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I live on a small island in the Caribbean, so getting stuff here is difficult. I want to make sure I get it right. I'm thinking of building a set of tiny doubles (Faber 50s) as I dive solo most of the time and want some redundancy and additional gas. I mainly do photography, so my diving is...

Hello, I am trying to build "tiny doubles" and already have 2 Blue Steel DIN valves. I want to know if I can avoid buying an entire manifold (and just buy the cross bar instead). The vales have the following markings Blue Steel 10111 636 18-09/309 S.o.S. Thanks,

I had what I would call a full blown panic attack on a dive today. I was always puzzled by a diver’s urge to spit out the reg and bolt to the surface and never thought it was possible that I would feel that way; until today. Was on a shore dive in pretty intense current today. We swam into the...

I have a Legend with the ACD in the first stage. I read some reports about the ACD closing during dives, which has now led me to consider dumping the Legend and picking up a new reg. In the research I’ve done, I don’t know if it’s entirely clear that the ACD failed or there was servicer error in...

I've searched a lot, but still have some unanswered questions: 1. Am I missing anything my strictly shore diving in Kona? (This is my first trip there. I plan on doing the manta dive by boat, but that might be it as far as boat diving) 2. Can I get away with full foot fins? (I much prefer my...

I'll be visiting Kona for the first time later this month. I have a decent amount of experience - most of it in Southern California and Cayman. I noticed the Kona dive ops have "long-range" trips at a premium price. Are these worth the additional money? Jack's, for example, also has an...

I had some dental work done a few months ago - several fillings and a crown. I dove yesterday for the first time since then. No pain upon descent or ascent at all. But, when I drank a glass of cold water after surfacing, the tooth with the crown was extremely painful and sensitive to cold. It...

Hello all, After years of Caribbean trips, my wife and I are finally close to booking a Fiji trip. We are SoCal residents and I dive here relatively frequently. I've been doing some research and we're thinking of going in April and staying at Wananavu Beach Resort. How is the resort and the...

I've dived here in California, in the keys, the USVI, Bahamas, and a ton in Grand Cayman. Cayman is my favorite by far, but after 10 trips in a row, I think I'm in need of a change and am contemplating Coz. Are there sheer walls as there are in Cayman? (I know it's predominantly drift diving...

I was at the Long Beach Scuba show today and discovered a new video light that seems TGTBT. It's called the Lume Cube. Ultra small, up to 1500 lumens per cube, and two for $149. Does anyone have any experience with these lights??? Lume Cube - Kit for GoPro (Gunmetal Grey)

There is talk about a death at Shaw's Cove last weekend, but absolutely nothing reported about it anywhere. From what I heard, a diver that was part of a buddy team surfaced about 30-40 min into his dive in distressed, dropped weights, and somehow died. Anybody know anything?

Anyone know anything about this? KHNL : Scuba diver dies following medical emergency off Kewalo Basin Scuba diver dies following medical emergency off Kewalo Basin KEWALO BASIN, HAWAII (HawaiiNewsNow) - A scuba diver died Tuesday morning following a medical emergency, officials said. The...

I'm trying to replace the hose on my wife's Titan (not LX) apparently the proprietary fitting prevents an easy hose swap. Anybody know of a way to replace the hose???

Bleaching hits Cayman corals Bleaching hits Cayman corals 15 October, 2015 By: Charles Duncan | cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com Coral bleaching around Grand Cayman has become so dramatic that last week the police helicopter crew called the Department of Environment, concerned about what was going...

I am currently in Grand Cayman and was diagnosed with a perforated ear drum on Monday 7/27. On Day 2 of the trip, I made two dives to 100' and 80' and, to the best of my recollection, had no issues equalizing or otherwise. The next day, my wife had some photographs scheduled for the family...

I purchased a new reg and it came standard with a braided hose. I'm now making my old primary reg (an AL Titan) my octo. I figured I would lengthen the existing hose on the Titan before making it my new octo (it's 22" currently). I'm thinking about replacing it and my inflator hose with...

Had a chance to go out on a boat to Catalina yesterday. Conditions were great and I had a great time, but I was a little troubled by the fact that numerous boats were completely ignoring the fact that divers were in the water. On 2 of the 3 dives, we would anchor at a well known dive site, fly...

Hi all, I have an Aqualung ABS octopus that always seems to free flow until I sort of bump it a bit. Turning it upside down never works. I have to smack it. It's been serviced recently already. I do mostly beach diving here in Southern California, but always soak my gear thoroughly after each...

Anyone know of a good filter for dives deeper than 60 or so feet???

I have the SRP CY filter and have been using it for the last few months shore diving here in SoCal. I have been pleased with the results, but have been reading that below 50', the SRP CY filter isn't great. I'm traveling to Cayman in late July and most of my diving will be below that depth...