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I know this will seem to many like paranoia, but given the amount of dive boat fires, does anyone carry a window break tool? I don't know what would work as I believe the windows on a boat are not glass. I understand that most rooms on a liveaboard do not have windows, but assuming you're...

I'm sure Santi is great, but the battery is unaffordable. From what I can tell it's $1500 USD. Plus, you have to install a valve into your drysuit so you can haul a massive battery on the outside of your gear. The total cost for gloves is $2000-2250. What are some affordable options for cold...

I placed my camera into housing in an air-conditioned room. I will be on a boat for three dives and there is no way my one camera battery will last for all 3 dives. Olympus TG-6 and I usually shoot 200-300 shots in one dive. I find it’s usually dying around 2-2.5 hours so lasting 3-4 hours is...

I have a fish eye lens that I love to use one some dives, but the majority of my dives I shoot with the 16-50mm on my Sony a6300. With the fish eye I need the dome port instead of a flat port. I just tested it on land and it seems like the 16-50mm doesn't get much distortion through the dome...

It seems Diviac is officially dead dead, or least very glitchy. Time for me to move my dive log to another app. I managed to get my dive log downloaded from Diviac. They only offer an excel file. What reliable diving app can I use to migrate this file into a new app? I'm hoping not to lose...

I had a terrible incident where my tank slipped out of my current BCD that only has one tank strap. That took me down the rabbit hole don’t BCD have two? Since it is not fun to not be able to secure a tank 30 minutes into a dive at 60 feet deep while trying to maintain buoyancy I’d like a BCD...

Wondering if there are any dive charters that offer 3 tank dives? TIA

I saw a few dive companies that look like they will transport from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel, but it looks like it's all day for only 2 dives. My thought is it's likely better for us to take the ferry over ourselves and get in 4 dives. Any suggestions on dive shops that may depart from PC to...

Heading to Cozumel in a month and will be making the very touristy whale shark (WS) tour. I have two cameras (Olympus TG5 and Sony a6500). I'll be using the Sony a6500 for the WS. I'm a better macro photographer so big stuff always challenges me. And this will be a moving (not a wreck) animal...

Ideally waterproof as I know about the risk of thermal burns, pain, suffering, death of putting non-waterproof batteries in a drysuit. BUT, that said, what does anyone recommend. My hands are not functioning well in 30F water and I've changed out my liners over the years. Time for heated I...

We will be staying up near Willemstad. On day 3 of our visit we will need to get a PCR test. Any suggestions of where to obtain it (preferably just a nasal test, not the brain-poke kind) would be great! Thanks!

Just purchased a brand new Sherwood valve and the insert looks like it had a dent in it. Leisure Pro says this is an international stamp. Having never seen this just wanted to confirm if this is "normal." Thanks!

Anyone ever stay at Courtyard by Marriott Bonaire Dive Resort? Does it have a house reef? How's the dive center there? Thinking of staying there, but struggling with staying at a large hotel chain doing a good job as a stay/dive place.

Considering Curacao for early 2022. Heard rumor that the Westpunt side is the side to stay for better diving. However, Willemstad seems to have more relaxing resorts with more food options. Is the diving better on the Westpunt side? Worth staying there versus Willemstad side? TIA for your thoughts.

Is it worth the jump from GoPro 7 Hero Black to 8? Is the hyperstability 2.0 that much better? Using for mostly video, some photo underwater. TIA for your thoughts.

Two purchases off of Amazon has found me with a bunch of o-rings that are garbage. By this I mean they don't work and my tank continues to leak. One set is hard as a rock and the other simply doesn't fit my yoke adaptor on my steel tanks. Looking for recommendations for good o-rings. TIA

I am thinking of buying a Z330 but I'd like to use it for snoot. No, I can't afford Retra strobe. 1) Is the focus light on the Z330 strong enough to see with a snoot on it? (My YS-01 is not) 2) Does anyone know if the Bar10 or Retra Strobe for the Z330 are easy to take off and on during a...

I put a snoot on my YS-01. I love it, but struggle because the focus light on the YS-01 is so weak it does not penetrate the snoot. So I'm left guessing where to shoot. The problem is, I want it all. 1) A decent strobe upgraded from the YS-01 that I can shoot with a snoot without the...

I own one YS-03 and my dive buddy owns one. His was sent out to S&S when it was failing to fire under water. They found nothing and returned it. Now mine is doing the same. We both have always used cheaper optic cables. Currently I'm using...

Anyone have any suggestions for snoot options for a YS-01 Solis? TIA!