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Hello, I have two former students that are still fresh (14 dives) that will be visiting home in Oregon in June and want to do some diving. They are considering doing the drysuit course but since they currently live in Taiwan where the waters are warmer, I was hoping to get some locals opinions...

Hi Btyle, I will be moving back to Savannah, Ga in June and plan on diving up and down the East Coast and Florida Springs a lot. My wife is also a diver but we have a 1 year old so she normally watches her while I dive. We have talked about trying to find some other dive families to do some...

Thanks again Guamdiver. I will probably plan on the weekend boat, and hearing you mention that tag a longs are not uncommon helps put me a bit more at ease. Hopefully our paths might cross at the dive shop so I can shake your hand and meet you in person. If not, safe diving and take it easy. Nate

Thanks Guamrider. I have looked all over the MDA site and I have been considering the shore dives that MDA puts on, but I would like to make it out on the boat as well. I just don't know if it would be easy to find a dive buddy on the boat or not. Seeing as I am an instructor I don't think...

Welcome and hello. Can we get a link to your website? I did something similar over here in Taiwan because for some reason not many shops over here have dive shirts and I like to collect them from all of the places that I dive. Made about a hundred in two designs and had a great response. I...

Hello, I will be in Guam with my wife and baby for a week and would like to do a couple days of diving while I am there. I was wondering if there is anyone that would like to buddy up on a local dive boat. Normally my wife is my dive buddy but she has taken to the sideline since our daughter...

I know you said you have narrowed it down already but no one mentioned Scuba Junkies on Mabul and I must say that my wife and I stayed with them on two different trips down to Sipadan and we both really loved it there. Great group of people, nice accommodations, and from what I saw quite a bit...

Ever consider doing the springs that lay around Florida. You can get to most of them pretty easily from major airports such as Orlando and Jacksonville. They have easy entries with no waves, can be done very cheaply, always close to internet access, and can offer some really cool and unique...

Awesome! I agree that there is a lot more satisfaction in building something yourself and having it work which is why I'm interested on taking on a light project when I get back. I'm on my way to check out the candle power forum right now. I will definitely let you know when I'm back in the...

Mud&Rox, I like the sound and looksof your light setup, did you come up with it on your own or find plans somewhere else. I will be moving back to Georgia in June '12 and the Cooper is one of the top to do dives on my list! Take it easy, Nate

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Thank you all for your insights. I guess I should have been a bit more clear on my planned environments. I mostly plan on tec diving the Florida Springs and Atlantic Coast. I agree that every environment has it's own challenges and I respect this thought, which is why I am interested in...

Hello, I am looking at starting my journey into the world of technical diving and while looking at my various options for training have come up with a question I could use some help figuring out. Is there a benefit learning technical diving in the open ocean where conditions may be a little...

Check out Scuba Junkies in Borneo Malaysia. They have an operation setup on Mabul island that I think is pretty nice. The staff is awesome and the diving sounds like what you're looking for...deep, drift, etc. Probably one of the first places I would personally look into if I was looking...

Glad to hear no one was hurt. I would confidently dive with this captain since it sounds like he handled the situation calmly and collectively. I know lots of dive boats I have been on where if something like this happened, I think panic and confusion would have ruled the day. I know of one...

This is great and thanks for the heads up, didn't know about this one. Another free source of information that the wife can't get mad about! (I have stacks of dive magazines that I have to defend) I love all of these online publications.

Thanks guys for your comments. Boulderjohn, the crossover factor is definitely on my mind when it comes to agencies so I really appreciate your statements on that. In the long run I would like to make it into cave diving when I return to the states, but will be starting out in blue water tec...

Hello, As I begin my path into tec diving I was wondering, what is more important in training, agency or instructor? I know many agencies have very different reputations and training requirements/paths. I have looked at many options and while I like certain agencies, I also prefer certain...

IMHO, the online course is not as good of a value and is only open to the student for 12 months. I personally like my library of dive references including all off my course books. While the information is the same weather it's online or in a book, a computer cannot reword something or clarify...

Great thread and map! I am anxious to dive this lake when I get back to the states!