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I'm still in disbelief that this is happening..... Like many of you, I met Lynne here on SB. As has been said many times, she was a great ambassador for safety, good diving skills and education. I had the good fortune to know Lynne in person as well, and I dove with her a few times down in...

Okay, where to start..... Al Mialalphabet, by the big island, you mean Hawaii and not one of the keys right? Sorry for my geograpic ignorance... Hawaii is expensive, I know, so I am leaning towards Florida, Georgia or the Carolinas. DiveMaven, thank you for your best wishes. I used to...

Hey all. I live in th cold, rainy, murky northwest and have lived here all my life. I'm 31, and an avid diver in our greenish 50 degree waters. Recently I've had some pretty big changes in my life, and I am considering just selling everything I own and moving. Florida was one choice, or...

My buddy and I are coming al the way down from Everett, WA, about 375 miles. given current gas prices, we are hoping to keep costs down by perhaps convincing someone to put us up for the night...? We will be leaving WA friday after work and arriving late friday night, then diving Saturday and...

My buddy and I went for an "after-worker" a couple days ago at one of our regular spots, Mukilteo, on the north side of the hotel. Not the greatest or most fantabulouristic site ever, but a familiar favorite. Anyway, rather than our usual north/south line, we decided to swim straight out to a...

Well now, i didn't expect all this. Okay, i know now (if i had any doubt before) that a mechanical spg is more reliable than a wireless spg. I know that eliminating a hose for a wireless guage is arguably "hogartian" depending on your definition. Apparently there is more than one definitin...

Okay, i think i understand the points of view here. so is a wireless computer not reliable? i understand it has failure points (lost signal, dead batteries, flooding). I was under the impression though that the technology was pretty reliable given the regularity that i see experienced divers...

My question is wether or not i need an spg on a hose. is the redundancy necessary? I may have misunderstood, but i thought the meaning of minimalist diving was eliminating unnecessary gear, not having the simplest gear. i know wireless comps have their downfalls, but i'm a fairly...

I am a fairly new diver, but have decided i favor the Hog style of minimalist diving. I am a cold water diver, wich requires plenty of gear by it's very nature, but i still try to get rid of what i don't need. Having said that... I recently purchased a Suunto Vytec DS with transmitter for...

During an early dive once my buddy saw two crabs sharing what appeared to be a passionate and fairly intimate embrace. Wanting to point out sweet dungeoness luvvin to me, he pointed to the crab, and then started thrusting his hips and pulling his arms back to his sides over and over, in a...

Did the hud mask pool demo today. it's pretty cool, a very comfortable mask and adjustable to fit pretty much anyone. the display is easily readable, although in my opinion not a true "heads up" display per say. basically, oceanic has taken a dive computer, made it small enough to attach to a...

I am signed up to do a pool demo of the oceanic hud mask on thursday at 6:30 pm pst. as soon as i get home i will be posting whatever i can about it here.

Spoken like a true Californian.

I agree with mst of what people are saying on this topic, but i have 1 exception. there is a lds near me that i had a bad experience with and i discourage others from going there if they ask. At other shops, very rarely will i hear an employee talk badly about another shop, but nearly all of...

I am 5'11 and roughly 150 lbs, probably lighter. I have skinny little chicken legs and my arms are more pipe cleaners than big guns. Having said that,... I eat at mcdonalds constantly. I can put away more twinkies in one sitting than Rosie Odonnel can in a week. I eat ReddiWhip by the can...

Joined the Marines, went to Okinawa, Japan. "Friends" got me drunk, then strapped me into a BC, handed me a reg and took me to see a sunken Japanese Zero plane at 40-45 feet (i think, i was pretty drunk). Amazingly i didn't die, and was hooked. Took an OW cert class and learned that i was the...

I have an extra bungee for an octo i am willing to donate to help recoup losses... it may only be $1.50, but every little bit helps. All i can say is i'm thankfull i can learn from the mistakes of others so i don't have to make them myself. I would have never thought to inflate my BC, thank...

I agree wholeheartedly. Just dove keystone jetty for the first time (whidbey island, washington) and the currents can really get moving. when timed properly it can be the greatest dive ever, as my buddy and i found out. still, even with proper timing, the currents at the end of the jetty get...

#1 rear entry drysuit. wish it was front entry. #2 P.O.S. BC. it works fine, but i bought it during OW and i wish i had spent the money on a backplate and wing. #3 Legend reg and octo that was a display model. Saved a few bucks, ended up having them serviced twice in my first 6 dives to...