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Hi all, Travelling to Mexico in June and was looking for recommendations on dive company’s to use. I am staying at Bahia principe akumel for 10days and would be looking to do cenotes and possibly Cozumel and also local reefs. I have been before playa del carmen and dived with pro dive who...

Thanks for your reply. Maybe a combination of factors, maybe it was more challenging than I thought. 12 degrees, 4m viz, some swell and late in the evening. I don’t remember feeling the dive was troubling me though it just came on all of a sudden, just maybe a reminder of how every dive is...

Thanks for the reply. It’s just strange it’s happened twice in a row. Maybe just need to have a few easy dives until I get confidence back. Never ever had that feeling before it wasn’t nice at all. I remember pulling at my neck seal. I think I just lost it and worry it will be in the back of my...

There was a bit of swell but not too much.

Looking for some insight as to what happened recently on last 2 dives. A couple of weekends ago I had some really good dives in mull on various walls and shipwrecks, but on the last dive I was at 33 metres and my buddy dropped a good few metres below which I was uncomfortable with. I stopped...

Just wonder if the mk17 seems so good for cold and warm water, why bother with mk25 at all? Obviously the mk25 is piston and should really give more air especially at depth but for normal use there probably wouldnt be much noticeable difference. Anyway, I want to keep the mk25 so will only use...

Hi everyone, kateSCUBAPRO, wmperry, I just bought mk25 s600(first regs.) after being recommended from my local dive shop. Cant wait to try them out, however I am slightly concerned about using them in cold water and wondered if I should have got the sealed mk17??. I want to use them in...

As I said I'm 5'11" and around 195 lb. The xl is needed here at least. I ended up with the xl <relaxed >which is (after trying it out) slightly large around the waist and legs, however it allows for more flexibility especially if using heavier undergarments. An xl would be good for warmer...

I just bought an everdry 4 by scubapro. (It's the suit I really liked). However, I'm looking for reassurance with my sizes. I tried on the large relaxed with a climatec lightweight undersuit and thought it fitted ok. I then tried an XL relaxed with a heavier two piece(think it was an arctic). It...

I want to buy my first drysuit and really fancy a neoprene one. I heard crushed neoprene is good but really fancy the scubapro everdry 4 which seems to be popular. Anyone recommend this suit?? If so, which undergarments would go well with this? I dive in temperatures around 4 degrees and up.

Thanks to everyone who posted a reply. Going to try less layers of clothes next time although really warm in water I put extra layers on as it was v. Cold in the morning getting suited up. I also think that due to not being used to low viz that I'm more aware when I do drift off the bottom a...

I have only dived abroad using a wetsuit and in order to try to become a better diver decided the only way was to sign up to an advanced course here in the uk. My skills are ok but need a lot of improvement. I would like some feedback on my first couple of drysuit dives please!!! First off, I...

Ok. Thanks to all. I guess I already knew what most of you are telling me. Just needed to hear what other regular divers views were to see that it wasn't just me who thought this was a challenging but worthwhile sport and not just a case of jumping in and it's something anyone can do. It takes...

I actually read some of bobs stuff. Thanks I will report back x

Thanks tsandm my minds made up. Join a local club that understands my requirements better than a new dive centre with strangers every holiday. JIM i get what your saying but after reading a few articles (one called "itl be ok" I think) I now realise that it's wrong to "trust dive" although it's...

well said. I think it's true that we are all responsible for ourselfs at the end of the day but if a DM / instructor can't identify that someone with 5 dives needs a little extra observation at first than someone with 500 dives regardless of certification then maybe we are trusting most of them...

Tsandm I'm right in the middle of the central belt. Phil_c if I further my diving in uk with drysuit etc. in lochs for example, will it be like starting over compared to what I've been doing abroad And how easy is it to switch back and forth between the two?? I know a few dive masters from...

Ok. Thanks to all. I have dived the barrier reef, red sea, Indian ocean and the med. I am only doing 4 or 5 a year as I live in Scotland and didnt fancy the diving here although have come to realise that I need to in order to progress to the level I want to be at, I know alot of theory from...

Hi there, I've been diving for 7 years ever since my first amazing breath in the barrier reef and I'm afraid that after a couple of bad experiences if it wasn't for the good ones I would have given up. Just last week although I have only logged 20 dives I was feeling confident and even looking...

thanks to all, thalassamania, i am quick to agree with your comments, namely about training. i think if proper instruction for a free ascent is given then surely it would be the quickest method. by the time you find your buddy or react to any given situation you could already have saved...