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Wow! Thanks for great summary of when the dive log started. I could have forgotten as it was 40 years ago, but I'm just not recollecting being told about keeping a dive log. Perhaps the word didn't spread to all the LA County instructors yet by 1976 (I was certified via NAUI under the Cal Poly...

In 2015 at age 55, I set a goal to obtain a Master Diver Certification before age 60. Considering I received my Open Water cert in 1977, had a total of maybe 15 dives (no one kept logs back then), and haven't been on a dive in 20 years, the Master Diver cert was a good challenge for me. When I...

We come from different cultures apparently. I come from the military aviation culture, and I never heard someone say "You fly with an ejection seat? Why are you planning to run out of gas? What problem is an ejection seat going to fix that your fuel gage won't" I never had to use my ejection...

I have a Mares Icon HD with about 60 dives on it. Never had a transmitter failure (or any other kind of computer failure, so far). I change out the transmitter battery after about every 15 dives, which is when the computer shows about half power remaining on the transmitter battery. I use to go...

I'm impressed you know the names of these things!

Less interested in shore diving with the 100 yard+ swim through the surf. Boat dives with the 10ft walk from the bench to the giant stride are now much more appealing.

I'm a California diver (not great vis, currents/surge, and relatively cold) who half the time must dive with insta-buddies. I carry a 6 cu ft pony as part of my risk management plan with diving. It's small enough that it's easy to carry. I simply like the redundancy. I've heard the arguments...

I’ve been diving with an Aqualung Legend LX for three years and have been very pleased with it. I, too, intend to make this my last reg as I’m 59. I dive mostly SOCAL (cold water) with yearly vacation trips to warmer water such as Hawaii. I also don’t dive deeper that 90ft, although I do get...

For years I have been suffering with intermittent mask leaking. Intermittent, because some dives the leaks are minimal, other dives I'm constantly clearing my mask. Expensive masks, cheap masks, didn't matter, they all fit properly on dry land and leaked in water (went through half a dozen...

Perhaps a little further south than central California, but I highly recommend diving the Channel Islands. There are a couple of good dive boats out of Ventura harbor that take you to Anacapa or Santa Cruz Island. It's about a 1.2 hour trip one way. In my opinion, the diving here is the best in...

I had the same issue- the pouches were securely locked in place (audible "click") on the boat just before jumping in, but when I lightly brushed a structure during a wreck dive, one of them popped out. This happened twice. Also, when doing multiple dives to this wreck (HMS Yukon), I found...