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At the height of the brexit uncertainty, I bought a neoprene drysuit from Seaskin. Nearly complete bare-bones model, cost me 650 dollars shipped! In general I’m happy without all the extra bells and whistles, but the one thing I did regret was not getting pockets put on my suit. I’ve been...

Hey everyone. I’ll be traveling back to the US soon and am thinking of picking up something to wear under my seaskin ultra neoprene drysuit. This drysuit is 3 mm crushed neoprene, so it’s got more thermal properties than a tri-lam but isn’t excessively warm. I usually use the suit if water...

Saw this suit posted by a local dive shop here in Japan, and found the website of the manufacturer. For what it’s worth, the guy I dive with here really likes the products from this company. And it has the most “Japanese” name of any company I’ve ever seen. “Mobby Dick inc”. anyway, here’s the...

Was searching my usual stomping grounds and found this, in what looks to be basically unused condition. Anyone know anything about it? Paired with a mk25.

I'll be going down to Okinawa (staying in Chatan) for 5 days in early April. I've done some diving at the Sunabe seawall before, and was wondering if any people regularly dive there? Is it possible to just rent some tanks and go in? Seems a shame to pay like 8000 yen for a buddy with a local...

Since @couv got me setup with my MK9/109 setup with BA safe second, I think I’ve got a bit of an addiction. On the yahoo Japan auction site, I found this nice MK10 with balanced adjustable second stage, just overhauled. The condition looked nice so I jumped on it. Ended up costing about 200...

Hey guys, Looking to do an intro to tech class at the end of this year, and wanted to get a matching first stage for my Dive Rite regs. Does anyone have an XT1 first stage that they're not using, and would be willing to spend the extra bit of work required to mail it to Japan? Thanks!

Hey All, So I’ve been diving my seaskin ultra neoprene drysuit and really love it. I don’t see myself diving anything thicker than a 3 mm wetsuit from here on out. As a cost saving measure (read: because I’m an idiot) I didn’t have pockets added onto the suit, which I’m not regretting. So I’m...

Backplates are really nice for travel, because it's just a thin piece of metal, but I don't really have a consistent way of folding up the webbing in a reasonable manner, and the straps always seem to be all over the place, taking up more volume than seems necessary! Does anyone have a...

Hey guys, So I ordered my Seaskin Ultra drysuit and am looking to get it some use. Based off of recommendations of a few people, I've signed up for the PADI drysuit diver course. The trick to this, and the reason I'm posting this thread, is that I live in northern Japan, and the dive shops here...

So there has been a lot of discussion about how to stow a long hose for places that might require it. Myself, I'm using a 40" under-arm primary second stage, with a necklaced backup. For the meantime, I plan to switch my using my necklaced regulator during a dive, and would like to be able to...

So, I know people are currently lamenting their lost diving plans, and not knowing what to do about cancelled travel. How about dive locally? “But it’s too cold here!” Ah, not if you have a drysuit! And there’s maybe never been a better time to buy one! The British pound is SO weak now...

So I just bought a scuba pro regulator for 75 bucks from a Facebook scuba group. Guys grandpa was a serious diver (over 2000 dives) and left this reg set to his grandson, who doesn’t dive at all. I’m guessing this is a mk5 - 109? How can I tell if it’s a 156? and is there a way to tell when this...

This is a topic I've been considering a lot, and feel like has not been significantly discussed. What is the role of height when determining the required lead / weight check for diving? To achieve neutral buoyancy, one needs to add enough lead (lets include tank weight for simplicity) to...

Hi All, Stupid question here. Looking to take the front cover off my second stages just to check that the diaphragm is clean and everything looks good, but I can't figure out how to get it off? I've tried twisting it or looking for anyway to pry it open, but can't seem to make it work. Anyone...

I have a hollis semidry suit that has been doing a great job for me, and given that 90% of my dives are warm water, I don't have an interest in purchasing a drysuit at the moment (just to get that out of the way). Usually when I dive, I wear a Mako dive skin under my wetsuits. I also have a...

Hey guys, I was looking for some advice on what to wear on a new scuba adventure. I've posted this in basic, because while I'd like to get some specific advice, I'd really like to understand how I should think this through. I'm living in Japan, and I'll be diving with a new group of people in...

Hey Guys, I have a Oceanic Proplus 3 dive computer; air integrated via hose. In this type of setup, do you route it to the left side (like an SPG) or to the right side (like a dive computer?). Does it matter? I'm currently routed to the right side, but feel like their are too many hoses on that...

Hey guys, Looking to do a liveaboard in Raja Ampat from December 29th of this year. I found the Mikumba 2 on liveaboard.com, but can't seem to find any information on it outside of that website. Is anyone familiar with it? Thanks!

Hi All, Recently, I purchased my first set of regulators, DiveRite XT1. Everything has been good with them, but I was shocked by how heavy the whole setup combined is! Given I haven't interacted with many regulators, is this the norm, or is this gear heavier than others? My girlfriend and dive...