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I guess the "cheapo" BCD for OWC was always an option C. Option D is borrow from the dive centre to teach in the pool....

Thanks soooo much for this report. I've done about 15 side-mount dives in the Nomad, it was OK, but big and bulky. I am now in the market for a hybrid BCD mostly for teaching recreational diving but also for a bit of side-mount fun diving in the tropics and possibly some cold water diving in the...

Thanks everyone for your response. I'm really stalling on this problem. The Zeagle looks good, not to big, not too bulky. The Stealth looks like a really nice recreational BCD. Can it really be suitably modified to take sidemout? The Razor 2 looks like a dedicated sidemount system. DevonDiver...

Thanks for those suggestions. A friend has since drawn my attention to this very question, posed on Scuba board a couple of years ago. The thread was a very long and informative discussion. I wonder by the few (and somewhat curt) responses here, if I upset folks by repeating the question. This...

I am in the market for a new BCD. Needs to be light (ish) OK for teaching Open Water students and assisting IDCs, good for side mount and able to take a light weight Tec rig (11lt alu twinset & 1 small deco). Currently looking at Hollis SMS100 and Dive Rite Nomad XT. I do understand that these...

I have already done about 400 dives using software generated (usually V planner) tables, or buhlmann tables. When I'm only making 1 gas switch I had a Suunto vytec, recently replaced by a vyper 2 and a gekko - used as a back up depth gauge and timer, as well. I like being able to see the deco...

Question 1: I am in the market for a tech computer and hear mixed opinions for the VR3, does anybody dive with the NHeO? It seems very reasonably priced. As a tech diver I don't want to cut corners but I am on a tight budget - don't need any extra bells and whistles. Question 2: I have...

and back to the topic..... here is the latest from the Sunday Morning Herald - we won't know any more until May next year Dive death hearing delayed until 2011

Interesting "greed" theory there NetDoc. I don't have a problem with the training agencies. I have heard other dive "professionals" complain about the amount of money they (the agencies) charge for everything from teaching materials to instructor upgrades. However I don't believe that dive...

Very sorry, I didn't refresh fast enough, was still typing when you posted. I was referring to vladimir's sarcasm.

Thank you for the sarcasm. Would you care how many or how few bodies were piling up if it was your loved one that was dead? Would you care if you were an instructor that had done everything you had been trained to do (and some), were going through emotional hell and then you get arrested...

Yes, I think the only assumption is that "an introductory scuba dive" is DSD. In my opinion, DSD is the trickiest program to conduct (why PADI would let a DM apply to conduct it always amazes me). You do have to wonder why the instructor was not able to control the student's movements and give...

I have already looked to see if a thread exists for this and couldn't find one, which surprised me as this incident occurred a while ago. My apologies if I missed an existing thread. I originally heard about this from a couple of divers from Perth who sent me an old link to the brisbane times...

mike_s I guess (by your comment) you are suggesting that it's obvious that the steel tank is rusty and therefore unsafe and obvious that you shouldn't store tanks in the bildge? I'm also guessing (by the photos) that somebody did not think it was a problem. My point is how are you going to...

Hmmm, all very interesting posts, my condolences to the divers family and friends. Stories like these make me feel like I'm right to be more scared of the compressor room than the deep diving I regularly do. Perhaps it's simply fear of the unknown and it's time for some equipment classes...

cool, thanks

Well, many thanks for all the advice guys. Saxplayer, I'm not a total equipment gimp, I just didn't know if extensive modifications would be needed on the inside to take higher pressure.

Cool, thanks for your fast response. Can the 1st stage be rated to 300bar so that it will fit in all DIN valves?

This may sound like a dumb question to those of you how know the ins and outs of regulator 1st stages. I have a MK25 yoke 1st stage, can a service technician change it to a DIN?