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Congrats for your daughter's certification =)

Trained for it but I never used it... no reasons to do it in warmish, calm and clear Mediterranean water. I'd like having official access to 25/25 though... it would be much more useful.

Sorry it's obvious that there are comparable or better instructors somewhere... but if joe dir is on the 90th or 95th percentile of people who teach open water (emphasis on open water) allow me to use the "every" word! The sentence you are contesting refers only to open water, maybe...

Am I the only one here who took R1? LOL! Tech pass level is the f---ing solo mythic mode dungeon of diving. But I'll get there someday =D we will all get there! I don't have taken fundamentals, but I have heard too a couple of guys mentioning that Rec1 is about equal to Fundamentals. BTW, I...

I REALLY wouldn't want to be the poor guy who does Rec 1 in 5 days straight (even if it possible, and I doubt it) :eek:

At least in my case, it's not a problem. (Apeks FSR with long hose coming off the 5th port and hp transmitter on the right port)

I just made the switch to doubles like you (60 or so non training dives). Carrying redundant access to a boatload of gas instead of lead (that I don't need in twins) sounds smart and give a warm feeling of safety. Besides, take R2 when you can... It's really an awesome class

Girlfriend and me - Cozumel 04/2018

I use a strain relief on the first stage side of every hose, doing this for looks and in order not to have my hoses cracked and bulging. I check it after every diving day, since I rinse even the hoses all the way to the fittings with a sponge and soapy water and I need to move them to clean (A...

Salt water, steel plate, drysuit, 15l steel = 9 lbs in a belt.

Halcyon inflation valves don't require you to keep pressed the little round thing to inflate, you just exhale into them. I own the 6ft slim H dsmb and it's the only Halcyon product I have. Waiting until after the course may be a good idea, since a DSMB larger than the 1mt one will make your life...

I use normal Gue minimum gas rules. Maybe I'm coming up with a bit more gas, but I prefer having it and not needing it than the other way around.

I dive only dry since I have no other suit and I learned this way... Prepare all your gear and bring it to the boat or near the shore in shorts and t-shirt. Just before diving get into your suit, zip up and have a shower till you are completely soaked or splash into the sea => evaporative...

I don't want to follow you where you are going! Geez, FOURTEEN Al80!

Nope, no caves. In a cave even a candle makes enough light, where on the open water it's nice to have power. She bought it because it makes a ton of light, both with a medium beam and a wide beam for the gopro she sticks on the head and has enough power to eventually feed an heated vest for a...

Well, fellow italian... I really don't like to look at it, but this is mine (actually my girlfriend's, but we have very similar gear)

I'd be betting on the Shearwater sensor too. Diving with Galileo and mechanical SPG, they are always in accord +-5 bar, so I check my brass and glass SPG just one or two times per dive...

3 days to spend in Cozumel and the first one is gone with the harbor closed... I hope tomorrow doesn't go the same way. Sorry I'm stuck in the Palace lobby and I need to vent =(

I use it whenever it's available without too much hassles... No downsides, less nitrogen and in many places it's free or at negligible upcharge like 2 euros.