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    For Sale Aqualung Calypso Full Reg Set - $250

    Great set of regs, just don't need them any more. Last serviced 11/2015. $250 and willing to ship. Located in Redwood City, CA Aqualung Calypso 1st Stage + Low Pressure Hose Aqualung Calypso 2nd Stage Aqualung ABS Octo + Low Pressure Hose Aqualung SPG + HP Hose Aqualung Pivot...
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    For Sale OMS Backplate / Wing - $250

    Solid BPW set in great condition. OMS Performance Mono Wing OMS Stainless Backplate OMS Stainless Single Tank Adapter OMS Single Tank Straps Dive Rite Harness Dive Rite Inflator Dive Rite Crotch Strap $250 + Shipping
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    Panic attack first time on open water dive...

    Haven't read the whole thread, so this may have been mentioned. You may want to take some freediving classes. After only 10 dives post-cert, I kept off tanks for a few years, but put in around 100 hours of bottom time on my lungs. One day I strapped on a tank to explore a new reef with a...
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    Apeks WTX4 w/ SS backplate, harness, STA, cam bands $250

    Sorry, I would rather sell it all together.
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    Apeks WTX4 w/ SS backplate, harness, STA, cam bands $250

    Selling my Apeks WTX setup. Just don't use it anymore! $250 + shipping or pickup in the SF Bay Area Component Specs Retail Price Link Apeks WTX Stainless Steel backplate 5lbs $130 apeks.co.uk/bcds/product/wtx-back-plate.html Apeks WTX Single Tank Adapter & Hardware 1lb $65...
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    Introverts and liveaboards

    I'm surprised nobody has proposed the solution that came to me immediately... never stop diving!! :)
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    Divemaster (DM) course in Koh Lanta Thailand

    Island Divers on Phi Phi is an amazing shop, and extremely professional. They were a huge help when my girlfriend got DCS and our shop and DM (Hippo Divers) bailed on us. I'd give them a call/email and see if they have any recommendations. Also, call around to shops that you'd like to partner...
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    sea kayak dive platform = bad idea

    I dive off a kayak exclusively. If you are using the kayak to get to shore dive spots, you're not using it right. I'm generally paddling up to two miles from the launch spot which opens up so many more dive spots. I have used a sit-inside, but not a long sea kayak. Honestly, the cheapest...
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    Wetsuit Suggestions for California

    Aqualung SolaFX is my favorite nylon-lined one piece suit, XCEL Tri-polar and quad polar are close seconds. However, I strongly recommend looking for an unlined (internally) two-piece. The inside neoprene is bare (called "open cell"), and you slip into them with a lot of lubricant made of...
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    FSOT: Aqualung SolaFX XXL 8mm $250

    Great wetsuit for sale. Only getting rid of it because I don't use it as much as my other suits. Only has about 20 dives on it, never deeper than 50 ft. Very warm for our chilly CA waters. I'll trade it for a Women's 8mm SolaFX Size 6 in similar condition.
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    Cheap entry level wrist computer

    Oceanic Geo 2.0 is great, and in your budget. Easy to read, inexpensive, Nitrox compatible, freedive mode and gauge mode too. And it doubles as a watch!
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    Purchasing first wet suit 7mm - Henderson Aqualock or Bares Elastik

    Thread jack! Who's your tailor?
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    Purchasing first wet suit 7mm - Henderson Aqualock or Bares Elastik

    Exactly! There are probably 10-15 companies that make them now, but with super soft neoprene that's really only appropriate for freediving. Now most have nylon or Lycra exteriors for durability, and we use conditioner instead of talc so you can put it on wet. I've only put on a thick scuba suit...
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    Purchasing first wet suit 7mm - Henderson Aqualock or Bares Elastik

    I know it's not common, but I suggest trying a freediving wetsuit for cold water. You use a water/conditioner blend to get in because they have bare rubber on the inside. Much easier to put on any freedive suit than any 7mm scuba suit too. Because the rubber is bare, you don't get any water...
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    Half Moon Bay Dive Shop

    I've seen a diver down flag on a building just south of HMB on the west side of HWY 1. Does anyone know if there's a dive shop there? I've tried searching Google and haven't come up with anything. I remember pulling into the parking lot at some point, and remember not going in. I can't remember...
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    VERY Shallow Diving Tips

    I've already dove this site on my lungs about ten times, so I have a system down already that I'll modify for SCUBA. I have a few dollar store sand castle pails that each hold around 15 lbs of sinkers. Once one is full, I'll release a float up to the surface, tie it to the pail, and paddle over...
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    VERY Shallow Diving Tips

    Thanks all. I've been watching out for the fishing line and using gloves, etc, while freediving, so I'm pretty used to that. About the weighting, I'm normally neutral at 15 with a nearly empty AL80, so if I don't add weight, and I'm low on a tank at 8 ft, I may just pop up. My plan is to be a...
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    VERY Shallow Diving Tips

    Hi all, In the next week or so, I may be doing a very shallow dive for lead sinkers. No more than 15 feet. The area is nearly picked clean from freediving (close to 1000lbs pulled so far), and I just want to do a tank dive or two to pick up what's left over, and scout for other patches of lead...
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