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    Does constipation increase buoyancy?

    I thought I successfully posted this yesterday, hopefully an admin didn’t take it down thinking I was trolling….. I was way too buoyant this weekend and I’m wondering if being really constipated had something to do with it. I’ve been diving with 8lbs forever at my current body weight and...
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    Lost ScubaPro weight pocket San Andrés, Colombia

    Lost it Monday September 4th on land.
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    Sold On Nitrox

    I just did my Nitrox cert (for which the DS included two dives) and I'm sold on this. Did two dives yesterday, 3 shore dives with long surface swims today and I feel great. No hunder and not at all sleepy. I know this is not one of the advanatges of the gas listed in the learning materials...
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    Wrist Mount for Sling Spear

    I'm going to be hunting lionfish with my sling spear and have a virgin wrist mount for my GP10. Dumb question but is it better to mount it on the shooting hand or the other?
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    Shooting Something White For White Balance

    I just bought a pair flippers and chose the Seawing SuperNovas which come in black and white (Ok I'm just kidding about calling them flippers). When choosing the color of the fins, I recalled reading somewhere that it helps with white balance if you choose something white or even gray so I got...
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    GoPro Quik and Dive+ Question

    I have a GoPro10 and take videos without the red filter opting instead to correct the color with Dive+. Not the main question, but for this camera do you use a red filter ? The issue is that I download the video footage to my iPhone using Quik which in itself seems tedious because you first...
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    How is this guy an instructor?

    People joke about PADI but check out this Naui instructor.
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    GoPro Mount for Spearing With Pole Sling

    I have lionfish pole spear and want to capture my hunts on my GoPro. What do you guys use? The only solutions I can come up with are either a mount on my mask or a wrist mount. If I go with the mask mount I’m thinking of ScubaPro’s even though I have an AquaLung Teknika. Anyone successfully...
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    How to replace hose for SPG

    I’m replacing all my rubber hoses for Miflex. I got the actual SPG out of the boot but I can’t get the old hose out of the boot I asked my GF to hold the boot while I pull but she can’t hang on. And even if I can manage to pull the old hose out I done see how to get the new hose thru the boot...
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    Lionfish Hunting Equipment

    I recently went lionfish hunting in Cartagena, ColOmbia. I didn’t do the PADI class, instead I went out with a DM that I’ve done a number of dives with and he always kills them when he dives. I’m hooked on it and want my own hunting gear now. He didn’t have a zookeeper, instead he cuts off the...
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    How to Buy Flex Hoses

    I think I’m finally going to pull the trigger and buy flex hoses (Miflex brand) during Black Friday. Any recommendations on lengths or other items I must buy ? I’m reading about options such as spools and shock absorbers which I have no idea what they are. If it matters I have a HydrosPro...
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    Topics That Will Cause A Poop Storm

    These are things/topics that will get people riled up: Snorkels, split fins, knives, ScubaPro Hydros Pro, Shearwater, and tipping. Personally, I don’t understand the hate some have towards Shearwaters.
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    Anyone else order the GoPro 10?

    I ordered the GoPro 10 yesterday and I expect it will be a huge difference from the GP4 that I currently have. Unfortunately I won’t be able to pick it up yet, I live in Colombia and having it shipped here would have meant another $120 so it’s being sent to my parents’ house back in Virginia...
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    GoPro 10 Leak

    GoPro 10 is about to get released and these are the apparent specs. I currently own the 4 (don’t laugh) and I was going to buy the 9 a few weeks ago but now I figure I’ll wait for the 10 to come out and buy either one. One thing that worries me is that the 9 freezes up. A guy on my dive...
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    Exercises To Improve Kicking Technique

    Went diving this weekend and a fellow diver sent me videos he shot. I was horrified to see that I was bicycle kicking. Not the worst bicycle kicking that I've seen but it was definitely not nice to watch. The next day I made a conscious effort to stretch out my legs during my flutter kicks...
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    Negative Entries

    Dumb question but do you need to overweight a bit for negative entries? Was diving in San Andrés, Colombia this weekend and I mentioned to the DM that I hadn’t done negatives yet so on the second day he had me go last so that I could practice them. Wasn’t very successful. On the first attempt...
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    MARES Nemo Wide 2 Battery Kit

    I have had a Mares Nemo Wide 2 and so far very happy with it (except when people art art posting about Shearwater AI and I get tempted). My battery continues to read “ok” but I want to buy the battery replacement kit including the o-ring to have in my dive kit just in case. Any...
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    What Was Your OW Like?

    I have mixed feelings about the OW course I took a few years back. On the one hand I feel like I got better practical experience than my daughter and her husband but on the other I feel like they got better theoretical. My son and I were certified in Taganga, Colombia. The owner of the DC...
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    First Wet Suit

    Thinking of buying my first wetsuit. I dive in a Colombia and most places are fine without a wetsuit so I dive with ScubaPro shorts and usually with a long sleeve Under Armor shirt. So far so good but I’ve heard that for Gorgona and Malpelo you need a wetsuit. Has anyone tried the Deep6 3mm...
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    MK11 LP High Flow Ports

    Dumb question so please bear with me. The MK11 has 2 HP port and 4 LP ports. 2 off the LP ports are regular and the other two are high flow. My second stage is connected to one of the high flows and the octo directly beneath it on a regular LP port. The 2nd LP high flow port is on the...
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