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It started out an excellent dive. Beautiful reef, lots of beautiful fish. After 50 minutes my (stranger) buddy and I decided to head back to the boat. There was a strong current, and we had spent the whole dive swimming into the current, so we surfaced to look for the boat. It was about 200...

I just bought my first BCD, a Scuba Pro Glide. I really like the BCD, had used this type of BCD at Sunset House on Grand Cayman on 2 dive trips. And I like the one I bought. But there's something it does that has me a bit puzzled. When I first connect it on the boat, and put air into the...

Okay, I'm segueing from the Caribbean to the Western Pacific because my requirement for water temperatures over 83 degrees rules out a Caribbean trip in January. So... my wife and I are looking for a moderately upscale resort that offers more than just scuba diving, but in a place where scuba...

That's an interesting statement. I wonder why luxury accommodations and really good diving don't coexist very well?

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Okay, as a beginning diver, I've been to Sunset House on Grand Cayman (twice) and Hotel Cozumel in Cozumel. I'm also a beginner to the Caribbean. I was initially disappointed at these two resorts because they weren't what I've always seen in the movies when somebody goes to a Caribbean resort...

Have you had hearing damage from diving?

In another thread, someone complained about a DM who didn't do enough during the dive to help the divers. Then several SB members criticized the OP for not accepting responsibility for his own safety. Then I said that I was happy on my recent scuba trip to have a DM who watched out for us...

Anyone been to the Media Luna resort on Roatan? I'm considering going on a trip there (the Single Divers Halloween trip 2012-10/11: Oct 27-Nov 3, 2012 Roatan MONSTER BASH Single's Week!!! - SingleDivers.com Surface Interval INDEX). Would be interested in hearing reports of any...

How does travel insurance work? Do I need it? Looks like it's for people who get caught in rush hour traffic on the way to the airport, or lose their luggage. Is that right? Surely it's not for people who just decide to cancel their trip on a whim; no insurance company would stay in business...

After having a great time on the Cozumel Invasion, I'm ready to go on organized dive trips. Heretofore I had only gone solo or with my family. Having a larger group adds some advantages. So I thought I'd look on Scubaboard, to see what are the upcoming trips over the next 6 months or so...

Okay, I just bought my first BC online, haven't gotten it in the mail yet. Bought the Scuba Pro Glide. (Not the one with Air 2.) So now I need a regulator. The first thing I notice looking at regulators is that what I thought was a regulator isn't a regulator. I thought the whole thing you...

This was my first Cozumel Invasion. Hotel Cozumel is adequate though not luxurious in the least. The TV has HBO and Cinemax but no movies. The rooms are clean, and the maid service is excellent. The pool is very attractive from a distance, but the water is not kept as clear as I like. I own...

I'd like to purchase a scuba bag with wheels, but there are so many choices I'm not sure which would be good. I don't need it as a carry-on bag on an airplane. I pack my scuba gear in my suitcase and check it. I need it for the convenience of not having to lift my gear from the hotel to the...

A few people today were swimming during the surface interval. One person dropped something and swam to the bottom to get it. It was probably 15 feet. He wanted to know how deep it was, so swam back to the boat and picked up his computer. Someone on the boat said that's not a good idea...

I notice that sometimes people refer to the depth as more than just the vertical depth from the surface of the water. For example, after descending 60 feet and penetrating a cave for 20 feet, one might speak of 80 feet of something -- depth? When exactly does one make such adjustments in the...

In a class recently, while discussing the reasons why a technical diver might use a nitrox mixture higher than 40%, the teacher told us higher mixtures are used while ascending to decrease the deco time. I said, "So you switch to the higher mixture to decompress", and the teacher corrected me...

2 questions regarding RDP table 3 usage with nitrox: (1) Let's say you're planning 2 dives using the RDP, with different percentages of oxygen. For example, the first dive is with EAN32 and the second with EAN36. After the first dive, you use table 1 of the RDP for EAN32 to determine your...

On my most recent dive trip I found that diving in canyons was what I liked the most, much more than looking at beautiful fish or coral. The highlight of the trip was diving through a short tunnel connecting 2 canyons. I'm wondering how to get more of this kind of diving in. Cave diving seems...

On my most recent dive trip I had more difficulty equalizing than I'd had on the previous 2 (I've only gone on 3 dive trips so far). After my second trip I figured I was over this huge difficulty equalizing, but this time it was even worse. It took me between 5 and 10 minutes to get down to 20...