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  1. KentB

    Flooded Light, new light recommendations?

    I had a razor Primary can light and the light head flooded, so I'm in the market for a new light. I dont want a razor light as Ive had this one flood twice and also 2 backup lights from them flood, 3 of them were in the first couple months so im just not interested in their products. I grabbed a...
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    Shearwater issues

    I have sent an email to shearwater but want to see if anyone has had any similar issues and have any feedback. I downloaded the cloud a few years ago and always had connection issues so I went back to the original desktop version. my desktop shearwater decided not to open due to Adobe air...
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    Getting into trimix

    So gonna start trimix pretty quick here and I have my own blending setup, Helium is getting harder and harder to source here so I set up an account with my business and ordered 3 T bottles of helium. what’s everyone recommend for trimix analyzer?? Keep in mind I’m in Canada so exchange rates is 35%
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    deco dive frequency?

    Ive spent the better part of 2019 doing my first entry level tech courses advanced nitrox deco procedures extended range and currently 8 dives into advanced wreck. basically curious how many/often deco dives you guys and gals do? and whether its planned and staged or just 5-10 min backgas deco...
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    good fins for wetsuit diving

    So Ive only ever dove dry except for 2 dives in mexico with cheap cheap $30 fins I have 2 liveaboards booked which will both be warm water Feb 2020 maldives and may 2020 red sea when I did the red sea this year Jan 2019 i took my drysuit and just wore t shirt and boxers underneath but these 2...
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    is there a way to calc average depth from 2 specific points in a dive?

    Hi I have 2 perdixs, 1 AI 1 non AI. is there a way to calculate average depth from 2 specific points in a dive graph? ie a very task loaded 10 or 15 min bottom time or just during gas switch for deco stops? reason Im asking is im doing my first tech course and i know my average RMV...
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    2018 stats and accomplishments

    Hope everyone’s 2018 went well. I had 44 dives combined total in 2016/2017 and managed to get 89 dives in 2018 So I’m very happy with how much more I was able to get out. I’m hoping for 125 in 2019 I saw a huge improvement in skills and comfort level and switched to sidemount as well late...
  8. KentB

    just finished SM course

    this past weekend I did my sidemount course, most people locally seem to be tec divers and the vast majority seem to dive SM over backmount doubles so I thought Id give it a try. i used an Xdeep stealth tec 2.0 with RB and a pair of al 80s......... wow all I can say is im sold! feels so much...
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    Switching to SM - which regs??

    so I’m doing my sidemount course in 2 weeks and am researching gear and what to buy. I’m leaning towards the xdeep bcd seems very very common here and everyone I’ve chatted with have no complaints. I’ll be picking up 4 al 80s Any thoughts of Catalina vs luxfer? Regs- I don’t even know where to...
  10. KentB

    new light ? which one?

    i think the switch on my current canister light is starting to go and I don't think its fixable. sometimes it works and other times I need to unscrew the battery pack and screw it back on and then it works. this is annoying but other than that im happy with it (ebay light) started happening...
  11. KentB

    drysuit sock leak

    Hi I have a pinnacle evolution drysuit it has socks on it for rock boots. last 2 dives my foot has gotten soaked so I obviously have a leak, are socks repairable? and if so whats the best method or are they normally just replaced? suit is 2 years old and has 80 dives on it. thanks!
  12. KentB

    Tusa 790 convert from yoke to din?

    can I convert my tusa 700 first stage from yoke to DIN? or is it just an adapter? Id like to make the first stage DIN but not really looking to buy a new regulator. Ive seen some conversion kits but they dont have pictures so im not sure if its an actual conversion or if its another adapter...
  13. KentB

    good first liveaboard ??

    Hey so my group of diving friends all want to do a liveaboard and no one has yet. so a few of us are going to plan it and set dates and tell the rest of the group this is whats happening and when ect they can tag along or not. a couple of us have been talking about it for probably 6 months and...
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    What pressure do you store tanks at for long(ish) term?

    so with the weather getting nice here vis has gone to whale snot and whistler bike park just opened. I may do a couple of dives by October but for the most part gear will be sitting longer term now. I’m going to do a lake dive pretty quick here to really wash every thing throughly of...
  15. KentB

    crazy headache and nitrox?

    So last weekend we went to Vancouver island and dove some wrecks, even though I did my nitrox class last year these were my first dives with nitrox, and I surfaced with a massive headache every time which subsided in 10 min completely on the boat. no deco dives and not even close by surface...
  16. KentB

    first dive with BPW

    did my first dive today on the new Halcyon Infinity. to be honest not overly impressed. I like the simplicity of the harness, i didnt notice a difference at all for trim in the water from my Tusa X-wing BCD which is strictly back inflate, and god damn the harness shoulder straps are so...
  17. KentB

    pony reg?

    looking to buy a pony bottle here pretty quick and looking for recommendations on regs for it?
  18. KentB

    single or doubles BPW?

    I recently did a buoyancy trim and propulsion workshop with a GUE instructor and while I don't agree with ALL of GUE thoughts and practices I still want to take the Fundamentals course and want to do tech diving in the future. Im thinking of the fundamentals in the 2018 fall/winter I currently...
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    Sun dec 3 anyone want to dive ? Vancouver area

    I want to dive tomorrow and all my buddies bailed out. Anyone wanna go? Anything from whytecliff to Britannia and burrard inlet I’m up for.
  20. KentB

    Vancouver Island good boat charter

    My dive buddy and I want to go to Vancouver Island for a weekend and do a boat charter to the Saskatchewan and Cape Breton on a Saturday and do a couple shore dives Sunday before coming home. any recommendations for charters or shore dives? Probably will go check out the GB Church and...
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