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  1. AnaCat

    Hard to get a wing configuration, tips&tricks needed

    Hi, I need advice in switching to a back plate+wing. Currently I have a back inflate Mares Aliikai BCD, but I keep having issues with the integrated weights (weak mechanism, they fall off at the slightest touch although not overweighted) and the trim pockets placed on the tank belt have...
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    Recommended activities in August 2023 at Baobab Beach Resort, Diani, Kenya (diving included)

    Hello, We will be a group of 10 friends staying for 7 days at Baobab, Diani Beach in Kenya. I am trying to find activities suited for most of us and I would appreciate any kind of advice you can offer. 1. Diving - we are 7 certified divers (different levels, 1 Rescue, 1 AOW and 5 OW) and...
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    My first regulator

    Hello everyone, here looking for regulator tips for my Christmas present 🙂🎄🎁 After having a really bad experience with rented regulator malfunctions in my last dive trip in Komodo - to the point where I had to abort at Batu Bolong and book another expensive boat trip for another day with another...
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    Diving in Sharm - location and instructors

    Hello, we are planning a week for NYE in Sharm. 1 For the hotel, which are the best locations in terms of house reef, accessible also for very good snorkeling? Found some nice ones in Nabq but I understand it’s a long distance to Naama. How much would cost an Uber/ taxi? We’re not really party...
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    Diving in Aqaba, near Al Manara Hotel

    Hello, We will be in Aqaba on 30 Oct and 1 Sept (mixed group of divers and snorkellers). We would like to dive from boat - day trips, and I only have as a reference the prices from Egypt. I know it will not be as good as diving in Marsa Alam or Dahab, but at least we search for a correct price...
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    Rinca in Komodo

    Question about Rinca: the shop we are diving and visiting the islands included it on one trip, but I understand that it’s closed. Can anyone shed some light on this?
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    Diving in Karangasem / Candidasa Sept 2022

    Hello, we are a group with mixed certifications (OWD to Rescue) and we will make a tour in Indonesia ( Jakarta, Borobudur, 3 nights in Karangasem/ Candidasa, The temples in Ubud then 5 nights in Komodo on Seraya Island). For the days in Karangasem what dive sites and dive shops would you...
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    For Sale Suunto Df4 freediving computer

    Hello, when buying my computer I didn’t pay attention and instead of scuba computer I bought a freediving one. I used it 4 days this summer and I need to sell it in order to buy a scuba one. It’s in perfect condition, and I bought it from Amazon for 450 USD. I plan to sell it for 350 USD, and...
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    Anybody for Marsa Alam?

    Is anyone heading to Marsa Alam for New Year’s Eve? Searching for meeting new people, learning new stories 😀
  10. AnaCat

    rescue diver with PADI

    Hi, I am researching in order to decide if I should continue my education and take the Rescue Diver course from PADI. I would like to increase my confidence and become more safety oriented. There is a PADI school in Bucharest , where I live, but I cannot find providers for the prerequisite...
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    Diving instructors - low standards debate

    Hello, while I’m a certidied AOW and Nitrox with about 60 dives I still consider myself a beginner as I only go diving in vacation. This year has been great as prices went down during the pandemic, and having access to the vaccine in January as an essential worker gave me an advantage to safely...
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    Hello from Bucharest Romania!

    Hello, I just discovered scuba board and I plan to take advantage of your collective knowledge as best as I can 😀 I am AOW and Nitrox, but my 50 dives were pretty easy, done in Egypt, Maldives and Myanmar, with almost no current and usually at 10-15 m, exploring the corals. I am committed now to...
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    January in Marsa Alam, recommended dive shops

    Hello, can I get your help for my next trip? I plan to go to Marsa Alam for 1 week in January. I have AOW and Nitrox, but only 60 dives, mostly in Sharm and Hurghada, or other aquarium-like locations (Andaman, Maldives etc) - I’m in it for the marine life and beautiful corals after al… 😀 I...
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