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I was originally certified in 1987 in college. I dove some but got married the next year and my wife had zero interest (actually afraid to go underwater) in scuba. Years later (2020) I got recertified with my two, now, adult sons. Now in 2020 when I got certified it was to a maximum depth of 60...

I currently subscribe to "Scuba Diving" magazine. However, I feel like it is just one big advertisement for PADI stuff. Can anyone recommend another magazine that I might enjoy more?

I just completed my 10th dive. I plan on taking my advanced open water this February. I have several more diving scheduled before this. With AOW, you have 2 required dives and then can choose 3 specialty dives. A lot of dive shops push Peak Buoyancy but after watching James' comments on Divers...

Ok, probably a newbie question. I've got my open water certification and plan on getting my advanced open water this coming February. Looking at AOW training, the certification gets you access to 100' depths vs my current 60' OW limitation. Yet, most sources say that recreational divers are...

So, just completed first boat dive. My dive buddy backed out at last minute so I was solo. I did an instabuddy on the way to the boat. When we were on the boat, a guy asked if he could tag along with us since his wife was snorkeling, so there was actually 3 of us. On boat, they did roll call...

Just did my first boat dive. The ride was choppy. My first dive was perfect, however, going to the second spot, I got sea sick. I puked over board and then went on the dive and was fine. However, I got me thinking. If I was under water and got sick, should I puke in the regulator and then...

Does anyone have any recommendations for luggage (or alternates) that meet the carry-on size limitations yet fins fit in? Or any tips for fitting fins in carry-on? Since I know someone will ask, TUSA SF-22 Solla open heel fins

So, now that I'm newly certified and headed to Key West this weekend for a reef dive, I am interested in acquiring my own equipment. I'm sure if I asked, "what regulator should I get?," I would get several suggestions all from very qualified divers. However, they may also be biased; certainly...

I just got certified (last weekend in fact) with my two sons. While we learned a lot, I would not say it was exactly fun, but certainly useful. Our last 2 dives were great even with the skill drills. But now I want is to have a simple, fun dive without anyone pulling out mask off or anything so...

So, I've seen blanket statements that you should always do a safety stop. However, this can't really be the case. If I'm diving in 10-12' of water, surely I don't descend to 15', wait 3 mins and then ascend. I feel sure that at 60' I would do a safety stop, but what about less than 33'? And...

I recently completed my Open Water Certification and am super excited about scuba. In my college days, I used to scuba dive and was certified by IDEA. This time, I got my certification with PADI. It was only after signing up, I started sensing a general dislike for PADI from the scuba...

So, say you and your buddy go on a boat dive and there are 10 other drivers and a DM. You and your buddy work out that after your saving safety 500 psi and your amount needed for ascent, you'll turn the dive when one of you reaches 1500 psi. So you're in the water and you hit 1500 psi. 1) do...

I've just got certified and am anxious to do a boat dive. Unfortunately, my dive buddy's schedule is a lot less flexible than mine. If I wanted to go on a boat dive without my buddy, would there be other drivers there without buddies that I could be paired with? Do boat dives always have a dive...

Hello all. I'm new and old to scuba :0 I was certified some 30 years ago by IDEA during the college days but then got out of it. Tomorrow, I'm heading to Pensacola with my 2 sons (23 & 21) to get recertified for me and certified for the first time for them. We are using PADI this time; I...