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Covid's pretty much killed my plans of starting tech classes this year. I'd originally planned taking the class in back mount doubles, and have been building a pair of twin Al80 tanks and getting a bp/w set up in preparation. I was going to buy a new set of backmount regs, but I'm now thinking...

I've seen these going cheap in a couple of places recently but can't find any reviews of either. I'm aware there was a safety recall back in '17, but I assume that those presently being sold have been modified/fixed and whatever the recall was should no longer be an issue. Specifically...

Hi I want to learn doubles, and I'm looking for recommendations for a suitable wing. I'll typically be diving double AL80s in cold (to me) winter SoCal sea water, likely with either a 7mm wetsuit or a drysuit, and for reference I'm 6ft and 180lbs (although if this quarantine continues for...

I'm currently facing a partial knee replacement, and have no idea how this will affect diving. I'm also wanting to start tech (advanced nitrox/deco procedures) this year. I do know of someone who took a DCS hit from a 60ft dive with a very conservative profile after they'd had shoulder surgery...

Hi I have a dual bladder Hollis SMS100 sidemount BCD which I picked up in a store sale. It's a great BCD but having the second bladder is overkill for most of the diving I'm doing at present. I want to rig it with the inflator on the hip, not on the shoulder, but the second inflator hose gets...

This is a pretty long shot, but is there anyone here who is joining the Vortex in Cabo San Lucas this weekend going out to the Socorro Islands who would be able to bring two short (6") High Pressure hoses with them? Something like these Stainless Steel Braided HP Hose | Dive Rite they're...

I've just arrived in Cabo, it's Christmas, I'm and about to join a liveaboard on the Vortex at the end of the week and I urgently need some spares. I was diving over the weekend in Loreto and had two HP hoses fail on me, is there anywhere in Cabo (or San Jose) I can pick up a couple (or maybe...

I'm booked in for my first liveaboard, having always taken day trips or done shore dives up til now. I'm going out to the Socorros with the Vortex over the New Year, and if anyone's had any experience with them I'd love to hear your thoughts. (And a bonus, but completely unrelated, question...

I saw a "good" deal on my local classified ads for a pair of luxfer Al 80s complete with bands and manifold. However, I then discovered they've been stored empty (i.e. at ambient atmospheric pressure) for about 8 years. When I heard that, my initial reaction was to put my wallet away and make...

I bought an EON core last summer and since then have logged around 40 dives on it. Most of my dives have been in salt water, in temperatures from 52 degrees to 80 degrees, and depths ranging from 20ft to 150ft, and I haven't had any issues with it yet. It seems a little more conservative than...