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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...

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...

I just signed up for my AOW today. I am very excited. I think this is going to be a step in the right direction for me. I just have questions about how the whole thing works. So basically, here's my understanding... please someone correct me if I am wrong. There's not an AOW advanced...

Finally getting back out! Will be doing Clear Springs Scuba Park with a group from my LDS. Very excited! Just curious about the site conditions: temp, viz, interesting sites, et cetera. Anything I need to know or prepare for? This will be my first time diving there. Any help would be...

Just curiosity... Somewhat new diver and already love the sport like crazy. Just got my EANx cert last night! Always looking to know and understand more about the fascinating world of diving. As I have learned more, I have become intrigued by tech diving. Staged decompression, trimix...

Currently studying my EANx certification book for my class next week. I am starting to understand the different applications of the standards, 32 and 36, and starting to grasp how higher/lower mixes are beneficial [-]in different ways[/-] for different dives. I was just curious... though...

Wondering if anyone is planning on doing Murray anytime soon? Want to get back in the water and would like to find a buddy/group to hook up with. Will have a EANx cert next week, wanted to put that to some use. Pretty new diver in general but getting much better. Let me know. There's actually...

I'm a pretty new diver. Just certified this year. I have a question you've probably all already heard before, but I am still curious. Indulge me. I'm just trying to get a better understanding of the sport. It seems to me there is an inherent safety flaw with non-expiring, lifetime...

Blackbeard's Cruises (Blackbeard's Cruises Liveaboards, Bahamas scuba diving), sailing out of Nassau, Bahamas. Seems like a very popular (and most importantly, cheap) liveaboard company. I have read mixed reviews about them, and wanted to get some feedback. I am thinking of booking a week-long...

OK, I am not attempting to diss any particular brand here. Please keep that in mind. :) I'm relatively new to the sport. All my thermal protection, except my boots, is Henderson: socks, hood, farmer john, step-in jacket, gloves. All are either 3mm or 5mm (except the socks of course). Maybe I...

I just purchased a BC, reg/octo, and guage/computer set. Very excited as this is the first full rig that I have owned. However, upon inspecting my new equipment, I found that there is no O-ring in the valve connection on the first stage. There is supposed to be one there, right? Or am I...

The owner of the scuba shop near my house has 5 old rental setups for sale. He's asking $550 each, and they include the BC, gauge console (full computer, pressure gauge, and compass), regulator, and octo. He will also be doing service and inspection on all the components prior to sale. I just...

Title pretty much says it all, but I will explain. Ever since I took my cert classes and did my cert dives, my father has expressed a major interest in going through the certification as well. Here's the thing: he's 58 years old, recently recovered from cancer, and had heart surgery about...

I am a total noob to scuba, not even to begin thinking seriously about underwater photography, but I honestly think I would really enjoy having a camera underwater with me on future dives. I ran across this item at scuba.com, and wanted to get thoughts on it. Anyone know anything about it, have...

Hi all! I'm newly certified, actually living in Oklahoma City at the moment. I did my certification dives at Lake Murray this past weekend. Anyway, I was thinking about doing my first ocean dives in South Texas (Corpus Christi, Port A, that general area). It's driving distance from here...

Hi all, I was just recently Open Water certified, and have logged 5 freshwater dives so far. I am planning a couple upcoming dive trips. One of the trips I want to go on is 60-80ft saltwater, taking a tour of a reefed ship. The dive shop that handles the trip recommends the use of Nitrox for...

Hi everyone. New to diving here. I'll be obtaining my cert within the next month, in order to go on a Catalina dive with a friend. I have two questions... I am sure you've heard them before, but I hope you will still entertain me by helping with answers. If they sound moronic, I take full...