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I used a DSMB on drift dives along walls. Boat captains want you away from the wall when they pick you up. At the end of the dive I ascend up the wall to my safety stop. I then shoot a bag and lock in at 15 feet. I put by back to the wall, take a compass heading and start swimming. After 5 or 10...

That's exactly what happened to me the first time I tested my spool (accidently let go of it). :)

In addition, unwind all of the line from your spool and make sure that the line is tied in a loop around the core of the spool. Then, when you accidently drop the spool, which of course will happen when you are on a wall dive, the spool will completely unwind but it will still be attached to...

When in a place like Belize a 20 minute safety stop isn't a bad thing. Lots to look at. (My profile from the Blue Hole in Belize.) BlueHoleProfile by johndo88 posted May 23, 2018 at 1:43 PM

So this is really a true story, you actually know the diver this happened to. I read about this event but couldn't believe it. FWIW, on our trip to the Blue Hole (Belize), I talked with the DMs before the dive letting them know that I prefer not to make deep stops and just continue to the first...

Here are links to my videos in Vimeo. Cheers, John Turtles: Tremors: Dolphins Part One: Dolphins Part Two:

I have to agree; I don't think I'll return to AKR. I was diving DIN and Nitrox. I was told that there would be enough DIN tanks at the shack. There was NOT. The others in my group were able to do the shore dive and I wasn't going to make them wait for me to walk back to the shop and get a tank...