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    I laughed then I cried...

    A friend in the cave community sent me this....
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    Dive Op Review: Al Marsa Musandam

    So I have been remiss in posting about this op, @ScubaWithTurk and I were there in October doing some CCR training and we needed guaranteed depths for the normoxic course so Musandam was the obvious choice. There are several operators there serving the live aboard dhow customers as well as the...
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    Orcatorch D550 / D560 user impressions

    Inspired by @boulderjohn recent review of the Orcatorch can light, I realised that I have been remiss in giving kudos to two of my most reliable dive lights yet, so I made a small video review
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    My drysuit experience

    So after all these years, I finally decided to get into drysuit diving. In large part this came from a conversation with a warm, toasty @Searcaigh while I was shivering between dives in a 5mm suit and dreading putting on a wet, cold suit the next morning. I did the drysuit course with Darryl of...
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    My RAID Tech odyssey begins...

    So, after ages of weighing up the pros and cons, deciding what I wanted from my further dive training, I finally decided to take the plunge and sign up for my RAID Deco 50 course. This course is a trimix course to a max depth of 50 metres (165'), allowing use of any single deco gas up to 100%...
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    Dive Op review: Freestyle Divers, Dibba UAE

    So, after diving with this op for a couple of months, I've decided to put up a review here: Freestyle Divers: Diving training, trips and equipment in the UAE Location: They have new facilities at the Royal Beach Hotel in Dibba (the old Nomad site). There is a pretty good value restaurant, a...
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    The perfect IDC / DM program. What does it look like?

    So, having looked around at various existing IDC / DM programs around the world and the comments here on the Board, I have a question for the members. If you were to try to define a perfect IDC / DM facility, what would be on your shopping list? Some of my criteria to help start: Neutral...
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    Wanted 300 bar / 4500 psi steel tanks

    Hey everyone. I'm looking for 7-8 litre steel 300 bar tanks. Need 4-5 of them, with or without valves. Anybody have any sources?
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    List of Perdix AI compatible transmitters

    Hey all. I've been hunting high and low for some list of compatible transmitters. I know the Oceanic ones are compatible, what about the Tusa Zen? The Mares HD? If anyone has some info on this then I can start to compile a list to put as a sticky in the relevant forum. Thanks in advance...
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    UDI 28 from UTC Digital?

    Does anyone have any experience with this unit? Saw it online and was curious as to whether anyone had seen one or knows anything about them? UDI-28 Wrist Unit - UTC
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    Reversing a DR regulator

    Hey everyone. I have a pair of Dive Rite regulators for sidemount and I'd like to change one around to a left hand reg. Can someone help me identify these 2nd stages and point me in the direction of how to change one around?
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    AMA: So what's the deal with RAID, anyway?

    Hi everyone. From all the many questions I have received via PM etc about RAID as an agency, I thought I'd create this thread for anyone who has any questions about RAID, it's philosophy and what RAID can offer to you as divers or operators. Have at it! Hopefully @paultoomer and @RAID will...
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    My Deep6 Experience or:How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Orange

    The story so far: A couple of months ago I was in the market for some new regs. I needed some for sidemount, for deco tanks, a couple of sets for my students and so on. I knew the impending sticker shock was going to jeopardize my dive medical so I was starting to look at some really odd...
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