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I found a few threads where people have come to the consensus that sewing in a replacement drysuit zipper isn't really necessary. I'm planning to replace the bdm zipper on an older tls-350 that is otherwise in good condition. The current zipper is the factory zipper that was sewn in. The...

A lot of the decompression models are validated against a series of data sets that are commonly referenced (like DC4D, DC4W, etc) - does anyone know if there is a digital version of those data sets? I'm taking a course where I need to find and play with interesting data sets to apply different...

I got a used TLS-350 suit for my son that fits great except for the socks. They are a little small so he had to steal my good thinsulate socks to wear. Based on some recommendations here I ordered some Northern Diver drysuit boots. They were cheap so I ordered to sizes and picked the one that...

I replaced my dump valve with a low profile apex one - I did this a while ago but finally got to test it out yesterday. When I was doing the normal pre-dive check on it, I turned it all the way open - but instead of stopping when it was all the way opened it just sort of clicked and I could...

We went out in Lake Champlain today and dove by a popular cliff jumping spot called Red Rocks. A friend of mine lost his Apple watch there last week and so I decided to try to find it. I figured there would be more. I brought my goodie bag to help with some trash clean up. Some of the...

I see on Amazon that CaliHutt has 12 Ah batteries - they are currently $124 each. If they are close to 12 Ah, that's not a bad price. Before I picked some up I figured I'd check if anyone here has tried them out and make sure they fit etc. I didn't see any pictures with them with any kind of...

these things: 20 lb QB Weight Pocket - Dive Rite Apparently they USED to have two straps on the back, and it was simple to use a triglide to keep them in place - as seen in this video: So simple, right? They changed the design, now it's not as easy. It's just got a single band on the...

I was reviewing a couple of clips from a dive and in one "selfie" clip I noticed some bubbles coming from my inflator valve area. I cropped / zoomed into that part of the video to try to focus in on what I saw and posted a clip here on YouTube: When I got done with the dive was definitely...

I emailed my local dive shop about ordering and HP100 and they said that they were backordered at their distributors and would be for at least several weeks. I'm curious if they are going to be impacted by the spiking steel prices right now - and if I should just order one from one of the...

According to the wikipedia, the specific gravity of lead is 11.35, for depleted uranium is 19.1 and for gold is 19.3. ( Relative density - Wikipedia ) I would replace all my dive weight with depleted uranium, but a person in the USA is only allowed to own 1.5kg of the stuff. ( Uranium metal...

My drysuit doesn't have zipseals, just glued in latex seals. I'm thinking of getting the pullover rings from DRIS ( these ones: Si Tech Rubber Pullover Dry Glove Rings | Dive Right In Scuba - Plainfield, IL ) I've seen some other old threads where the gloves you put over them have been...

These look like two AL80's - but look like they might be old and possibly bad-alloy: Scuba Eq If they aren't bad alloy, $50 a tank would be an ok deal (the local shop charges $50 for hydro) - but those valves also don't look very modern and I'd probably want to replace them with a din / yoke...

Having too much weight is hassle for many reasons. One thing I'm curious about is if having too much weight means the suit is more likely to let air out the exhaust? I found some drysuit manual that suggested that if you have too much weight you would need to close your exhaust valve down to...

I'm new to diving with a drysuit, and still figuring things out. I just took the class and was using 1.5 or 2 lb ankle weights and they seemed fine... I'm not sure if I'll need them long term. I've got a set of ankle weights like these: (I took out the link because for some reason it wasn't...

I'm looking at buying some older used DUI thinsulate Divewear (the ones with 35°-50° on the label and "extreme" under it). I know over time as thinsulate or other divewear material gets compressed it loses its loft and will lose some of its insulation ability - how noticeable is it over time?

I see a handful of things similar to the kraken on kickstarter. They are all pretty similar, they have a housing for the phone to let you use it as a camera underwater and they also add a pressure guage to get depth underwater. Some add an auxiliary battery or a fill light. The diveroid likes...

An Oceanic Pro Plus 2 I got as part of a package deal. The screen is in great shape - it's always had a screen protector on it (and still does) It will need an HP hose. The previous owner claimed it worked reliably for him. I haven't taken it in the water. It needs a new (user replaceable)...

I met up with a diver who has retired from diving due to a condition in his back. He sold all of his old gear for basically nothing. (One way to look at it: I got a drysuit that fits me perfectly for a great price and got a whole lot of other stuff for free) One thing he gave me is an older...

I haven't spent too long looking (and to be honest I'm not expecting much since Amazon doesn't sell tons of scuba stuff anyway) They have some cressi stuff on sale, more geared towards snorkeling though...

I came across this almost-20 year old dive accident while browsing through Newspapers.com archives - I found a few other articles that mentioned some additional details, but I'm curious if there is more information about what happened from a diving point of view (and, in the spirit of accident...