I just got back from Barbs, nice place!
Went diving with a local guide Malcolm Clarke. He organised a 2x dive boat trip for my only day off from work.
Had a lovely time.
I wore a 2mm long wetsuit, no gloves or hood and was toasty warm.
Water temp was 27°C / 80°F on Dottins Reef and the sky...
My thought was that he came to rest on the bottom and somehow his ADV fired enough to increase positive buoyancy and up he went.
Could it have been a current that moved his body enough to to put him slight head down enough to trigger the ADV?
Could it have been trapped suit gas migrating to...
In the UK we have some ‘challenging’ conditions on occasion.
I’ve previously written down:
“Computer screen hazy with low viz”
And…
“Couldn’t see computer screen until arm bent”
Most of the time viz is 2-3m, I can buddy dive with 3-4 others but more than this Diver1 can’t see Diver5 etc.
If...
Hijacking this thread to ask for ‘Family Friendly divecentre’ recommendations…
We’ve got some adult and 12yr old divers and would like suggestions for safe centres used to diving shallower sites with kids.
Anyone have previous experiences good or bad?
SPG on LHpost serves 2 purposes…. It shows you what pressure you have and it also lets you know if your manifold is open/closed.
10mins into your dive you check your gauge and it’s not moved? Can only mean your isolation valve is shut.
Also, in your original post you mentioned shutting the...
If you absolutely HAVE to wear a wetsuit it would have to be at least a 5mm semi dry with a good hood, gloves and boots.
If it’s one or two dives every couple of days you won’t get too cold but if you are planning to do 5days/10dives you are going to feel the cold so much it might make you...
I’ve endured two ankle ORIF surgeries so I can speak of my personal experience but I’m not a doctor so don’t believe anything I’m saying on here….
Motorcycle racing crash : Left Ankle / Talus took me 8mo tha to get back to working strength and a level of fitness that would be ok to dive...
i heard a rumour, from a trusted source, that a PFO is usually not corrected through surgery unless is is actively affecting you in your day-to-day life.
So if diving is a hobby, then you will likely have to pay privately to have the surgery. If you are reliant on making a living and the PFO...
Absolutely do a meet and assist!!
Going from the international to the domestic terminal is a dramatic culture shock.
I paid a little under $150USD and was worth it.
Going from Domestic to International with 2.5hrs is not a problem especially if you can check your luggage all the way to your...
The questions I have in my own mind are based on owning and using a similar setup.
(I use Manifolded backmount doubles.
I have a normal SPG on the left post and a TX on the right post).
750metres in a cave for me is between 45-75mins of diving depending on pace.
In that time, if I’m diving...
i wanted to update everyone that replied to this post with my good news... We managed to have a very successful happy underwater wedding!
We did a lot of research but really struggled to find a one-stop solution, until we reached out to Iberostar and Dressel Divers who made the whole thing an...
Has anyone here gotten married on a scuba dive in Cozumel?
I know most of the official stuff needs to be done topside but wondered if anyone has any knowledge of a dive operator that can do such a thing?
We were going to do a simple beach ceremony but then my partner and I got talking and we...
I loved mine
Never got caught on anything, never had a single issue from it ever.
It’s just a bit “non-standard” and it became a chore to have to explain the system to each new buddy.
When I did my rescue course I was asked to put the standard inflator back on for a few weeks and I just kinda...
I’ve listed three downsides so not sure you can say there are none.
Being so instantly dismissive without even considering alternatives is so prevalent in so many sports.
All I’m saying is that it’s worth discussing the benefits of having a RH dump.
When we are all diving a single tec setup...
Y’all be repeating the same mantras about age old techniques in diving but why not give it some thought as to the benefits of a RH reardump as an alternative?
Now on your LHside you can have all your stages and/or bailouts, you can have your CCR controller on your left arm if desired (if you...
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