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Has anyone had a problem with the rubber/plastic yoke knob stripping out on HOG and Edge 1st stages? I have had several of these. Seems as if the rubber/plastic is too soft. I have several older HOGs and the knobs are different and solid. These are not being over tightened. Any help on this...

I am looking for anyone that may have a AGA FFM check off list to go by when teaching new dive team members. I had one and cannot seem to find it anywhere. Needing it ASAP if anyone has one. Thanks in advance!!!

I am going to be in Salt Lake City, Utah from August 13-19. I am curious what kind of diving is available if any in SLC or near by that I could get a few dives in at. Any ideas??? :dontknow:

Last week a small plane went down in Matagorda Bay, Texas. From what I have found is that the plane had two souls on board who both died. I understand the plane was found in under 20 feet of water. I am trying to find out what dive team conducted the dive operations on this scene. Or was it...

Recently one of our divers was at about 20 feet when his BCD failed. The connection between the bladder and the hose failed and caused all air to escape and fill with water. Diver did not panic and worked his way out of a potentially dangerous situation. The diver had comms and there were...

Can anyone tell me if there is any cell service in Bonaire? My provider is AT&T and I was wondering if there is any service there. Not that I want to be anywhere near the phone while there... but? :dontknow: If not, how is the phone service there? Is it best to purchase phone cards or...

The Corpus Christi Police Dept Search and Recovery Dive Team has been on an active dive call for four days as if this date. The team received information that stolen explosives were disposed of in the Nueces River. The majority of the items have been recovered. This area of the river is...

I have been in the market for sometime now for a new set of regulators. I have been doing a lot of reading and pricing. I currently dive ScubaPro and also Apeks regs. I have been looking at the HOG D1 reg sets. Dive Right in Scuba has some great pricing on them also. The HOG seems to be...

I have copied the following from the "CHUM" website. I thought that it was interesting enough to bring to other attention. I do not know how true it is but it is worth the read. From the Flower Gardens organization.... Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) will be...

I am in the process of doing the annual maintenance on our teams AGA's. I have been looking at different companies that sale the kits. I have found a huge price difference in the kits. Dive Rescue International sales them for $91.25 and Ocean Tech Systems sales them for $139.00. My...

I am in the market for a new set of regulators (1st and 2nd stages) My LDS pushes APEKS XTX 200. I have used APEKS before and have no issues with it. I have recently heard some good things about HOG. Can anyone out there put their $0.02 worth in on the subject? Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!

The Corpus Christi, Texas Police Department Search and Recovery Dive Team recovered the body of a drowning victim who was swept off a brigde to to high fast moving flood waters. Due to recent large amounts of rain in South Texas many waterways have flooded and even covered bridges. To read the...

Has anyone every taken part in the "Underwater Crimes Scene Series - Body and Weapon Recovery"? It is put on by Ronny Phillips and Mark Phillips here in Texas. You can read more about the class at psdiver.com (click on Underwater Crime Scene Series) It is a three day class that used to be...

Has anyone out there heard of these hoses? Any reviews on them if you have any experience with them? Miflex Regulator Hose

I am looking for input as to what other PSD teams or individuals use when tethering to the surface. For years our team has used carabiners to secure our tether line/comm rope/SSA to the diver. We have recently started to use snap shackles on the no SSA diving after attending some recent...

Does anyone have any reports for Canyon Lake? I have not been there since April of last year and am wondering if the water has come up simular to Lake Travis. Last time I was there you had to do some serious walking down some rocks to reach the water. Thanks for the input.

I am looking for feedback on gas blocks and other PSD equipment. I am on a team and am trying to get us caught up in the equipment curve and training curve. We currently do not have redundant air when using AGA's. We do have it when using our Gorski hardhats though. What types of gas blocks...

Just wanted to introduce myself. I am from South Texas and just recently found this site while looking up information on gas blocks. This site looks like a wealth of information. Like I said, I am looking for info on gas blocks and how they are mounted. Which blocks to go with and so on...