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Anyone have any suggestions for dive ops in Kauai? Every shop seems to have their trips and their way to run it and I have no idea where to go. Could also totally go the route of looking for a dive buddy and shore diving. I'll be there May 7-13. I am an MSDT and have experience with all kinds of...

Hey all, I know this thread is super old, but seeing as when I started the adventure of taking my service dog diving with me this was literally the ONLY place in the entire black hole of the internet I could even find a discussion on it, I felt it needed to be brought back to life and I'd love...

Sorry! Totally forgot that part. He's looking for $700 for it. I don't really know what they're going for these days so also entertaining offers. Buyer pays shipping.

Includes first stage, second stage, and octo as pictured. Also includes pressure gauge and lpi. Gauge is in PSI.

Hey everyone, one of my DMs is going to be in San Diego from the 10-12 and really wants to go diving on the 11th. I don't know the area so well and can't really point him in any specific direction, the best I could do was put in a word in on here and see if I could find anyone interested in...

Avoid Cydive. Don't let them convince you that they are the best place to do a DM internship, it will be the worst choice of your life!

I keep one. I make a point after all my dives with students to log dives. Helps me remember different things for when I'm teaching in the future, and most of my students are amused by my stamps. Also I do like to collect stamps from dive centers. Like someone said before it's a social thing...

Divewise is one of the most put together ops I've seen anywhere, they are a PADI CDC center and have 2 CDs onsite. That being said I am a HUGE fan of Dive Deep Blue. The owners name is Jonathan and is one of the best people I've ever had the pleasure of working with.

Yeah but you have to see the difference between what you did and what they did. First, the Zen is a relatively open wreck. Our shop policy was bridge, caf, and crew quarters were all acceptable swim throughs. Second, you did do prep work. You knew about the dangers of silt, you were with someone...

Bring everything but the regs and BC. The equipment in Malta is usually pretty good. Diving with your own computer is always worth it. Oh and you can leave a snorkel/fins behind. There's pretty much no need for a snorkel in Malta all the sites are SUPER close to the entry point and as for the...

I have heard super good things from St Andrews Divers Cove on Gozo. Diving Holidays in Gozo, Malta I've been there multiple times given that it's only about a 45 min flight away from me, and I absolutely adore diving there. The inland sea is gorgeous and the wrecks around there are fantastic...

Some people should just never be instructors. It's horrifying that they're actually in charge of people. In her defense though I'm terrified of fish, or I should say fish I can't see. As long as viz is good I'm fine but when viz goes to crap I'm so not ok with the fish that come out of nowhere...

*Sport Diving - Fusion Boots - Whites Diving Only worn 3 or 4 times. They're too big for me and I really just need them out of my apartment. I'll ship anywhere in the US or EU/UK. Again size 9, no wear or tear at all. They retail for 115 so let me know what you're thinking and we can talk...

I've been put in some pretty crappy situations due to my instructor certification, but honestly I tend to roll over and take it. Because of this I usually only show my AOW card when I dive. Sure, most of the dives I do I have friends who work for the dive op and are fully aware that I am and...

Firstly let's just say there's NO way anyone is confusing their equipment with mine. It's all pretty standard, but wellll I'll attach pictures. Fins are done with metallic sharpie. The mask I have my mask strap cover on it, so I rarely get it mixed up. The BC is done with sharpie dye pens. I...

I would simply not smoke. I go through about a cigarette every 2 hours or so, but I can turn it off for a couple hours or even the whole day (yeah I'll prob chain smoke about 3 when we get back, but hey it's the little things) However as someone pointed out, if it is a live aboard I won't book...

Okay fine I spend wayyyy too much time in Italy/Cyprus/Malta so yeah I'll change my statement from Europeans (which is unfair) to specifically Mediterranean people ... but as far as Italy goes the general attitude is if you have a problem just gtfo. Italy is no smoking indoors unless it's...

I know this thread has gone about 14 different directions at this point and I am SO late to the party... I totally understand not smoking on boats in the US. A majority of people aren't smokers and it's just plain rude to smoke in their face. Which really is what it comes down to is that people...

I can zip myself into a backzip drysuit or semi dry no problem....hand over shoulder and then switch halfway across the back....honestly have never had an issue....I actually have a harder time with my stupid front zip fusion and getting it all the way zipped in the front...

Do you have to have any tech ratings? Like did you have to take say (using PADI here cause that's what I know) tech 40, 45, 50? Or is it just hours on the unit?