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Actually, I agree with you on the padding. I think you could mitigate the interference with D-rings and such, but I do recall my pads would occasionally snag my hoses or lines (never more than briefly). I continued to use them with the old AT PAC whenever I wore the unit bare-skinned in open...

to make a few more dives with my Ranger over the last few weeks. It DOES trap some air, but not very much. I estimated that diving with an AL80, the difference between my weighting with the Ranger is now about 1 lb. or less in saltwater. I now see no difference in fresh. I don't think this air...

Seven or eight years ago, I went with my dive club on a trip to from Houston to Lake Travis, near Austin. We met at a small restaurant north of town. A new member showed up on his motorcycle, a really old dilapidated Honda. On his back was a HUGE dive bag, containing everything but his tanks...

Holy Cow....I just read what I wrote. I said, "right behind the dam"..Jeesh.....I didn't mean RIGHT behind the dam. We were safely downstream of the turbines. The water was only 20' deep or so. NEVER get near those turbines, even while fishing from shore. When those sirens sound and the...

small world. I grew up in Smiths Station and graduated from HS there. My dad still lives in Smiths and most of the rest of my family in nearby Phenix City. Way back when, our best local dives consisted of trips to the Chattahoochee to look for some of the slot machines tossed into the river...

nothing too fabulous. The most interesting thing (to me) was a hand blown glass wine bottle I found in Galveston Bay. I have it on display...it is beautiful. The most unusual items: In Galveston Bay: A lockable bank deposit bag, with the lock broken off-perhaps even "shot" off.... (we...

I'll accept that what happened was rare, but it did happen. By way of explanation, my "safe second" hose was marked with colored tape, so it stood out. Maybe that is why he went for it. I had no othe hoses "over the top" on that side. My SPG went underarm, where it was attached with a bolt...

I particularly like the article posted on the South Florida Dive Journal, as it gives me the clearest view of what you guys are talking about. Because I am a photographer, I often dive SOLO. Obviously, this makes my use of the term "DIR" in reference to any of my own unacceptable diving...

I wish I could go, but I'll be riding my bicycle from Sam Houston Racepark to Kemah in the Williams Classic 100K. Our club, FantaSea Divers, won the "tonnage award" several years in a row. We always had a great time. The BBQ and the door prizes were always first rate. I moved away and...

My son thought that is what he had on the line when he caught it. I'll admit to having taken a "second glance" more than once when one of those big babies swam by on the edge of visibility......and I've heard other folks "swear" they saw a shark when I knew it was a lingcobialemonfish that...

Cobia? Lemonfish? Oh, yea...you mean a Ling. YOu need to get the name right, ya know...... Mmmmm...good eating. My 9 yr. old caught a 47lb. specimen about two months back. That was some of the best tasting fish I've ever had..... (Oh, yea. My "coonass" wife also calls it a Lemonfish...

Is it too difficult to plan for FG "vacations"? Well, for winter, early spring and fall trips, the odds of a trips "going off" can be quite low. Some winter seasons, not a single trip makes it out. I would not recommend someone plan a trip for the "rough" seasons unless a) their travel time...

I have integrated weights, but i still don't travel with weights. I do carry a spare weightbelt, just because I know it fits and the buckle is good. Rental weights work just fine on the belt and in my Ranger. I don' know of anyone who air travels with their weights, and would recommend...

Panama City Beach Dive Center is the operation that I've used on my last two trips. Gomez is a nice guy and I like the way they run their boats. The shop is hardly ever crowded like Hydrospace, so it is a good place to get a quick fill, especially if you plan to make a dive in the St. Park...

I've been on the Fling about a dozen times, although I haven't gone out with the new owners. My experiences have been overwhelmingly positive. Despite having 26 divers (plus DM's) onboard, things never really feel crowded. On my trips, all the diving was well coordinated and efficient, so we...

I forgot about Becky, who owns WW Diving in Humble. She is very nice and the shop (if it hasn't moved), has its own indoor pool. This is real convenience. My only gripe with her was that I sometimes couldn't tell what her hours were and when someone would be in the shop...and, the fact that...

and several that are not-so-good. I've had good service and good luck with Sea Sports Scuba. They have multiple locations, so they buy a lot of gear and they often pass the saving along to their customers in the form of regular "sales". While they're not the only shop to do this, I've...

I dive with both a computer, a backup computer and a Seiko 200m dive watch. I have had two Seikos and both were great watches with nary a problem. The first one lacked a ratchet on the bezel, so I bought another with the ratchet, but both still work (the older one is over 20 yrs. old and...

that is over 15 years old and has about 200 dives on it (I don't take it on every dive). It has never flooded or given me any sort of a problem. I've brought it in for its annual "service" three or four times and the only thing they ever found wrong was a cracked battery holder, which is a very...

folks that think for every problem, "there oughta be a law". I, for one, resent the "glove bans" for the same reason I resent the "shark feeding bans": A problem is percieved, reasonably or not, and a solution in the the form of an unnecessary restriction is the result. If "gloves" are a...