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Where in the Yucatán Peninsula will you be staying? If you are around the Playa-Tulum area, I recommend people go with a smaller shop that is focused on cenote and cave training, even if that is not what you are interested in. You’ll do much better for instruction than with one of the large ops...

An AI chat bot trained only on ScubaBoard threads… now that’s an idea

Seaskin recommends the elasticated back panel for anyone whose hips are much wider than their waist. They have the difference in cm in the website description. The suit needs to be wide enough to pass over your hips so if your waist is much thinner you’ll have extra fabric in the mid section...

Without crossing over to Cozumel, your cheapest shot at a nice snorkeling trip is in Puerto Morelos. Plenty of folks offer tours at the pier, or you can check in with one of the scuba shops a bit further down the beach (the folks at Wet Set are friendly to non-divers, but you'll probably do okay...

Does anyone have experience with O’Three’s “Advanced P Valve”? Specifically known issues with it, cautionary tales, things like that. I’m considering their trilam suit but they will only fit their own valve, and I haven’t really found any reviews online.

Yes, “pretty close” is one way of putting it…

Regarding neck seals: Does anyone favor non-replaceable neoprene neck seals over the Quick Neck system? How costly is it to install the QN after the fact? Is it possible to remove the QN and install a fixed seal after the fact @stuartv you mentioned adding a QB on your ultra through SS in the...

Nice!! Are those the large bellows pockets or the expedition size?

I quite liked Rick Stanton’s Aquanaut, worth a read

I like the Razor system, the hand mount and the helmet mount. Easy to move the light from the hand to the head and back. I still have a boltsnap on the light’s head to clip it off a d-ring if needed. I really like the ability to go back and forth between hand and helmet, though, and mostly just...

I keep the pig tail either on my butt or my left shoulder d-ring, depending on how often I’m using them and whether I’ll be passing any restrictions close to the line. I usually keep a cookie or two on my slate’s bungee as well, on my arm.

Hi all. Answers seem to be divided on the allowance for thicker undergarments. I'm hoping you can help with the following: This option does not seem common for other dry-suit brands. Others do, however, offer the opposite in a "cave cut," tighter fit. Does this mean the normal Nova cut is...

That is what the FB post linked before says. “Tourist service boat (NOT a dive boat) found a drowned person at sea wearing divers gear and called the authorities”. If that is true, then the boats the OP saw were just waiting for the authorities to arrive and were not involved in the accident.

Using 1/2 (or 1/2+200) and leaving more in your bg also leaves you with more to recalculate and visit other lines on your way back without carrying the stage each time, so it is more comfortable even if nothing goes wrong.

The further away you get from Quintana Roo, the better the food - at any price range. As for Coz, I haven’t been to the caves in the island. I’d be interested in checking them out, seeing how they are different from the ones under the main land. If we have to stick to the sea, then my only...

Bungee and spools with line. Just in case (what case, I am not sure).

If it’s a long-standing operation with a good record that I have reasons to choose (I have used them before, they come recommended, they offer a service unusual for the region, whatever) then probably not. Accidents happen, I am sure the dive ops favored on this board have had their own share...

I’m a simple guy. Easier breathing: good. Harder breathing: bad. Current or position pushing your easy breathing reg into constant flow? That’s what the adjustment knob is there for.

Go train where you will dive, and ideally train with a shop/instructor you are likely to continue diving with if all goes well. Will make your life easier. As to one course or splitting it up, once you have the instructor selected ask them how they prefer to teach it. Go with that.

Sounds like you are finding value in that club, that you are enjoying the approach, and that you have the money to spend… that’s all you really need 🤷🏻‍♂️