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my Sister just bought a home near Hilo. Im spending 11 days there soon. It’s a work trip im remodeling a room but a day diving might occur. Eventually i will ditch a full set of dive gear at her house. But I think this trip will require me to rent it. Given all four checked bags will be full of...

we have finally had enough covid fun and games and are heading to Bonaire it seems to be the go to for us and traveling there is more obtainable right now than something far far away I think anyway i think this might be the sixth trip. You’d think someone on his sixth trip to Bonaire would not...

Ive been reading here and other places seems like theres some that are traveling regardless. Whats your overall view on it. Are we I or us being selfish for thinking about traveling out of the country or even to say Florida just to dive. It could be several years before this really is under...

First my advice for people getting ready to book a cruise any time soon and something I will do from now on. Get fully refundable trip insurance coverage for any reason at any time not ones that require certain things to happen and coverage of air fare hotel and transportation. Book all shore...

We ended up in a cruise last feb when my main dive buddy had serious accident the week before our two and week trip to Florida. Yeh he got a JOB. I booked a last minute cruise on a grey hair cruise most were over 50 it was really a great trip. So much so that six of us are on a cruise out of Las...

Any advice on taking your gear on a road trip after diving and exposing it to very cold weather. This wont be something I will experience often but it is something that could happen. It will be in the back of a truck bed under a canopy. I will keep the regulators up front. What may occur next...

We have only been on one cruise we booked our dive through the ship. My experience booking through the ship wasn’t what I’d call stellar the boat was overloaded the pick up and drop offs from other boats was agonizing it was hot And it ate up about 4 hours just picking up and dropping offf...

Trying to get a party of five on a cruise middle to the end of February 2020 all mid fifty to early sixties seems like we’re all going to get senior citizens discounts soon. Three of them live close enough to drive to Galveston Texas southern Florida works for me I’ll stay an extra week and...

What’s your favorite round oval or flat steps on a divers ladder a number of my dive buddies are heavy 200 to 250 pounds which is a factor. Some dive ladders hurt my feet. Winter project is building a ladder. Much more in depth than a simple bolt on unit. Will have railing and fold and lock to...

As often as I go to Florida I’ve never been on the gulf side, thinking my next trip which might be December or January I’d like to try a couple places. Id love it if you could help guide me to a dive club that might get me hooked up with local divers that are willing to take a long distance...

I’m an air hog always have been. I’m about 200 dives in now, I do a number of things pre dive which has helped I do a yoga breathing exercise about a month before a dive trip and try to swim as much as possible as well. I’m pretty healthy but I don’t work out, I do see quite a bit if physical...

im in the final stages of having a dental implant and crown installed the temporary tooth was placed three weeks ago. This week they pulled that tooth did some imaging and reinstalled it none of which was intense. No shots or anything violent. However I now have some sinus pressure and light...

I have a buddy in Florida who stores our tanks for us when were not there. Usually 6 to 9 months between dives some years maybe longer depending on where we might go instead of Florida at what time line. My wife’s tanks maybe longer because I tend to get cranky if I have been. In the water in 6...

I have a High Tides crushed neoprene dry suit that I haven’t put on on a few years. The likely hood of me diving cold water in the next few years and needing this suit is minimal. It is now about 10 years old. These are not cheap. I store it in my garage on a hanger that spreads the load over...

I read the post below about carry ons. It reminded me of my recent flights. Im wrapping up the last leg of three trips almost back to back. Ive been forced to check my regulator bag on more than half the flights. One or two of the flights they allowed me to carry them on but only after we...

My upcoming trip to Florida may have evolved to included a week on a cruise ship. Any advice on if we should dive any of the ports or use our time at these ports to be typical tourists, there are three islands that do promiss to be be great diving. But it seems like the short amount of time we...

Im writting this from my lounge chair on Bonaire while my crew gets cleaned up for lunch. Its a slow process Maybe someday Ill slow up. My wife and I converted from jacket BCDs to BPWs we needed two more outfits for my family so it wasnt a lets go throw money around. This is primarily to...

Reading the revived post below about BYOB on Jet Blue flights brought me to make this post. Surely I cant be the only one who seems to have a hefty load of stress that develops before you take a trip. I don't drink alcohol any more so I cant fix it with a cold one, there was a time in my life...

is there a calculation or % of your weights or total weight to determine the amount of ditchable weights you should have. Now that I’m a BPW man I am going to incorporate as much weight into the BP as possible I’ll need three different weight combinations for the three different suits I wear...

Im wondering if there’s a better computer for me I have used a Scubapro Luna with transmitter from the start. There are things I love about it things i need that it meets and few things I hate. What I hate I have thick forearms and the strap will not hold it in place it works itself down...