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My family member dive buddy gets painfully cold after 30min in our PWN waters, and adding bulkier midlayers has resulted in too much loss of mobility, so a heated layer seems like the best option now. I settled on on either Santi or DTEK because they use a bulkhead and exterior battery, but...

After getting to do a try-dive on a Defender I ran into one issue (besides buoyancy) that I hadn't expected. It was sunny (Roatan) and I was very shallow and hadn't realized my mask had a slight fog inside, but I suddenly couldn't read my PPO2. The rest of the console looked fine, but where...

Hi all, This is mostly a shout-out to all the people who have answered (tolerated) my numerous beginner questions, it's really appreciated. By semi-random coincidence I was able to try out a Defender in confined water today--it was eye opening, both in terms of cementing my intention to to...

Hi Folks, I've been lurking on the CCR threads for the last year while fixing/updating my dive boat and am questioning whether I can justify going the CCR route (I really want to.) I'll leave compressor/booster questions to the proper sub-forum and try to stay focused. I also realize that...

With Covid wrecking havoc of my destination dives trips I'm seriously looking into getting a boat that can let me do more local dive vacations instead. I'm located in Washington State, so I have the whole Salish Sea and Vancouver B.C. to explore. I'm also doing MOD 1 a year from now, so I will...

After telling myself I'd never switch to CCR, I'm beginning to hear the siren call and am going to do a try-dive on a Sidewinder next Spring in Tulum... Until then, do any of you have recommend/favorite books on the subject to keep me busy until then? Although I have a couple of units that...

In February I went to Protec and completed both Sidemount and Intro to Cave, but before I return next January for Full Cave I would like to get through AN/DP. Does anyone here have recommendations for a solid instructor here in Washington State who knows sidemount and can teach at a tech level...

Hi everyone, During my Into to Cave course my Big Blue 4800 canister light bit the big one... As it is discontinued, Big Blue cannot repair it (they are giving me a new TL8000P, so not complaining), but for cave diving I really want another canister light. My ideal canister light would be...

Hi Folks, One of my dive buddies wants to transition to cold water diving, but doesn't want to commit to a drysuit until she's sure it's worth it. In wet neoprene she can only manage one dive a day, so I'm looking a close sites to cut down travel overhead. Yale Reservoir (Yale Park) and...

Hi Folks, As I prepare to step into the realm if tec diving I am budgeting both time and money for the journey. I will complete TDI/PSAI sidemount and cavern in a few months, so the next logical step in my mind (apart from getting dives in the new configuration) is AN/DP. The question is...

Hi folks, I've posed this question to my instructor as well, but I have the chance to pick up some used tanks (pairs of LP95's and 108's) and as I have not gone through training on the xdeep stealth yet, I don't want get excited and buy tanks that won't trim well for me. Is there a way I could...

Hi Folks, I'm switching things up on my Apeks BP/W for warm water and changing to OMS vertical pockets since I don't need 20lbs. of lead in the tropics. However, I dive cave-style with a 7ft hose tucked under my canister light, and with the smaller pockets it will be able to travel on the...

Hi all, I'm going to be doing my sidemount and cavern training fairly soon, and the shop in Tulum offers both PSAI and TDI classes. At the end of the day, does it really matter which one I go with? The instructor will be the same either way. Thanks!

Hi folks, I've been bitten by the side-mount bug and am in the process of planning an excursion to ProTech, but I see that they have two dive centers--is there any reason to choose one over the other? Any other thoughts or considerations as I journey into the the realm of side-mount (and...

Hi Folks, I've been reading the threads here ever since I certified in 2016 and now I want to join in :) I know there are some great people here, and I'm looking forward to knowing you better. And if you are in the PNW area, maybe we'll get to dive! Cheers! -Michael