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    Bad attitudes about solo diving are still prevalent

    What you perceive as bad attitude may also be considered their concern for your safety. Would you prefer them to say "Yeah whatever, if your body washes up on the beach we'll clean it up with the seaweed." Personally I have no issues with solo divers but I find it positive that it is "frowned...
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    Scuba cylinder valves- disappearance of J-valves and metal knobs?

    I suspect "sit home reading catalogs and dive magazines." was a better ancillary activity than setting at home watching the snow pile up coloring with your crayons in you coloring book -- remember always color with in the lines. With all your coloring you must have a frig covered with pictures...
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    Scuba cylinder valves- disappearance of J-valves and metal knobs?

    Very nice, how many pages in the entire catalog?
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    Scuba cylinder valves- disappearance of J-valves and metal knobs?

    Where I learned to dive we were not blessed with the quantity of dive shops that Californians were back when I learned. The only shop I knew of was in Bayshore and it was a small shop. He did have his own boat, the RV Black Coral and other than wreck dives most local divers dove jetties off the...
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    Scuba cylinder valves- disappearance of J-valves and metal knobs?

    Sam, I guess I should feel better that you are not just being arrogant with me; it seems to be part of your persona. I must say that your behavior is less than welcoming to a new member. Fortunately, for me, I am an older thicker-skinned diver and I can hold my own, but new divers may not...
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    Scuba cylinder valves- disappearance of J-valves and metal knobs?

    If you insist on quoting dive history - do it correctly The dive world and this board sis overloaded with I think , I suppose, I was told.etc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well I grew up on the east coast, where recreational scuba obviously lagged behind...
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    Scuba cylinder valves- disappearance of J-valves and metal knobs?

    I often wonder how long I will be able to do tropical dive trips. We were at Captain Don’s in September and 3 dives a day was a piece of cake. And we still manage 40 to 50 dives a year. In my mind, when I look at the surface of the water, I much prefer to look up at it!
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    Scuba cylinder valves- disappearance of J-valves and metal knobs?

    I bought my entire setup for the first time in 1969, and the steel tanks were US Divers 72’s with J valves with metal knobs. My regulator was a US Divers Royal Aquamaster double hose. No submersable pressure gagues were available until my 2nd season when I got a Voit gauge which had a dual O...
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    Comment by '50 years under' in media 'Nekton Rorqual - 2017'

    Lots of fond memories of the Nektons. It’s a shame the way they ended up. Probably a costly design to maintain but a nice dive platform. It is amazing the way so many didn’t care for the Nekton because of it’s looks, granted they weren’t sleek or much to look at but as far as functionality as a...
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    Kraken smart housing for iPhones

    I have evolved with U/W photography from a SLR with flash bulbs in the '70's through the digital DSLR's and multiple Nikon camera's with housings from Ikelite's to a Subal with all the bells and whistles. Finally after years of slow leaks, costly service and the extra baggage fee's flying that...
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