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My scuba training was less mainstream than the majority. I've never been taught or even been shown how to remove my BC under water. I have been shown how to take a fellow diver's BC off on the surface to facilitate more expedient towing of a distressed diver. I have heard on some occasions...

I have been a way a while but am slowly getting back into the swing of things. Back in the day, I never saw air integration as a mainstream feature being leveraged by tech / cave divers. However, its been suggested that air integration is a thing now for more advanced diving. I am here to...

Am on island right now and have been diving the past 4 days. If nothing else, I hope this thread reminds me on future visits who to go with and who to avoid. For a variety of reasons, I haven't been in the water for a few years. Now that my daughter is certified, we took the opportunity to...

Are there any good alternatives to scout lights?

This used to be one of the busier sub forums. Anyone still watching for new posts?

I see a lot of friends are running around with Shearwater whatevers now. Anybody still use basic bottom timers? Several "inexpensive" dive computers support gauge mode. Do any of them allow you to reset the time (or really, do any have a "lap" function) so you can reset the time for deco...

Requirements - no frills - depth guage - bottom timer - timer should have a "lap" type of function where you can start a new timer for deco - easy to read in the dark even without flashlight (e.g. backlit function) - bungee mountable Recommendations? I like the Suunto Zoop Novo so far but I...

I'd like to hear people's thoughts on this but *not* tying back to TSandM as she was not unique in her approach of when to use helium. DD's claim is that reluctance to dive to depths of greater than 30m/100ft without helium indicates unusually low tolerance for narcosis and therefore represents...

This is the same question I asked in another thread (rude divers). I only got a couple of responses so I thought I would try again on a separate thread. According to a couple of other posters: I recognize that I copied and pasted their posts out of context - could have been largely tongue...

I have a Tec2g now. It does everything I need it to do - I run it in gauge mode, I set the stop watch if I am on a deco dive, etc. The problem with it is I have a hard time reading the numbers as I have a difficult time seeing up close when I have contacts on. All I need is an instrument that...

I meant to post some of my clips from a recent dive at Lobos as part of the Monterey Dive Conditions thread. However, it took me forever to finally get some free time to work on it. Since its been over a week since the dive, I sad to say that the video is no longer relevant to the current...

1st wing is a 50 lbs donut. (Vertex Signature series if I remember correctly) - $175 + shipping. Dives great for double LP-80s, LP-85s, HP-100s, HP-120s Heavy duty bladder Pics below 2nd wing is a 50 lbs horseshoe - $125 + shipping This wing is exactly the same as the one above -same...

Anyone have the zip neck seal for your drysuit? What have you found to be the pros and the cons? I realize that the zip part of the seal can potentially dig into the shoulders. Is anyone finding this to be the case? Thx.

I'm gonna be in Maui for a week in April 13 - April 20 and am looking for someone interested in doing low key shore dives. Please PM me if you are available/interested.

I was scootering at the breakwater yesterday (again), doing the grand circuit (again), with Ben.. er Nils. If you are curious as to what this dive was like, read Ben_CA's dive report from last week (just substitute Nils for Ben and substitute 10ft for 20ft when referring to vis). Oh, also add...

First off, this is not a DIR specific question but I put it in this forum in the hope that the answers I get will come from people who are familiar with how I am "trying" to dive. Recently, I noticed that the dump valve on my drysuit suit seems to be further back on my shoulder than what...

There was a thread recently regarding the use of Weezle undergarments in DIR style diving. The poster for that thread was looking for an alternative to the DUI 400g undergarment which seems to be cut in an incredibly strange fashion - big ass panel in the rear (to accommodate a bowling ball...

Does anyone know where in the mainland US to get those plastic crates that the Zero G guys use in Mexico? Mod note: I had no idea what the best place was to put this inquiry. Please move as appropriate.

I took a class recently where the instructor showed an amazing amount of awareness. He knew all kinds of detail regarding the dive, what each diver was doing during key situations and vital data (such as time, gas, landmarks) at crucial times. It was like he had eyes on the back of his head...

Hey gang, Conditions at Lobos were absolutely phenomenal today. Vis was at least 40ft if not better at hole in the wall/lone metridium/third sister with not much particulates floating. It was a little milky but otherwise, absolutely unbelievable. No surge to speak about even inside the...