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    Choosing a Basic Wrist Computer

    im happy with the mares puck and puck pro. simple to use , not expensive, battery is easily changed. will also handle nitrox. my wife has the puck, daughter, sil and i have the puck pro. go online and down load the owners manual for a look see.
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    Best Comprehensive Book on Diving

    check out the NOAA DIVING Manual. about as complete as you ne
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    Closeup Lens on SeaLife

    my daughter and i have the dc1400s, with fisheye lens, movie light and strobes. my wife started with the sealife micro 2.0 ( prior was a nikonos 4a and i shot 35mm housed) last year we had some software issues with the 2.0 and she bought the 3.0 micro. she uses twin sea dragon lights...
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    Question Key Largo or Key West Diving in January?

    i just read your report on rr. that is a shame. i dove with them once a few years ago and that was more than enough. it was like a puppy mill. generally, scuba is supposed to be fun. apparently rr never got the email
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    Question Key Largo or Key West Diving in January?

    who were you diving with? tomorrow, friday we are doing coral maintenance with ICARE, sunday is coral planting if you can stop down. book thru conch republic on line
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    Question Key Largo or Key West Diving in January?

    we are in key largo now, got here in late december and will be here till first week of march. we are diving out of tavernier with conch republic divers. great people to dive with. not a cattle boat and hold hands with a dive master operation. they dive more of the south end reefs, good...
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    Marathon FL vacation in January

    my wife and i winter in the key largo/tavernier area. we arrive in late december through the beginning of march. we dive exclusively with Conch Republic Divers in Tavernier. current water temps are in the mid 70’s and vis is 50 ft average. new years eve we did a midnight night dive on the wreck...
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    Question Building a SeaLife “System”

    the micro 2.0 and the micro have no provisions to utilize a strobe. the video light has three power settings and there is a filter for the light also. it does take rather good pictures and videos considering what it is. and it is very airline travel friendly.
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    Question Building a SeaLife “System”

    there is one now on ebay for around 200.
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    Question Building a SeaLife “System”

    my daughter and i both have the dc1400 cameras, sea dragon and strobe setups. we both have the fish eye lenses . the flexible arms are very handy. my wife has a sealife micro 2.0 and had one dragon light . she upgraded to the twin tray with 2 dragon lights. she up graded to the micro 3.0 and...
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    Massive Newbie Post - Depth, AOW/SSI, Mask, Next Trip Suggestions

    having reached the status of old geezer and have 52 years of diving, i will pass along my limited knowledge. 1. as far as depth, depending on water temp, the colder the water the shallower you will notice the depth. warm water diving , generally 60 to 70 ft. not really a big deal. most of your...
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    grand turk and provo crime issues?

    so sad to hear Bohio is closed. we dove there several years ago and really enjoyed it. easy diving, nice resort, great food.
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    grand turk and provo crime issues?

    we were in bonaire last week and in talking to other people there and some reports on the news the crime on the islands is getting pretty bad. cartels and drugs are supposed to be increasing in activity. is there any truth to this? i would like to go to Bohio Resort on Grand Turk, but if it as...
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    Belize experience for timid newbies - recommendations?

    take a look at Ramons village on ambergris . more top shelf. well run clean rooms, beautiful beach, safe boats and dive masters. excellent restaurant on premise.
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    Need a probe and bell clinger accessory

    Divers Direct sells a small reef hook that comes with a lanyard and brass clip for about 22 dollars. they also have several signal devices
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    Question Out of state, looking for AOW class in FL

    Conch Republic Divers in tavernier fl. great people. great instructors. personalized training.
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    Key West vs. Key Largo?

    i spent january and february this year in tavernier ( think south side key largo) i dove with conch republic divers out of tavernier. Ashley is the new owner and they are great people to dive with. they visit all the wrecks, offer lobstering in season, lionfish spearfishing, and i did some...
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    Sun Protection Tips & Tricks?

    above water i wear uv resistant clothing, i buy HUK products from either bass pro or West marine. the long sleeve pull over hoodies and a neck gaiter with a big hat work great. the clothing is designed for all day salt water fishing in tropical water. also great for hiking. in the water, i use a...
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    Question Curacao-What's Your Experience with Marazul Dive Resort?

    we stayed at Marazul a few years ago. excellent accomodations. we dove with go west diving, very nice operation and fun to dive with. they have lockers there to store your gear. the house reef at the dive shop is very nice and the boat dives are great, when you fly in to Willemstad, stop at the...
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    AOW Deep Dive uncontrolled ascend

    another option and one that i would not hesitate to do is abort the dive. i have leaned over decades of diving, just because some one is a dive master or instructor, doesnt mean they are competent. making an ascent from deep water in bad visibility is un nerving to say the least. if you have a...
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