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    For Sale DSS Stainless Steel BP, DSS Wing, Zeagle Alum BP

    Removing the DSS BP and wing as my son wants it.
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    For Sale DSS Stainless Steel BP, DSS Wing, Zeagle Alum BP

    I'm thinning down some gear. All is in excellent condition. PayPal only (or cash if local Northern VA). Shipping will be calculated based on your location and actual shipping cost. Zeagle anodized aluminum backplate with new Hog harness and Trilobite line cutter. In excellent condition. $175...
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    PADI certification delay

    Thanks for the responses. It does make sense to have him start over. Better safe than sorry....
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    PADI certification delay

    My son started his PADI training a couple of years ago. He passed the classroom and pool training but life got in the way and never did his OW cert dives. Can he take a refresher and proceed to his OW cert dives? Or, does he have to start over? Thanks
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    OTS Spectrum reviews ?

    Thanks Steve!
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    OTS Spectrum reviews ?

    I'm curious about the fit of the nose pocket. I have a larger face and a higher bridge. Usually I can’t wear single lens masks like Atomics etc. Is their sufficient room for the larger faces/noses?
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    Equalization question

    I have fairly dysfunctional ETs that came on as I got older. Now I have to equalize both on descent and ascent. For ascent it is a jutting/stretching of the jaw like a closed mouth yawn to get them to crack open. I even have to do this when driving in the mountains or through a tunnel. I...
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    Henderson Thermaxx

    My LDS carries them but given my size they generally have to order them. In my BARE suits I wear a XL Tall and they tend to be ok. I would like a little longer torso but outside of going to a custom suit I can live with it. I would think the XXL Tall might be a little baggy in the chest. I...
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    Henderson Thermaxx

    I heard they were having a bunch of zipper issues. I have a 3mm Velocity and like it a lot. tbone - good perspective on the stretchy versus thermal properties. I just find the Arctic to be really stiff. But that may also be a product of age.
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    Henderson Thermaxx

    I'm thinking about getting a new 7mm wetsuit for quarry dives here in the mid-Atlantic region. My current wetsuit is a Bare Arctic (about 12 years old). I'm looking for something that has more stretch and possibly warmer. My LDS recommended the Thermaxx. I see that they come in a front zip...
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    Trouble catching my breath at the beginning of dive .... after 10 yrs of diving?

    I would also agree that it sounds like anxiety. I have had the same issues diving from a boat. I get dry mouth and struggle equalizing. I'm 56 so maybe it's a sign of age and that life insurance our spouses have on us!
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    What would you do differently ...

    Ditto^ I got certified in the mid 80s and stopped diving in the mid 90s. Started a family in the late 90s and did not get back in the water until 2007 or so. I would have introduced my kids sooner to diving. I would have taken family vacations to the Caribbean or Keys earlier. And I would...
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    Dive bags / Transport

    LL Bean roller duffle. Guaranteed for life. Very basic and holds a ton.
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    Urgent help please

    I'd try to rinse your sinuses with a saline solution 2-3 times a day. If you don't have any saline solution Google the mixture (salt and baking soda). Use distilled/boiled water that has cooled to room temp. Squirt into your nose, about 8 ounces, to flush your sinuses. Look up Neilmed sinus...
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    Hydes Quarry

    I've never been to Hydes Quarry and wanted to see how it compares to Millbrook and Lake Pheonix as far as temps and visibility. I live in Northern Va so it closer than Pheonix and be a better option than Millbrook.
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    Want to get back into diving regularly

    I literally feel your pain! I stopped diving in the late 90's due to family and work and came back around 2008. Since then I have had a heck of a time on my right ear. The last couple of dive trips ended after the first or second dive with a middle ear barotrauma. I took last year off to...
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    The Water Is Running Red!

    What a waste of a beautiful animal. This is killing the sole of the earth. This is always very upsetting. That's why I boycott all marine parks/aquariums that exploit all marine animals and fish.
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    PADI Drysuit Cert

    No doubt I want and need more training. Especially in OW. I was just curious if I had to start from the beginning.
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    PADI Drysuit Cert

    1 1/2 years ago I started on my drysuit cert. I completed the classroom and pool as well as 1 OW dive. My first OW dive resulted in a middle ear barotrauma when I ascended too fast at the end of the dive so I was unable to complete the 2nd dive of the day. Due to various reasons (work, and...
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