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  1. Scuba_Noob

    Diving-Related Dreams

    Anyone else have diving-related dreams? I've had a few directly related to diving. Usually they're very cool and positive. This last one was weird. It wasn't really a diving related dream to start. My friend and I were walking on large chunks of ice floating above either a lake or the ocean...
  2. Scuba_Noob

    How high elevation is the Malahat section of the Trans-Canada Highway?

    How high elevation is the Malahat section of the Trans-Canada Highway? Is it safe to drive from Nanaimo to Victoria after a couple of deep dives (safe from any type of DCS)? Just wondering what everyone else thinks. I'm sure it's pretty safe. I've done it before multiple times with no issues...
  3. Scuba_Noob

    How Do You Advertise A Dive Trip?

    Hi, Basically, I want to know how experienced people organize dive trips. I've done a couple before where I helped out, and there have always been so many administrative issues. For example, last-minute drop-outs or people not committing. How do you get people to commit to an expensive trip? A...
  4. Scuba_Noob

    DIN First Stage Problems

    With my DIN first stage (Aqualung Titan LX), the o-ring sometimes pops out randomly when my gear is set up and pressurized during a surface interval, making an extremely loud noise and wasting air. After I shut off the tank, and detach the first stage from the tank, I can see that the o-ring has...
  5. Scuba_Noob

    Mars Curiosity has landed!

    The Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, has landed. Thought people might be interested. It's pretty cool. I was watching a live feed of the NASA command center, and everyone was so excited. A culmination of the launch in November to the landing now. Quite nerve-wracking, when you have a...
  6. Scuba_Noob

    Getting Comfortable with Downcurrents

    I'm posting this in Advanced because downcurrents don't necessarily seem like a basic/new thing. I know quite a few places, like Cozumel, have great dive sites that occasionally have 'random' downcurrents. From reading numerous threads, I get that the primary strategy is to get away from the...
  7. Scuba_Noob

    Steam Summer Sale (Computer Games)

    Anyone else participating in the Steam Summer sale? If you're not and you're interested in games (even casual games), you should check it out. I've bought 15 games for less than $50 already. They're either highly-rated classics (e.g., Knights of the Old Republic, Half-Life 2, Portal/Portal 2...
  8. Scuba_Noob

    Cozumel for Non-Divers and Best Dive Sites?

    I've made my decision that I want to dive in Cozumel around May next year. However, I have a few non-diver friends who are coming too. 1. Will my friends have a lot of touristy stuff to do in Cozumel? We're going to be there for a week, and I'll probably dive for three days. They're kind of...
  9. Scuba_Noob

    Good Dive Resorts for Non-Divers

    Hi, A bunch of my friends and I are planning to go to Mexico sometime in 2013. However, I'm the only diver there, and I want to dive for a few days (out of the week we'll be staying there). I also want them to have fun. They don't care which spot in Mexico, so I get to make the choice based on...
  10. Scuba_Noob

    Best Value Lenses (Wide-Angle and Macro) for Canon S95 - Ikelite Housing

    First of all, I can assure you that I've tried to search for this continuously, but there is a lot of confusing information. I know almost nothing about wet lenses. All I know about the the S95 Ikelite Housing is that it accepts 67mm threaded wide angle or macro lenses. However, when looking...
  11. Scuba_Noob

    Diver Reputation in Victoria (and area) and Vancouver

    Do you think divers have a good reputation to non-divers in Victoria and Vancouver? I mean some divers are often loud (with the release of air from our tanks and regs, as well as our voices), divers crowd certain sites, and some divers scatter their gear everywhere while gearing up/down, which...
  12. Scuba_Noob

    Scuba Diving and Bodily Functions

    I find that near the end of dives, as I get shallower and when I get out of the water, I often have the strong urge to urinate (or sometimes an urge to poop ;)). At my bottom depth, I never feel these urges. Is that something related to the water pressure? In other words, as you get deeper, the...
  13. Scuba_Noob

    Tipping Technicians

    Is there any type of etiquette for tipping technicians who work on your dive gear? Is it expected? Do you do it, and if so, when? They're getting paid a wage/salary to do the job already and the job usually costs you money already. But sometimes technicians do a bunch of stuff for free or go...
  14. Scuba_Noob

    Regulator Vomiting

    Just recently, I vomited underwater while diving. So I was feeling a little sick before the second dive, and we had a short surface interval on pretty wavy waters on a boat charter. I felt that once I got into the water, I'd be fine as usual. We went down to a maximum of 35ft on our second...
  15. Scuba_Noob

    Want to Trade: Large ScubaPro Jet Fins for XL ScubaPro Jet Fins

    I have a pair of Large ScubaPro Jet fins with spring straps that I want to trade for a pair of XL ScubaPro Jet fins (preferably with spring straps). If not, I'm looking to buy a pair of XL ScubaPro Jet fins (prefer spring straps). And I'll sell the Large Jet fins when I get them.
  16. Scuba_Noob

    Strobe Problem

    I have a Canon Powershot S95 with dual YS-01s, activated through a flash-sync cable. I went on two dives today. Strobes were normal on first dive. However, during the second dive, after a few shots, only one strobe would fire. The other strobe would be on, but it would not fire (still could use...
  17. Scuba_Noob

    Dominican Republic (Punta Cana) - and travelling in general

    I'm going to be in Punta Cana for about a week this summer, and I want to get a few days of diving in. Anyone ever dove there and have any dive operators you can recommend? I'm going to be living out of a resort (Dreams Palm Beach); I assume that won't be a problem. Does the Dominican Republic...
  18. Scuba_Noob

    Flash Deflector and Strobes

    Hi all, I have a Canon Powershot S95 in an Ikelite housing with two YS-01 strobes. I use a flash deflector on my housing so that the internal flash doesn't flood the image. Recently I've read some posts where people use black tape on the inside of their housing so that the internal flash light...
  19. Scuba_Noob

    PADI's Course Rush

    So with PADI, a diver can complete his/her Open Water, then Advanced OW, and then Rescue Course back-to-back-to-back, with no dives in between. How does everyone feel about this method? I assume there is some controversy. With me, I think it's a flawed methodology that creates overconfident...
  20. Scuba_Noob

    YS-01 Aperture Priority Problem

    Hi, I have a Canon S95 Powershot with an Ikelite housing. I also have YS-01 strobes. They work perfectly fine in Manual with the typical settings (set to the regular flash "knob"). However, when the strobes are on the regular flash setting, and I set the camera to Aperture Priority (Av)...
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