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Thanks, I never thought about that. Fortunately I was sitting near the front, protected by the covered portion (I don't know what the official name is) of the boat, so the tanks were dry.

The instance where it was totally wet (the dust cap) was after a specialty dive with a different boat than our regular crew. Since we were taking our gear and putting it back on our regular boat, he grabbed the tank off my back and slapped the wet dust cap on. The other few instances were at the...

I hate it too–so loud! But it's tough sometimes with a towel when everything's damp from the humidity.

Thanks. How do you manage FW rinses while switching tanks on a boat...do you just squirt it with a water bottle or something? I am thinking of getting a pony bottle for trips, so I can rinse my stuff pressurized at the end of the day.

OK cool, thanks. I might just take the equipment maintenance class at my LDS and see what they think about possible salt contamination in my first stage.

I have a practically brand new Atomic Aquatics Z2 reg set (which I'm still struggling to figure out the best way to clean anyway). On a recent trip there were several times when dive boat staff switched my reg over to a new tank before I had a chance to do it myself. The most egregious incident...

Thanks for your responses! I did the 3-liter bottle trick and then tried it on again last night and got in the shower/bath tub. Trimming would not likely help because it isn't the top part along the neck that is tight - it's the hem and entire part stretching across the top of my shoulders...

Last week I attended my first scuba class (for Basic Open Water Certification). Although we were in a pool at the local YMCA I became extremely cold (shivering, lips blue, etc). I'm a 5'8" 115 pound female with very low BMI. Anyway, I MUST have a wetsuit for my next class which is later this...