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LCBR has a really nice set up. You can opt to pay for the hotel rooms as usual, or you can stay in one of their condos that are much much nicer. In either case the food is incredible (amazing chef), the dive pros are wonderful to the guests and the diving is amazing. I have had some great...

Sharkey's my friend, and like everyone has said, get the fish tacos. They are like non other. And if you want the night life (diver style), find out where Allen Truesdell is playing at night. That will be the place to go. Haha, and if you aren't sure, ask for Rocket. He's a big black German...

Heehee62, I grew up diving GC because it was cheaper to fly and play there for a week than it was to spend a week at Myrtle Beach. Later in life I discovered LC. LC is a place where there is really only beautiful and quiet diving mixed with incredible food and fun staff members at the resorts...

My experience at LCBR is that in the dive shop they have little drop boxes in the dive shop by the door for each pro (they also captain). You can doll out in that manner or have the shop manager spread the love in a bulk amount. If you do not hand it off or use the drop box, it seems to be...

Pyro, If you bought it at DRIS, Joe may have some replacements you can buy in his mountain of service stuff. Just a thought.

Akimbo you have had the privilege to dive some pretty cool rigs, though it may not have seemed so at the time. Are you still doing any helmet diving?

Oh I agree, the only concern related to silicon is the rough manner (being in a hurry or not actually owning the suit) psd guys may choose to handle suits sometimes. Silicon has that nasty habit of tearing just a bit easier than latex which is the traditional reason teams choose to stay with latex.

I do the same as Tom, I talc the seal and my neck and have only minor issues to unfold. That being said I think it's just something to practice doing your own way. Loads of people here on SB also use lubricants of various types and seem to have great success. Just make sure it's a product safe...

Absolutely, especially in weird weather when groups are already stressed.

I love some wet diving too. Barring insane cold (in my own cold-rating opinion) I prefer to be diving wet, but with some of my all day teaching adventures in 40ish degree water, a dry suit has become an essential piece of kit. Similarly, I love a front zip capability and though my suit has...

Ok so today dry suits have been a hot little topic here on SB. With that in mind, what is everybody out there diving and why? What makes one suit better than the other and what would you look for if you were on the market for a new suit? I am currently diving a HOG Tech suit (bi-laminate) with...

Nope, I mean Johnson & Johnson's baby powder. It's straight scented talc and the easiest thing for my teams and students to replace quickly in bulk when needed. My current set of seals is over three years old, wet regularly, and as good as new. Now you are correct in that I always point out what...

Because drying my hands is pretty easy :) and baby powder is almost universally recommended by the kids who make the suits. But then again, what do I know? On hundreds of cold weather dives in wet dry suits the baby powder has just been fantastic. I personally like staying dry just inside my...

The easiest thing is simple baby POWDER!! Keep a travel bottle in your kit, puff some on, and you'll slide right through your seals either way. You get no degradation and no subsequent problems other than you might look like an addict for a minute. Try it, I would avoid all of these lubricants.

Whew.... Glad that worked out nicely. Pardon me if I'm a bit defensive of both my business and business partner... Haha Marines.....

I'm going to jump in here for the fun of it and point out that dive shops who choose to service gear may or may not do a good job. Apparently a lot of faith has been lost on a few of you chatting here. It is the responsibility of the shop to perform service in a quality and effective manner, or...

Steve I bet you'll be spot on once again with those 2 extra pounds. But you also know how it can be getting used to something new so it would likely be handy to carry a couple extra pounds down to the water's edge for that break in "get it right in your head" dive. Haha, that being said, I have...

Tamas, If you want real power and the ability to perform any kick style with a near neutral fin, I would go with the Dive Rite XTs. These fins are about as bad as they come and do not come near the highest price point. They are truly incredible and you will move like you wouldn't believe. They...

The other thing to remember is that some of the pricing listed here is based on old numbers. A store can always take care of you if you contact them directly, but so far as listed advertised pricing the numbers are a bit higher as of Jan 1. An example is that a D3 with a non-reversible chrome...

I personally carry top tier insurance from both Dive Assure and DAN. With the difference in how the policies function, I know that wherever I might end up, one of the two will pay someone to try and fix me. Honestly I have been seeing the best coverages coming from Dive Assure when I compare the...