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January 16, 2020 I apparently made 3 'bounce' dives to deeper than 1000 ft - with no deco. It's on my Teric, so it must've happened... right? And I didn't even get bent! Definitive proof that I now hold the world record for deepest scuba dive in history. Who needs 15 hours deco? Take...

Splitting off from a conversation in another thread (Black Friday sales), is there anyone (else) in the GTA interested in @Dogbowl 's idea of a live service clinic here? We could convince @cerich to hold one if we get six people committed ($200 CAD ea...) Only four to go...

A bit of background... I need a canister light for a tech course I'm taking, and all my current lights are... underwhelming. I have the possibility of buying a Kraken 1000c for fairly cheap from one shop, but I'm not convinced by the specs. At another shop, I'm being offered a discount (as their...

I'm looking for ideas or possible solutions for a problem on behalf of someone else... so please forgive me if I can't answer all the questions that might be asked for clarification. It seems that the smallest (silicone) wrist seals produced are still too large for this individual's wrists. It...

Hi all... I'm not sure where this belongs, but it isn't exactly a question to the manufacturer so I figured this is the place to start. I bought an HDC Tech drysuit a little under 2 years ago. When it works, it's fine... but it seems to me that the thing has had an awful lot of issues with the...

I had an... interesting experience last weekend that I would like to share and get some thoughts on. I'm going to leave out some details that will just muddy the water. I was leading a group of 5 (myself and 4 others) on a deep shore dive - or, that was the intent at least. At one point at...

This is probably a stupid question (when coming from me, most questions are), but I'm hoping that someone here might be able to provide me with a little insight. Through scuba board, I became aware of the Diveheart program. Recently, another dive instructor mentioned her experience with an...

I bought a set of used doubles a while back, complete with BP&W, and finally had my first opportunity to dive it this last weekend. The wing is a horseshoe shape, unfortunately, rather than the doughnut that I've become well acquainted with and fond of. I kept finding that air would get trapped...

This morning was forecast to be a balmy -21 Celsius (-6 F) - obviously I decided it was a perfect day for a dive. Extreme cold alert? Bah! I set up most of my gear before I left, put it in my car, and drove off to the site. The conditions were perfect, the water looked beautiful. Not long...

I'm not sure where to post this, but this seems as good a spot as any. Today has been an... interesting day. At 5 AM, I was to wake to begin the day. This isn't so unusual... the unusual bit is that it wasn't my alarm that woke me. From nowhere, static. Blasting through the apartment. It was as...

I was / am hoping to get in at least 2 dives a week this summer, but find myself hitting the problem of not knowing people to dive with. I joined the Mississauga Scuba Club with the hope that I'd meet people or be able to somehow be connected with other divers... but as of yet, haven't had any...

Well... I'm excited. Yesterday, I booked a trip to Australia. I've never been - and now I'm going for quite an extended visit! The plan: March, and about a week or two of April! Of course, I want to dive a bit when I'm there. I'll be bringing some of my gear, but not a lot because I intend to...

So, I've been reading a thread somebody started about failing his rescue diver course with a lot of interest... there have been a lot of good comments made (mostly good comments, IMHO) and lots that has made me think. I am fairly new to scuba... I know I still have a lot of skills to work on (I...

From the sounds of it, this is apparently a good place to get some feedback... I'm fairly new to diving (as in, have only completed the open water dives for my PADI c-card) and have been looking into buying some gear. I'm looking at getting a regulator / octo, and bcd - though by the time I...