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I have been diving for many years and have been a member on this board for a number of years as well. I thought there might be a few people here interested in supporting a charitable event occuring at the end of this month. Here are the details. I am participating in a charity ride...

Hi all; I'm interested in finding some Kelp fields around Vancouver to dive around. Are there any spots resonably close to Vancouver? Thanks.

My buddy and I will be hitting Porteau likely tomorrow (sunday Jul 9). Could anyone provide a vis report for Porteau or Whytecliff for today (saturday)? Thanks.

This is a post from our local paper today. 'Death was everywhere,' says diver who survived Harvey Wallace was scuba diving in Thailand, admiring the tropical fish and huge coral formations when a current grabbed him and nearly slammed him into a vertical reef wall. The Victoria resident...

I have a weight harness (vest) and planning to do a boat dive next weekend. The usual action is to hand up the weight belt prior to the BC, then climb into the boat, but with a weight harness this isn't so easy since it requires removing the BC before removing the harness. Do i need to...

Hello. I have a Nikon coolpix 5000 camera and i'm in the market for a used housing. If you have one for sale, please contact me. Thanks. Doug.

My buddy and I ordered custom Whites suits. He ordered the Catalyst Quadflex and I went with an Aqua Pro Quadflex (I added a pic of mine to my profile) They took about 4 weeks to arrive which is pretty much what we expected. My suit fits me perfectly. I have lots of motion, but almost no...

Hi. I have a poseidon first and second stage (primary), and a Beauchat octopus. I had them serviced about a month ago, and finally took them out a couple weeks ago. I noticed problems with freeflow from both regs, but the primary didn't concern me since it was in my mouth the whole time. The...

Hi guys. I was talking with a LSD here recently and they told me they sold their weights coated with "good stuff" and not the "cheap stuff". I am considering purchasing a weight harness (since my BC is not weight integrated), and can't see what the advantage would be to have a coated weight...

I asked Oceanic when they would have this available for retail. Here is the reply; The HUD mask is not available yet, but is planned to be released soon after October. You can find out more information on the mask on our web page, http://www.oceanicworldwide.com/p_computers_iddm.html I...

I was looking at DiversDiscount.com and noticed there is a moisture filter available that connects on your LP hose between 1st and 2nd stages to provide moisture in your air supply and prevent you from getting a dry throat after diving (among other things) Here is the description of it...

I rented a drysuit on the weekend and my LDS estimated my weight requirements to be approximately 32 lbs. I hadn't dove dry in a while and had no idea what my weight should be. When I got in the water I discovered there was no way for me to submerge with this much weight, even with all the air...

I currently have a Beauchat octopus. I had it serviced a few weeks ago, and on my dive yesterday it was free flowing after being in the water a while and getting to about 60 feet. Since its the backup I didn't notice it shooting the bubbles out until a good portion of my air was exhausted. This...

I dive in cold BC Canada waters. When I dive with a wetsuit I wear 30 lbs. I just purchased a Whites Aqua Pro shell suit Quadraflex (on order) and the dealer told me I would need MORE weights with it than with a 7mm wetsuit. Even with the 32 oz fleece underwear, this seems backwards to me...

Hi peeps. I will be ocean diving on Saturday with a shell drysuit and need to ballpark my weight. When diving with a wetsuit I use 30 lbs on the belt (alum 80 tank). I'm guessing 15 lbs on the belt and 5 lbs ankle weights for drysuit? I am 5'10" and weigh approx 170 lbs. I do have...

I'm trying to decide between attached galvanized boots and separate "rock boot" style boots on a new drysuit. The galvanized boots have some advantages like; - always attached. never need to look for them. - firmly attached to suit. - good ankle support - loose on the feet, so no...

The Bare-CT-200 is 7.5oz fleece / 3M B200 compression resistant "THINSULATE" covered in stylish / Anti-friction taslan. The White Pro (1836) is 18 oz. fleece with double thickness 36 oz. fleece torso. I can get the Bare for alot less money. Is thinsulate going to be better than straight...

Sliding down those bannisters can leave a nasty burn mark on your ***. ;) Seriously though.. my buddy and I have been researching drysuits recently and we are having serious burnout syndrome from all the choices and the lack of direction. We started out thinking of getting something...

I need someplace to attach my lamp and was looking at a Lanyard that has a brass clip, a big coil, and a clip on it. You undo the clip and can stretch out whatever is attached to the coil a long ways.. then clip it back when not in use. These are about $30 up here in Canada. I'm wondering if...

Hi. I don't know if this is the right place to ask these questions, but maybe someone that frequents this forum will be able to help. I purchased a Birchley Products rechargeable dive light in England back in 1990. It worked great for the first dive, then the battery went dead. I connected it...