. After every dive I disconnected the batteries and let them...

Here are some questions to and answers from the people that make the Hotsuite electric wetsuit heater. Can it be used down to the maximum depth for PADI certified Open Water Divers (130 feet, 40m)? yes we have tested it to 70M For the more technically minded, what is the max recommended...

RJP's posting should be a liveaboard sticky.

Have you considered Anthonys Key Resort in Roatan, Honduras? AI excludes alcohol (food was good). Dive lockers by the boats. Most dives are 5-10 minutes from the dock. Free dolphin show most days. For extra money: snorkel experience with dolphins and/or open water dive with dolphins...

Mini "Quest" slate, because my dive buddy wife has NO clue what I'm trying to say with hand signals :blinking: It isn't used often, but helps explain that the signal didn't mean "go that way ahead of me", it meant "SHARK" :)

If it feels natural to use, you did perfect. But keep up the hard work: there is always just one more piece of SCUBA gear to buy, replace, repair or service :)

I just got back from Hotel Coz last weekend. The outdoor stage show may keep you from falling asleep before 9pm. I was at the opposite end of the bldg from the stage and wore earplugs the night we arrived (that flight left way too early). The all inclusive plan is great for alcohol, not...

I was looking at the Australia site: www hotsuits com au / heaterinfo.htm Can't post full URLs yet, so I have to play with the address, sorry. It is still listed there for sale: BATTERY KIDNEY BELT $169USD Total with postage:$188.95USD Not cheap, but smaller and cheaper than a...

I'm looking forward to what BublMaker finds. I purchased several of the HotSuits chemical wetsuit heaters recently. I found the chemical pack kept me warm for 20 to 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, I could sometimes feel the pack but didn't get enough heat from it to make a difference. The...