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    Undersuit: Thinsulate Or Weezle

    I have a Weezel Extreme, my husband has DUI Thinsulate 400. Here is why I like my Weezel: - my Weezel packs small and light, the Thinsulate is big, bulky and does not compress - the wicking ability of the Weezel keeps me dry, so I am very comfortable getting out of my suit in any temperature...
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    Valve Placement

    and introduce a whole new reason why I like my forearm dump. With a forearm dump I can see the bubbles and know if it is venting air or not. When I used suits with shoulder dumps, I could not see the bubble and it made me nervous. Having the forearm dump gives me one less thing to worry...
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    Shears

    K, What is the sheath made of and why don't the shears fall out?
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    Whites Dry Suit Questions

    I just got a White's drysuit and will be doing my first dive this weekend. Last summer and fall I went to 2 different DUI Demo days and tried various trilam suits. I liked the suits but wasn't ready to pay the high price. One of our local LDS carries White's and ordered in a stock size...
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    Haiku Friday

    I think my poem explains why... been dry much too long external dehydration too far from water! have fun this week end. wish I could come, even if the waves are high. jackie
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    Rototillers, Dredgers and Excavators... Oh My!

    Okay, I'll admit it. Most likely I'm a rototiller. In my OW and AOW classes there was nothing about fin techniques. The only comment was that I have a bicycle kick. When I asked what they meant and what I should do different, I was told not to worry about it. I've done about 40 dives in...
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    Kansas, Nebraska & Iowa divers, where do you dive locally?

    If you can take a little southern detour, Bonne Terre Mines near St. Louis is a very interesting place to dive. It is an old lead mine, totally underground but with direct access to air surface almost everywhere. They are open on weekends only. The web site is www.2dive.com All the dives...
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    What is your favorite dive gear?

    I love my Force fins with the bungee straps.
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    Poll -- diseases and diving

    Have to vote 'other' due to lupus.
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    finally saying hello

    i've been reading the forums for quite sometime, but this is my first post. My husband and I have been diving for a little over a year. We've done 37 dives in lakes and quaries in the midwest and 1 dive in the aquariam at Epcot. I'm looking foward to one day getting to the ocean...
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