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Thank you for your reply! I decided against the Lumix due to the lack of reviews and I'm going to go with the TG-5 and the seafrogs housing (which comes in pink and matches my scubapro seawing novos... sadly this was a selling point for me!) Fingers crossed they don't upgrade it to the TG-6...

Hello All I'm considering getting a very basic camera for diving. The Lumix FT7 (or TS7 for Americans) appears to be waterproof with no housing to 30m. I would love some opinions if this is an okay option to start with. I've found no reviews particular to diving for it. I don't want to be...

As a South Australian with the great whites very accessible, at that time of the year I'd be going north! It's far too cold... The wind can pick up a lot making conditions on the boat less than comfortable. Assuming you are looking at Rodney Fox the crossing can be rocky at the best of...

I feel I should say thank you but darn, I think you just cost me several thousand dollars! Thanks for your response - I'll book it for late this year I think...and congratulations on the wedding and honeymoon!

I cant make any recommendations but I would be very interested in your views on the Junk after your trip as we are seriously considering booking her for a trip also!

Hello Phyllis Cairns will be hot and humid at that time of the year but it is still a beautiful part of Australia. Must it absolutely be a day trip? You could do an overnight liveaboard trip on Reef Encounter (which I have travelled with four times) and see the reef at its best (dawn and...

Well since I'll presumably be wet anyway that does not seem an issue!

Thanks Steven - good tip on the moons - I've noted that and bolded it. Looks like I'll have to do some currents. Annoying but doable. I don't suppose there is much information about the Phinisi available yet? It looks like she only started sailing this season? And weirdly specific question...

I am a relatively new diver (logged about 75). Mr PH and I bought a Ladyhawk and a Hydros. Both are back rather than jacket inflates. I personally had no issues adjusting to floating on the surface with the back inflate after training in the jacket. Both by ScubaPro which is the brand we did...

Thanks - I have zero expectations of a tiger shark. Is there a particular time of the year where generally there is expected to be more or less current? Alternatively apparently I can do a South Andaman itinerary that would be much calmer? Just to be clear I don't need no current, I just...

Thanks for the responses. I've done a bit more research and seems some dive sites at least are 'super crowded'. Does anyone know of any boats that try to avoid the crowds? I have no joy in diving with large groups of divers from multiple boats with varying levels of buoyancy control... I...

Hello All Looks like Mr PH and I will be heading to Thailand either later next year or early the year after. Not at the booking stage please but was wondering if anyone could recommend a 4 - 7 day liveaboard doing either or both the Similans and Surins as it appears they book out quickly...

You are welcome - I should have added, if price is of less importance the dive team and the reef at Mirihi are probably better suited for the shallower dives. Vakarufahli is good but there is a strong current that was coming in every afternoon pretty regularly when I was there. We kicked for...

Diving in the Maldives does tend to be at the deeper end. This year I dived Vakarufahli and Mirihi resorts. Both have house reefs that can go to 30m+ BUT given they are walls you can easily hover at a depth more comfortable for you. Both have good reefs for snorkelling before they drop off...

Hello All I am hoping to pick up a couple of torches for Mr PH and I. I don't really know where to start and we have a limited range of goods available on the Australian market so I was hoping for some pointers. They do not need to be super fancy. Suitable for night dives to say 16m (I don't...

Why shucks - who would have thought the return of bum bags would be something that could ever be lumped in as clever! Thanks - I did look at the shorts with pockets but I dive in some pretty spectacular mermaid leggings and bright pink fins so I'd hate to mess up my stunning underwater look ;)...

Lol - at risk of pointing out what might be obvious it was that course of action that led me to the bumbag!

I looked at this but could not find much on our market that looked like it would work. I might also be being dumb but I was not sure where I was meant to attach said pocket to... actually primarily I'm being dumb. The bumbag seemed like an easy solution...

Reeks of effort - but I concede - not a ridiculous idea! I'd like to think I would have thought of it myself eventually.. The Lady hawk has one drop down/roll down pocket which hangs to about mid thight when in use. Not practical and the weakest point of the BCD for my purposes. It is...

I suspect the zip likely would not live up that long on the cheap brand I am looking at... I'll need to consider if I should splurge straight up or do a cheap testing item knowing the bag won't last but the idea might stick. I resent buying items knowing they won't last though... The issue of...