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  1. Aerosynth

    You might be a redneck diver if...

    You won't get certified because your cousin told you PADI does a background check.
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    You might be a redneck diver if...

    You've ever dove a search pattern to find the twelve pack that fell off the boat.
  3. Aerosynth

    You might be a redneck diver if...

    Your scuba cylinder was ever part of a meth lab.
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    You might be a redneck diver if...

    "First stage" refers to hitting on your dive buddy.
  5. Aerosynth

    LDS Loyalty

    Well I'm not having any problems with my preferred LDS specifically, just for the record. It's more of just a general question/rant based on the attitudes of some divers that I have met. Some people I've dove with seem to have this "all-or-nothing" loyalty to their LDS. If you want to dive with...
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    LDS Loyalty

    General question... How loyal does a LDS expect its customers to be? Are LDS groups offended when a diver shows up to a dive, sporting a piece of gear not purchased from them? Or when they find out a diver is carrying around a new C-Card and didn't take the course from their shop? And to...
  7. Aerosynth

    Has anyone tried the Liquid Image camera/mask unit?

    I just bought a nice u/w camera kit - Sea Life DC1200 Elite. *But* before I decided to make that leap, I actually looked at this mask and tried it on in my LDS... thinking it would be a cheaper option. Wrong. The mask, when you're holding it and looking at it, will remind you of a very cheap...
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    PADI U/W Photography Specialty

    Thanks everyone for all the helpful advice. :) I actually picked up my camera today. DC1200 Elite kit (single strobe) plus underwater photography specialty course. Grand total, $950. I know the camera kit is only like $800 online... but in the end it would be about the same price if I did the...
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    Getting my NITROX cert tonight

    Good luck, and congrats. It's a great course that provides some very useful skills and information. By the way, I took my EANx through PADI. There were no check-out dives required. I just read the book, sat through a 2.5-hour course, took an exam, and got my cert. It's my understanding that the...
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    PADI U/W Photography Specialty

    Hmmm. I'm really on the fence with this one. Argh. :-/ Just out of curiosity, what does having the U/W Photography specialty c-card do for you? Other than, I suppose, count towards the 5 specialties needed for an MSD certification if I ever wanted that. I mean, will I ever go on a dive trip...
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    Got certified.Some SMALL questions

    Disclosure - Haven't read the entire thread. Just responding to the OP. I waited until I had 20 dives before I did my AOW, and honestly that was sooner than I originally had planned. I took it early because I was just dying to go on a specific dive where AOW was required. Had I not been...
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    PADI U/W Photography Specialty

    So... I'm finally getting a dive camera. Yay! Sea Life DC1200 Kit. Nice setup. My LDS is offering a deal... buy the camera, and I basically get the PADI U/W specialty course/certification for an extra $50. Here's the thing. I've already had a ton of digital photography coursework in...
  13. Aerosynth

    masks

    Yes, and add a caption that says, "This is the best mask ever made and nobody could possibly say anything bad about it."
  14. Aerosynth

    Hi!

    Hello, welcome, and good luck answering your question... lol
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    CSSP this weekend (14/15th)...

    @svnipp - Yeah, we were having a conversation at my LDS today about Lake Murray vs. CSSP. Being from OKC, CSSP is about 2.5 hours farther of a drive for us than Lake Murray, which some of the dive shops up here use for training. We were all remarking about how the extra drive was worth it for...
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    CSSP this weekend (14/15th)...

    CSSP is really cool. Enjoy yourself. Once you've dove there, you'll be hooked. Especially since you live so close. Lucky you!
  17. Aerosynth

    Safety Whistle vs Signaling Mirror Question

    I also have the DAN Surface Signal Kit. It contains everything all in a pocket on the rolled SMB, and takes up very little room when attached to my BC. I did remove the whistle from inside the SMB pocket, and affixed it to my LP PI hose with a zip tie. I'm not unhappy with the setup.
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    CSSP this weekend (14/15th)...

    I will *probably* be at CSSP this weekend diving with my LDS and starting my required AOW dives. But I was planning on coming home Sunday afternoon / early evening. PM me if you don't find a dive buddy. I might be able to do one dive with you before I leave. Good luck with your checkouts.
  19. Aerosynth

    masks

    How do you test a mask online? JW
  20. Aerosynth

    PADI AOW Started; Now What?

    @Garrobo - Yeah, actually... I have dove deeper than the lowest point of where I will be doing the deep dive. I've also dove in pitch black conditions, LOL. The deep and night specialties seem a little silly to me. I do somewhat look forward to ppb, s/r, and nav. We'll see how it turns out. In...
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