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If you use an alternate air source such as a pony bottle (with its own regulator and spg), should you still have an alternate regulator on your main tank? I have been carrying three and frankly the jumble is annoying. I have never had issue telling the regulators apart (pony from main)...

Really bad visibility at Breakwater last weekend but hey diving is diving right? Nice to finally run into a couple people from the board. Ran into Jim and Justin who had a couple of students (looking huddled and cold, but excited). Talked to Jim a bit and he was nice enough to help me out...

Is thier a point in taking fundies without the correct gear setup? I ask because after reading about the gear setup I see several similarities and some glaring inconsistencies with my current gear setup. I am concerned that the gear will severely affect trim, and bouyancy and that possibly the...

Anybody here have opinions on Fundies or DIR. I posted in thier forums because I was interested in both how the gear to dive and in what TsandM was saying regarding her vastly improved bouyancy and dive control skills. If you have read my posts in the past you kow I am not fond of forking out...

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Recently been thinking of using my BC weight pockets as just pockets and instead go back to using a weight belt. While thinking about it remembering some of my classes and odd thought occured to me. My original OW class covered weight belts as well as removing my gear and replacing my gear at...

Deaths Total US/Canada (88) Age 70% of Male and 80% of Female Dive Fatalities were over 40. Weight Issues 26% of Divers were normal weight, 74% were overweight. Level of Dive Education (57 of the Fatalities) 36% OW, 24% Technical, 21% Advanced, 7% Student and Military, 5% Other. Depth of...

Just heads up for Sacramento Area divers. New dive shop in town :yelclap:. Fisheye Scuba has opened in Folsom. Directly across from Folsom outlet stores. FishEye SCUBA - Welcome!. PADI shop, tank fills, dive trips, gear checks and FULL SERVICE. Wife and I have been looking for awhile in...

Dove Lake Tahoe Sunday 10/21. The whole family (5 of us) had a great time viz was well over 40' and water temp was 51 deg and clear blue. Had planned on Monterey but read chucks report saw all kinds of things that didnt look good and we went the other way =). Dove Zephyr Cove because the...

:D Still researching for safety stops and happened across this article, was more than a bit surprised by the statements made. http://www.scubadiving.com/article4545 What Nitrox Won't Do Claim #1 Nitrox reduces narcosis. This sounds reasonable. If nitrogen causes narcosis and you're...

Okay here goes, somehow I think this is wrong based upon what I have read so far but I am uncertain so here goes. Rockbottom is defined as the minimum amount of gas required for you and your buddy to ascend from depth safely to surface breathing off one supply? Using a 99' as the depth I...

Please read this and article it might do alot more than just help you with your buoyancy...http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/articles/article.asp?articleid=28 Additionally please PM NWGratefulDiver for a copy of Understanding Gas Management and go here...

I have questions regarding the weight issues I have read on the forum. I have heard weight talked about almost as much as bouyancy. My concern is in its actual relevance to your skill as a diver and your safety while diving. The 10% rule would indicate that I should be diving with 24.5 lbs...

Thought I would post a question to all here, to see what everyone else thinks are skill sets that werent covered well enough through AOW training (regardless of your certifying agency). Just to see what things everyone else thinks should have been more of concern up front as they have continued...

Anyone get and read Dive Training Magazine? If so what is your opinion on the post entitled "The Lost Boy: A story of panic and personal accountability? In brief, the story revolves around a divers comments "Marty" about a diver who went out of air on a dive Marty was on; "To be honest...

Okay hopefully I can get some answers on this one that will change my mind about the drysuit. I have over a dozen dives (yea I know) with divers in drysuits. Every single diver claims that the drysuit is much better than any wetsuit they have every dived. They claim that its is warmer and...

Hello everyone, thanks for the information and the great tips on North Coast dive sites. My wife and decided to take off Sunday and drove up to Gerstle Cove (Marine Preserve). I must say it is dam scenic up there and the diving was fantastic. The cove is pretty small but easy to get to...

I am a little confused by some of the course offering by PADI and presumably other programs. A few that come to mind would be boat diver, night diver, naturalist diver etc. The reason for my confusion is the cost to do these dives and the prerequisite of a certain number of "specialty" dives...

Instead of photos in the gallery, I get a bunch of links which when clicked send me to the error page saying I was directed to a non existant link etc. Have tried with both IE and firebird no diffrence with either. Any idea what the problem could be. Tried to find the FAQ but didnt see a link...

Although debated inventor, none the less, a strong influence on the sport today. http://www.surfersvillage.com/surfing/22960/news.htm