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  1. CharlieDontDive

    When did most regulator sets become fail-open?

    As I understand it, nearly all commercially available regulators in the modern day will fail open (that is, a freeflow) rather than failing closed (no air at all). As I recall, there are only a couple of regulators on the market which fail closed and both are for tech diving use. I was curious...
  2. CharlieDontDive

    US Virgin Islands Diving Recommendations

    Heading to USVI for the first time in January, looking for some advice on: Water temp + recommended wetsuit Best dive sites (especially wrecks) in/near Trunk Bay, Cinnamon Bay, and Watermelon Key Any other general advice, whether dive-related or not. We are renting a boat which we will be...
  3. CharlieDontDive

    Seeking UW Photography Advice for Low-Viz Green Water Environments

    I have no formal UW photography training and have been essentially learning it by trial and error over the past few years. I've gotten frustrated, however, so I'm looking for some wisdom from experienced UW photography folks. I realize that I'm working with fairly amateur equipment (SeaLife...
  4. CharlieDontDive

    Expertise Needed: Lift bag & safety sausage mounted on BP&W

    I'm sorry for being so dumb.
  5. CharlieDontDive

    Expertise Needed: Lift bag & safety sausage mounted on BP&W

    Oh great stuff, thank you! I got so carried away by this idea that I forgot my left side drysuit pocket is empty 99% of the time....
  6. CharlieDontDive

    Expertise Needed: Lift bag & safety sausage mounted on BP&W

    Oh snap, both great ideas! Thank you!
  7. CharlieDontDive

    Expertise Needed: Lift bag & safety sausage mounted on BP&W

    Looking for some advice regarding mounting a safety sausage & lift bag to my Halcyon BP&W. I was recently on a charter boat diving a wreck of NJ. During the dive, a buddy pair completely lost the wreck so, unable to find it again, they used a safety sausage + reel to make a safe ascent. It...
  8. CharlieDontDive

    Expertise Needed: Lift bag & safety sausage mounted on BP&W

    Looking for some advice regarding mounting a safety sausage & lift bag to my Halcyon BP&W. I was recently on a charter boat diving a wreck of NJ. During the dive, a buddy pair completely lost the wreck so, unable to find it again, they used a safety sausage + reel to make a safe ascent. It...
  9. CharlieDontDive

    Magnet Fishing for Artifacts?

    New Jersey is the only place where this is legal?!
  10. CharlieDontDive

    Magnet Fishing for Artifacts?

    I'm intrigued- how so?
  11. CharlieDontDive

    Magnet Fishing for Artifacts?

    I usually dive the wrecks off NJ which are known to still yield quite a few artifacts. Thus far, I have not succeeded in finding anything although I have dived with folks who have found silverware, ammo casings, etc. (I should note that this is legal in NJ so long as the wreck is not a protected...
  12. CharlieDontDive

    Magnet Fishing for Artifacts?

    I usually dive the wrecks off NJ which are known to still yield quite a few artifacts. Thus far, I have not succeeded in finding anything although I have dived with folks who have found silverware, ammo casings, etc. I was reading about "magnet fishing" recently which is basically like normal...
  13. CharlieDontDive

    Manual Settings for NC Wreck Diving

    What Shutter Speed, Aperture Value, and ISO are recommended for diving NC wrecks? I am looking to get some good pictures of sharks and other close-up sea life.
  14. CharlieDontDive

    Questions about history of octos...

    1.) When use of an octopus/backup second stage become the norm? I know that for a long time they simply were not a thing, now they’re essentially mandatory. 2.) Before the octo era, what were OW students taught to do in the event of a freeflow at depth or an OOA situation?
  15. CharlieDontDive

    Instructor bent after running out of air at 40m

    That would explain a lot about that particular film.
  16. CharlieDontDive

    Downstream vs. Upstream Regulator Design

    yeah that was my thought too. just wasn't sure how well-informed it was....
  17. CharlieDontDive

    Downstream vs. Upstream Regulator Design

    Are there any downstream 2nd stages on the market? If so, what's the advantage?
  18. CharlieDontDive

    Recommended Starter Settings for UW Photography (North Atlantic)

    This has been hugely helpful, thank you. P.S. I sent an email about that 8/24 photography workshop at Dutch. Hopefully I'm not too late.
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