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New Zealand has been one of the most locked down countries in the world for the past two years. Subsequently very few Covid19 infections to date and only 53 deaths (with or of Covid19) out of a population of 5M. While 90% of the population have been doubly vaccinated we have almost no natural...

Am I doing something wrong? Can't see most of the threads that are supposed to be there.

For many years I have been fortunate to be able to do 2-4 dives a month. Last December an old herniated disc problem resurfaced and the pain in the left leg had caused me to stop diving for fear of worsening the problem. My left buttocks and left calf are severely affected. Only sitting or...

Most often when diving with a new dive operator or even the same dive operator with a new/different crew you will be asked a few questions such as when was your last dive, have you dived in cold water, how many dives and what is your highest certification level. I can easily tell the op when my...

This may not be the right forum to ask but would like to know how you can properly inflate your dsmb fully without being towed to the surface when it's only half full. DUMB IS DSMB AFTER SPELL CHECKER GETS DONE WITH IT LOL. (Mod edit, fixed your title for you)

It would be interesting to know how much you pay to have your regulators serviced (primary, secondary and octi).

Neither had ever done so before. We entered the water off a beach with a 2 foot swell breaking on the beach. Hauled the gear through the water past the breakers and both our primary regs started freeflowing. The secondaries were ok. Pressing purge putton on the wife's reg a few times stoped...

Diving in poo. Wanaka diver deep in poo wins fame, sympathy

I am often asked what my highest certification level is. So is solo higher than rescue?

Our son Olin first learned to dive when he was 12 years old. Did his first night dive at age 14. Over the next 28 years he did around 400-500 dives. All this without ever getting certified. For his 40th birthday present the wife and I splashed out and bought him an open water...

The wife was following me in the dinghy while I was lobster hunting solo at Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. There was the largest lobster I've ever seen sitting on top of a rock at a depth of 30 feet. Too easy except in the ensuing battle somehow the lobster turned on me and grabbed me by...

The PADI dry suit diver course manual states that you must demonstrate the ability to remove and replace your scuba unit and weight system on the "surface"! My wife has had two successful ocean dives with her new dry suit, loves it and wants to take the PADI dry suit class. She's 69 years...

Wilda has been scuba diving for five years now. She's 69 years old and does not dive in the winter (New Zealand). She bought a drysuit and just did her first pool dive with it today. All grins after emerging from the pool. Looks like I'll have a winter dive partner now. She'll probably...

Hi, Love your board. Can you please tell me the difference between new posts and recent posts? Both seem to provide the same threads. Regards, Bert

Thought I'd share a 'drama' that occurred to me yesterday. In order to have full use of my hands on entry to the water I like to connect my gloves to the junction of the low pressure inflator hose and the larger diameter manual inflator hose. After clipping on any accessories (like slinging...

Hi, Recently our local dive operator has started anchoring their boat(s) near a rock that historically has seals in our winter (Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand). The divers stay in one place at a depth of about 10M and the seals have been diving down and seem to be playing with the divers...

Not sure if this is the right place to ask so feel free to move it. Just finishing my 5th PADI specialty and will soon qualify to apply for the Master Diver cert. Have any of you done so? Is it worthwhile? Any advantages to doing so? Regards, Bert

In a hypothetical situation because of some problem such as entanglement you find yourself getting low on air without a buddy are there any techniques one can use to make your air last longer? Would skip breathing help? I'm looking for fact based answers other than the obvious (stay calm...

I'm visiting my son in Darwin Australia and was hoping to get to do a wreck dive during my visit. Trying to contact a dive operator was an exercise in frustration and futility. None of the operators listed on Google are operating any longer. A new dive shop Dive Air Darwin Diveair Darwin NT...

I was recently told to keep the valve on my pony bottle open so that water can't enter the first stage regulator. Is this right? I keep the valve closed to insure that the pony doesn't have a chance to leak and will be full in case I actually need it.