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I am very interested in learning sump diving. I figured someone on here would have some knowledge to share. I am currently Full Cave and want to continue with progressing in 'standard' cave diving. However, I have always been very interested in diving sumps and bringing gear into dry caves...

I recently got my Full Cave card. I have done all of my cave diving in Marianna. I am thinking of making a trip further east to see some places I haven’t been. Where should I go for New Years? I am also open to buddying up if someone is looking.

I found a used Haskel AGD-62 SCUBAMP for sale. I am thinking about getting it if it is listed cheap enough. I don’t know a lot about booster pumps so I figured id ask here. Is the pump ratio too high to be useful as a standard SCUBA booster pump? With 150 PSI drive gas it is boosting to...

I was wondering about this so I decided I would see what others think. I am currently Intro-to-Cave. What experience level do people typically start doing really tight caves. Full cave? Beyond? Where does no-mount diving fit on the cave diving training path? It seems a lot of cave diving...

Hello. I have a Hollis LED15 canister light. The light is ridiculously dim. Almost uselessly dim. It has been this way for awhile. I was looking into the light head and noticed the LED is brown with dark spots on it. I am assuming that the LED got overheated and burnt somehow. Especially...

I was diving the Cavern in Morrison springs the other day and I found a shrimp. It was in the bottom of the cavern eating off of some rocks at the bottom. It was a standard dull grey color and was probably 4-5” long. It didn’t have any big claws or anything to make it stand out. I wasn’t...

I figure this will get a lot of varied responses but I am curious what instructors out there have to say. I am planning on scheduling classes in the next couple of months and am wondering what level of skill and knowledge is expected for AN/DP. I know the course curriculums have certain...

I have recently been experimenting and tinkering with my SMS75. I have been using the dump behind the neck almost exclusively. With tanks on the waist D-rings I added and my drysuit zipper pull in the way it is getting tight and it is very hard to find the dump knob. I see how the pull-cord...

Yesterday I was experimenting with my LP85s to see how they reacted to being breathed really low. I got them down to ~300PSI and ended the dive. When I was shoulder carrying one of them I noticed a very small and intermittent hiss of gas from the valve handle area. The valve was closed but...

Was looking around online last night. I found several springs it appears diving either isn’t allowed or is restricted at every one. I’m curious if there are any public diveable springs within a couple hours of Houston?

This happened a few years ago (December 2018 I think) We dropped off one of our AL80s for vis. The shop called and said they found a crack in the neck. We didn't question it at the time. We condemned the tank and moved on. I'm just posting this for a second opinion and to satisfy my...

I am looking to get a new set of sidemount tanks so I can practice more often. I am currently running LP85s with a SMS75. I wear a Black Ice drysuit. I am still working out a few kinks with trim but the LP85s do get quite floaty in the tails. My LDS has been giving cave fills (however I...

This started last night I believe. Every time I attempt to visit any scubaboard link from a google search it returns a 404 error. I can visit threads in the web interface fine.

So I have been rethinking my sidemount regulator setup. When diving a few weeks ago I had the swivel on my long hose come partially apart and extrude its O-ring when I was dressing my tank. I was looking at the swivel last night and realized that it is entirely held together by a single screw...

Hello all, I made a post in February about a stress related diving hiatus. (Link Below) Looking for advice on returning to diving after stress-related hiatus. I finally got my gear serviced and was able to make a trip with some friends to Morrison/Vortex Springs last weekend. I figured I...

Hello all. I have not been diving since my drysuit / intro-to-cave class in August 2019. I got stressed and exhausted myself during this class. I decided I will just do a brain dump and explain my situation and ask for some advice. The first mistake I made was going into the class after...

I own a Hollis LED 15 canister light and cannot find if it is rated for use out of water. Does anyone know if it can be?

I am a beginner and finally getting some good time to practice and get things ironed out. Anyway i am using 2x LP85s and a Hollis sms75 with a 5mm wetsuit with no weights other than the tanks. I am still trying to learn how to get everything the way i want. I realized the other day that when...

Hello! I am looking for input on some questions i have about training progression. I asked some similar questions a couple months ago but would like some last advice before i start to pull the trigger on starting training. I have OW and EAN40 i have around 60 dives logged As of now my goal...

I am about to venture into tech diving. I plan on learning both SM and doubles. Will learning SM make it easier to learn doubles in the future? Will learning SM teach me valuable buoyancy skills early on? What are your opinions?