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I’d like to be able to dive in the local lake for tune up dives or gear checks before trips. The only LDS in town closed and the nearest one is around an hour away. I could theoretically get a tank if I had a place nearby for fills. Does anyone know if there is such a thing as an industrial tank...

I hear this all the time. After a few days of diving you relax and need less weight. Or when a diver gains experience, they need less weight. Is it simply because you're breathing easier and presumably exhaling more thoroughly? Or is there something about tension in the body that makes a person...

I've recently suffered some sudden hearing loss in one of my ears. The local ENT office did a series of Dex steroid shots through my ear drum into my inner ear (not fun, don't recommend it!). Nothing changed and they basically sent me on my way to go see the hearing aid folks. I'd like to not...

I don’t have chronic sinus and allergy issues like some folks do, but I do get a cold or the flu about once a year. As soon as I start getting symptoms, I do nasal irritation a couple times a day and it makes a big difference in how long I’m sick. I also do it for a couple weeks before a dive...

I’m not on a diving trip or anything but I felt the need to equalize my ears yesterday. No cold, sinus, allergy, fever, congestion issues at all right now. Normally when I pinch my nose and blow gently, I feel airflow briefly, but when the pressure is balanced, the airflow stops. This time on...

They might be tweaking... https://www.yahoo.com/news/sharks-off-brazil-coast-test-102625574.html

Why doesn’t your blood pressure go through the roof when you’re at depth and have 3-5 atmospheres of back pressure applied to your skin’s entire surface area?

I've read all the suggested mask prep threads and tried all the recommended procedures for prepping a new mask from the factory- Dawn, soap, toothpaste, dishwasher etc etc (I was too chicken to light my mask on fire). I have the Hollis M1 mask which is notorious for fogging. People usually just...

And you’re obsessing about how hard the transition might be from a traditional BCD… just do it. Took my first backplate on the Philippines trip. Set it up on a table, checked out the fit in a mirror and adjusted a couple times, jumped in the water with it, and was amazed at how much of a non...

Coming up on the January trip. Struggled with congestion on the last trip and some have recommended Flonase. At Costco, they have an alternative with the same active ingredient, but it's about 70% less. Anyone tried it and have any results to report? The nozzle system is different, any problems...

I've got my eye out for some deals.

When looking at different wings, I see a lot of chatter about the taco effect. Is it really that big a deal? If I'm properly weighted, my wing is completely empty to descend. And even at maximum depth, I barely have any air in the wing. This is essentially true in warm water with a thin suit or...

The World Health Organization (WHO) just released an emergency bulletin about divers who haven't been able to read Scuba Board for multiple days. If you know anyone suffering from any of the following symptoms, you should seek professional intervention: shaking, nervousness, arguing with family...

I've noticed in the last year that sometimes when I wake up, I have trouble equalizing and have some ringing in one of my ears. It continues for a day or two and goes away. Seems to happen every couple months. I assume since it always starts after sleeping, it's probably because of CPAP use...

On a recent dive, I was sitting across from a couple that looked like they were in a scuba gear ad. Head to toe, every piece of gear was Scubapro, even all the colors matched. This is not a bust on Scubapro by the way, but I had to laugh because I looked at my stuff and it was like this - Hollis...

When I get in the water, I tend to dump all my wing gas and exhale and descend pretty fast. When I get to depth I add gas to the wing and level off. We always worry about rate of ascent for obvious reasons but is there an unsafe descent rate? The only thing I can think of is maybe higher chance...

So I'm in the process of moving my wing from my softpack to a plate. I'm wondering where the plate should be on my back for sizing the harness. When determining how much shoulder strap length is needed, where should the bottom of the plate hang? Should the waist strap be about bellybutton...

So I ordered another BP and without getting into brand or model, it came with sharp edges and tarnished. My first priority is returning the thing but with shipping it may not be worth it. With that said, can anyone give recommendations for someone without a machine shop and grinding tools for...