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I dive both Gilboa and White Star a fair amount -- although maybe not as much as Marie13. Gilboa has stairs down to the docks from the parking lot. I walk my doubles down the stairs on my back, and lots of people do that every weekend. But yes, if you have knee trouble, I could see where that...

I am only throwing this in there to play devil's advocate -- nothing wrong with backplate and wing. However, for single tank diving, a weight-integrated jacket BC has the advantage of not having to get extra weight pockets (make sure the BC has trim pockets also). Also, the BP&W, especially if...

I dove the Ohio quarries for a while in a 7mm suit, 5/3 hooded vest, 5mm gloves, and 7mm booties. That would probably work for most shallow dives mid-late June through mid-September. A semi-dry would be better. If you stay very shallow and you're only diving July and August, you might get...

Just curious if anyone out there is currently using the Waterproof G2 3 FINGER 7MM glove. My XS Scuba Dry Five Gloves are getting a little torn up (after 4 years), and I was trying to decide on whether to just by another set of those or spend the extra money on the Waterproof 7mm mitt. They...

I can't add anything technical to this conversation, other than I own two of these, and I was always told they were only 80 cubic feet (or 77.4) at the 10% overfill (3000 psi).

My "rec" setup is whatever they let me rent when I dive saltwater.

I think I saw that documentary where the tiger sharks were attacking the birds. Pretty impressive hunting strategy, though I felt sorry for the young birds. I don't remember any mention in the documentary of the attack on the boat. Are tiger sharks territorial? Maybe they didn't want the...

I'm sure you have more opinions than you bargained for. Which quarry in Ohio will be the place for your certification dives? If you're going to Gilboa, there will be lots of people you can talk to about regulators. Some of them will talk your ears off.

Interesting stuff. Puts things in perspective. Still, from the perspective of someone that has only been diving 7 years, things have definitely gotten more expensive. (But, I suppose everything has gotten more expensive in the last few years.) One thing in particular is that there used to...

That is a classic autocorrect error! My 1962 and 1966 tapered valve tanks just passed hydro and visual again, so now I need to get out and dive them this year.

I ordered mine in regular sizing and it is pretty close fitting. Quite the dance to get out of it on my own. Great in the water though. If I had to do it again I would probably get the extra room.

Are you in Ohio? Do you plan on diving local quarries much? Or are you traveling to dive? If you're traveling to dive, renting for a while may be the way to go. It's kind of a pain hauling loads of dive gear on planes -- unless you are actually going on a diving vacation. I hesitate to make...

Thanks for posting the video -- always interesting to see. I've spent many summer vacations at Green Lake, but never had a chance to dive it. Of course, boat traffic is usually crazy when I am there and it's tough to get dive gear in the car with everything else. Where are you entering the...

XS Scuba still makes tapered valves. I acquired an old Voit tank and an old Healthways tank a while back and bought new 1/2 inch NPT tapered valves for them. The valves cost more than the tanks, but we got some good use out of them. Make absolutely sure you get the right valve for the tank...

I got out with Jupiter Dive Center last week -- two years in a row without getting blown out! Great couple of dives -- the big surprise was a sailfish swimming by. Lemon sharks -- including one that paid a close up visit on a safety stop, goliath grouper, a huge loggerhead turtle, and some big...

But this is really the question -- have tech divers actually been dying because their drysuits squeeze them so hard they can't breathe? Again, not trying to be difficult, but are you aware of a specific incident? At what depth did that happen? The question here is not about whether drysuit...

Thank you for the thoughtful and detailed reponse. I was just thinking that if one could postulate a certain size diver and drysuit, the amount of air in the suit, and maybe what type of undergarments are worn, there might be a way where someone could actually come up with an estimate of the...

I understand -- and I certainly understand drysuit squeeze can cause movement restriction, discomfort, bruising, etc. I'm not trying to be a pain, so let me try to rephrase my question (and I'd prefer not to experiment on myself). If I jump in the water in my trilaminate drysuit and never...

Just out of curiosity, does anyone actually know if there is an answer to OP's question? I assume it would depend on a number of factors, but is anyone actually aware of any incident in which it was conclusively scientifically determined that drysuit squeeze prevented someone from breathing...

We did the Spiegel Grove twice with Horizon. We dove single AL80s with 30%. I think the total dive time (including ascent and safety stops) was maybe 35-40 minutes per dive. Surface interval was maybe 45-60 minutes. Max depth on dives ranged from about 95-105 feet. First day we hired a...