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Infuriating read… sorry about your experience. Then again, you seem to have your head screwed on right so; now you got your AOW, use it wisely — if something doesn’t feel right, then mostly it isn’t. Use your own judgement, and keep practising your skills every dive. I always tell people that...

I have had a Stinger too for some 10 years, and regularly change the battery myself without any problem (buying the kit with battery and o-ring). However, mine has a problem: If I do a dive that starts a bit deeper (say 8m), but then has a very shallow profile (like swimming over a rock...

Hey, I just saw your post as I'm looking for a mount and the data I've gathered proves that you've selected (maybe?) the right one with the blurfix. So, what happened in the end, did you decide to become their agent, business good? I think you'll find that most people will want 1) red filter for...

All, maybe a silly question, but the BLURFIX 3+ 55mm.... I suppose the threading is standard so that if I have other 55mm filters already for my SLR camera, I'll be able to use them on the GoPro 4 with this adapter? Thanks!

Thanks guys, And yes the idea of oil-filling sounded a bit too much hassle, but I did trigger my curiosity on what's the distinction. I suppose it's like always: quality costs. That said, the difference is so huge on the price. After all, I suppose a 1000Lm scatterbeam is... a 1000Lm...

I'll explain the reason for the question (maybe that will help from being flooded with posters agreeing on the 'stupid' aspect of the question): I've seen a number of DIY videos about making your own dive torches by filling air-spaces with oil to manage pressure issues etc. And, if course I'm...

Dear All, Thank you so much for the input! I've now tried it so let me offer some insights in return for others who may have the same thoughts / predicaments. 1. The IrDa chipset to work with Mac is the 7780 chipset. If you search on e.g. Amazon.com you'll find the branded Uwatec for $90 but...

Thank you - that's a very nice and comprehensive post!!

Hi Dawg, Thank you for the reply. I know that the UWATEC IrDa works, but annoying to pay $90 for a simple IrDa dongle when there are plenty windows options available for $5 that do exactly the same thing... the problem being the OSX compatibility. However, I've done some more research and...

Hi All, I'm very happy with my new Gallileo Luna. Slightly less happy with the fact that I'm on a MacBook Pro and it seems very tricky to find a IrDA USB compatible for MAC so that I can download my dives into the UWATEC JTRAC, and even more annoying that the Owners Information and Emergency...

Hi there! Question - as you're using RBT and like it, to what have you set the reserve? My approach has always been that at 50bar (1/4 tank) it's time to have cleared all eventual mandatory stop and just go for the 3min safety stop, meaning that the reserve (i.e. "out of water") is actually...

Don't know if they are easily available over there, but check out the Waterproof W1. I've been through quite a few, and find it fantastic. As it's pre-bent it's very comfortable and it's the only one I know with proper kneepads etc. A real quality product made by and for divers and none of the...

Ok, a promise is a promise and now I got a few dives with the Luna (and can compare with my Suunto Stinger). The Stinger is obviously practical as it's wrist sized, but in all other terms (ie diving-wise) I must say I like the Luna better: very easy to see UW and I like the RBT indicator as well...

Dear All, So after some jiggling and switching, this year's diving will be in LOMBOK. I was looking around the forums for some advise, but it appeared a little thin in respect to what I was looking for, so if we may use all the great people here for some advise again :) 1. Dive Centre: past...

All, Thank you so much for insights! Will write a travel report wherever we end up :)

Hello all! Me and my wife will come to Malaysia end of August for a few week's of holiday. First we'll stay a few days i KL, and then we'd like to go somewhere for a nice relax and diving... but we're struggling with finding out what place to go!? We have realised that Langkawi has some great...

Thank you all for the great comment and advise! In the end I've decided to order the Luna. I think it suits me better as the added benefits of SOL such as heart rate monitor feels rather gimmicky and I don't see myself really using it, nor do I ever really contemplate to use trimix etc. As...

could be, but with these prices in europe it seems to me that the luna isn't a bad option, whereas for my needs - even if petrel may be a sharper tool - motivating twice the price.... seems hard from what im taking from all the great and very helpful comments on here.

Yes, it includes the transmitter at €533 to be precise. It's now down from €730. ---------- Post added July 14th, 2014 at 06:35 PM ---------- the petrel, standalone, for comparison here in Europe is €1042...

Well, I think that the prices may have gone down though... the pretrel is €650, whereas the Luna can now be bought for €530 with AI. Just to make sure I'm not comparing apples and pears here. I've dived since the start with a ww-style DC (suunto) which was important as I mostly...