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My membrane dry suit has neoprene boots and I've gotten a leak in one (Pic 1). What is the best way to fix this? Just smear Aquaseal on the outside of the seam? All the videos of repairs have people fixing leaks from the inside, but in the case of these neoprene boots, that's not...

Historically I've used the desktop version of subsurface for all my dive management, but with my Perdix, I've been importing them on site with subsurface-mobile and using the cloud to keep them in sync. Is there a way to enter GPS coords that you captured of the dive site into...

I just got a new Salted Line RX100 enclosure and per the instructions I removed the main o-ring, cleaned it, regreased it, and am trying to install it. The problem is there is nothing to capture the o-ring. It just sits in the slot, which is longer than the o-ring, which requires the o-ring to...

I'm mechanically inclined, so the idea of servicing my regulators is tempting, but I'm not ready to dive in and call up rsingler just yet. However, when I review the documentation from my annual services by my LDS, only every other year is a rebuild. The other years say "inspection." After some...

Other than cleaning them after diving, is there any regular, periodic maintenance that the inflate or exhaust valves require? For example, regulators & tank valves have recommended annual rebuilds or inspections. Is there an equivalent for these drysuit parts?

I'm looking for a Faber HP100 to double up with one I have. If you are in the Portland/Seattle area, I have an extra Faber HP117 in great condition with a fresh hydro, o2 clean, and Vis that I'll trade you. Otherwise, I have cash. Outside the area, I'm open to shipping on my dime if you are...

I changed over to a BP/W and a drysuit for my cold water diving. The drysuit has 2 nice bellow pockets for all my extra gear, but I also dive warm water in my 3mm wetsuit and am working out where to keep my stuff. For rec diving, 1 bellow pocket will hold all I need, but where to put it? I got...

I'm trying to figure out who manufactured a pair of used steel HP100s (or at least they are the exact dimensions as Faber's HP100) and are definitely steel. Stamped on the side is DOT-12079-3500 TP5250 SPUN JAPAN. There is a mostly destroyed label that I can barely read but I swear it says...

I'm looking at a couple used steel tanks. They are in hydro, but he was thinking they would be easier to sell with yoke valves so last week he emptied one. Then realized the cost of valves and abandoned that. So one still has air, but one is empty for a week. It will take me a week to get the...

I'm confident this is somewhere in the history of the forum, but I'm having a hard time finding it. I keep both a paper and an electronic log of my dives, but I'm starting to get annoyed at getting my log books wet before filling/retiring them. Inevitably somewhere along the way they get wet...

I JUST started dry suit diving with a total of 2 dives in my dry suit class and two dives yesterday. I have a set of dry gloves and I insert little hoses across the silicon wrist seals so air can pass between my suit and my gloves. However, when I'm in proper trim with my hands slightly in...

What type of lubricant should you use for o-rings on your hoses for your regulator/gauge assembly when you plan to use up to EAN40? My understanding is that for air you can use standard silicone grease and for above EAN40, you have use o2 compatible lubricant. But what about for use in the...

What kind of battery life can one expect out of a quality dive light's Li-Ion batteries? Most of my cell phone batteries have been worthless after 2-3 years, while my Tesla is claiming 10 years. I'm considering buying a used primary light. Found a LM 15-32 for $900, some Big Blue options out...

The price on DGX manifolds seems almost too good to be true at $99 compared to Hog, Thermo, XS, and Dive Rite all in the $200-$275 range depending on the dealer. Generally speaking, you get what you pay for in life. So, what's the word on these guys? Seems too cheap to be any good, but I...

My training is non-DIR, but the more I read about DIR philosophies, the more I adopt DIR practices. ;-) I'm building my new BP/W kit. Almost all Balanced Rig discussions seem to go like this: In warm water, if you have a balanced kit, you should not need ditchable weight because you can swim...

I'm looking for a DUI weight harness (size: large) if anyone has one they don't use anymore.

The Perdix AI manual includes the following warning: So when diving with a 3400 PSI tank, the live indication of the SAC & GTR will be off for the beginning of the dive. What about the dive log data when imported into something like Subsurface? I assume the raw PSI data that is logged is...

I dive cold water at home and warm water while travelling. My first dry suit is in the mail, but when last I dove in a rented wet suit at home I had 32 lbs with a jacket BCD & AL80. As I'm putting together a new rig, I'm looking at a steel DGX plate and harness with a Dive Rite Voyager 35 lb...

I'm changing my reg setup from an Air Source to a longish hose reg and backup reg under my chin. I'm down to either a 40-48" wrapped under the arm and up or a 5' across the chest and behind the neck. Noteworthy priorities: I'm 6'3" and slim, doing half my diving at home in a dry suit and half...

Why is it that Apeks pricing seems to vary so widely. Take a DST+XTX50 pair. Without throwing any specific vendors under the bus for high prices: Big online US retailer 1: $629 Big online US retailer 2: $599 My LDS: $566 Online Retailer in Netherlands: €347 = $422 Online Retailer in Finland...