I have an Oceanic FDX10 Delta IV with Alpha 8 octo that I bought used a few years ago. For various reasons I haven’t been diving with it. It had been serviced just before I bought it- the work order came with it.
I read something about parts becoming hard to get for servicing. Is this right...
Has anyone tried using a vacuum food sealer to vacuum seal the key fob? The buttons should still be useable. With the air removed it shouldn’t be a buoyancy issue and they can simply be put in a pocket.
Seal it at home before leaving?
I quit smoking about 3.5 years ago. I had started a thread here about it and there were a few questions how my health was after 42 years of smoking.
I have been having a yearly low dose CT scan as recommended by the American Lung Assoc. Until this year there was nothing to be concerned about...
I had a step ladder shift out from under me on Easter Sunday. I fell in an upright sitting position and have a compression fracture of my T-5 vertebra.
My dr. said to take it easy for 6 weeks/ no lifting over 10 pounds and not do anything stupid. I have no idea what he has heard about me...
Thanks to some irresponsible extended family my wife, daughter and I now have covid. Their symptoms have been like very bad colds/flu.
So far I have no symptoms-it’s been several days to a week since my exposure. The steroid is making my pulse faster than normal, and I will be talking to my...
I dug down into my dive bag and “found” a light that has been missing. It’s a DHX 600.
I last used it 2 or more years ago and I am sure it wasn’t charged before losing it. I twisted it and it came on- surprising the heck out of me, and slightly blinding me.
How long do these usually stay...
There is an Aqualung DW Mistral reg for sale locally. It is in fair condition and is advertised as being a 1958 model and pre serial number.
Is this worth playing with?
I have an Oceanic reg set with a console. I think I would rather just have a SPG.
Can i just remove the SPG from the console and use it or do I need to buy a stand-alone SPG?
I finally quit smoking around the 1st of December. I am 60 and smoked from when I was 18. I am using a nicotine patch but so far it has not been difficult so I should stay wuit.
I get a physical every year. I take a couple of low dose meds for slightly high blood pressure.
My primary care...
I have read a lot of posts about using bicycle inner tubes to keep gear under control.
How do I attach it to a strap to use?
Cut and tie it around the strap?
There is a Luxfer steel 120 tank for sale locally. It is painted-red, and stamped 3000psi.
I haven’t bought tanks or checked into them for a while and don’t remember the goid ones and the ones to avoid.
Most steel tanks I see talked about are Worthington.
Are the Luxfer steel tanks good to go?
I use a SP Everflex 5/4 suit.
Would a 5/4 hood be the correct thickness, or thicker/thinner?
I don’t plan on diving in water colder than my suit can handle. Some of the water I dive in has sharp thermoclines, especially in Spring.
I have read many threads on how to carry gear- smb’s, bags of stuff, etc.
Is there any reason to not hang pouches or bags from a weight belt?
I put my weights in the weight pockets of my Zeagle Ranger bcd and dont use a weight belt.
Instead of wearing a thigh pocket or hanging stuff from a...
A couple of years ago I went on a Carnival cruise and went diving at Roatan. The dive op was AKR. The dive boat left their dock and traveled west for about 5 minutes then tied to a mooring ball. When we started the dive we went west from the boat.
The reef there was sort of a finger reef-...
I can't find a thread I read recently about how to figure out the approximate age of a Zeagle Ranger going by some of the features on it.
I bought one used a couple of years ago and just got curious after reading that thread.
Mine has a rubber Ranger tab and flag, 2 metal d-rings and flat...
A couple of years ago I bought a used Ranger from a dive shop up in the Northeast- I bought it online.
It is in very good shape and has served me well- but it is also my first bcd. I started diving back in the early '70s before they were in use and took a break from diving in the mid to late...
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