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Paul Foley and I grew up together. He was about 4 years older than me. We lost touch after my family moved across Town, but I still have fond memories of hanging out with him. Paul was a firefighter for the Town of West Springfield. I attended the calling hours last night. When you...

Agreed. I gave my wife my Mosquito, because she's non-technical and likes the computer. She doesn't need a gauge mode. I use a Suunto D3 bottom timer. Physically, its almost identical to a Mosquito. It costs less, and makes a nice timer. Your other option is to upgrade to a more...

I fly a Prism Topaz. I completed training about one month ago. My rig came with the stock Steam Machines (the manufacturer) recreational configuration. I purchased the Grey Wolf Innovations Tech Frame, because I'm an OC tech diver and I intend to be a CCR tech diver (primarily Northern...

Your statement is not truthful. You admit to having taken single tank divers to 165 - 170, while you went to 200. That's poor escorting, poor supervision, and unsafe. Allowing single tank divers under your supervision to go to 150 feet is also unsafe. The fact that you had to share air...

I respectfully disagree. This thread is useful to the extent that it points out the rank stupidity associated with escorting unqualified divers using inadequate equipment on deep dives in which the alleged instructor also lacks traning, experience and judgment. There are good points in this...

The only limits that have been pushed in this dive relate to safety limits and instructor misconduct. A 200 foot dive is nothing special. There are any number of people, including my buddies and me, who make 200+ foot dives on a regular basis. I typically have at least 2 sets of doubles...

If your buddy isn't sufficient, or if you choose to dive solo, I'd suggest manifolded doubles. Double 80's will work nicely for your range, and they provide excellent redundancy. I wouldn't sling less than a 40. When you look at a redundant backup, you need to calculate how much gas it...

Sure. I use a Gavin 26 amp-hr that I enjoy quite a bit. Gavin Website My buddies tend towards Silent Submersions. Silent Submersion Website I was diving in Halifax, NS, earlier this year. One of the divers had an X-scooter, which was very nice and about half the weight of my Gavin...

Its do-able, but its annoying and unnecessary. If I'm donating to an OOG diver, the last thing I want to rely upon is a reg that doesn't breath as well as my primary, and that needs to pull double duty as an inflator. Matching the regs means that the reg to which you are switching...

There may be an issue with the manner in which you are using the defog. I use Sea Drops. I find that it works best to apply defog well before you enter the water. Leave it on until it dries. Give your mask a quick dunking to rinse it. You want to keep the defog on the glass, so don't dunk...

In New England, my favorite dives are: Wreck of the Baleen (North Shore of Boston) Poling Bow (off Gloucester) USS Bass (Rhode Island) U-853 (Off Block Island)

Was Air Jamaica tired of having to leave their planes open and unlocked so that the locals can loot them while they're on the tarmac?

I'd stay as far away from them as possible. When I first started diving, I used on Octo+. It was difficult to use on gas sharing drills and made ascending while breathing off it more difficult than necessary. In addition, it didn't breathe well at depth, particularly when compared to my...

Lavender Brown didn't sound like she was in great shape after the battle. I enjoyed 1 - 5. I found 6 somewhat tedious. I thought that 7 was one of the best.

A person who actually has clue what they are doing will look at the content label to determine what is in the tank. The O2 clean sticker identifies the tank as being suitable for O2 service. The nitrox bumper sticker is merely intended to keep people from accidentally grabbing a tank that they...

Its not in Massachusetts, but the Portland Quarry (Portland, CT) is reasonably close, particularly if you live in Central or Western Mass. I used to live in Longmeadow, and could get there in about 45 minutes.

It depends on what you've worked out beforehand. If we agree to dive as a team, then we exit as a team. If we agree that a separation is acceptable, then that is also acceptable, so long as the divers understand the issues surrounding a solo dive.

It did, but that's only because you can't breathe at all. I wish for less stress.

You do, but its hermetically sealed shut. I still wish that I knew then, what I know now.

You do, but you know have more hair, in a variety of interesting colors and locations on your body. I wish that I knew then, what I know now.....