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For me having my own tanks is more about convenience, they are alway filled and ready to go. I never have to worry about getting to the shop to have them filled or returned. I can also have tanks that suit me best. Steel tanks in general hold resale value better in the long term but cost...

The newer ones have some added reinforcement on the inside behind the I3 lever. Mine developed a leak here rubbing against me and during travel shipping. I sent it in for service and I was suprised when it came back it was an updated vest with an extra reinforcement panel. Clearly they had...

I takes extra time to get to Kadavu, the layover in the airport is quite long. I do love the hard coral richness on the Astrolab reef. Most the operations on the Kadavu might only have 2 dives a day. A couple offer shore diving however. I enjoyed shore diving in front of Matava resort, I...

My tech instructor recomended LP because you could a much more accurate mix at low pressures. Some what important when doing things such as Hyperbolic trimix and not having to start over with the mix. In fact he was kind of anti-HP. This was a guy who trains hundreds of tech divers.

Total independent for me, A wireless transmiter on each tank with a gas switching computer. Maintain a reserve in both tanks. SDI training says you can dump the octo but I still keep one on by pimary reg so I can quickly jump back to singles if required. 7' hose on the primary also...

I use this on trips to dive independent doubles, typically AL80s. Allows me to go deep and long and stay down as long as the girls. Also gets the redundancy without have to carry a pony. I also dive tech with them locally, using 120’s and a manifold. Never had an issue with them and...

I buy from the big 3 a lot; LP, Scuba.com and Scuba toys. My biggest beef is with Scuba.com who does not seem to stock anything they sell and has no indication of stocking the web stite. Almost every thing I order ends there ends up taking 2 or 3 weeks to get here. Get a bit upset when I...

Big animals that take an interest in you can be scary because you never know the intent. Here is a seal playing with me at Octopus Hole in Hood Canal Puget Sound. ScubaBoard Gallery - Octopus Hole in Hood Canal Puget Sound At first it was scary, then amusing and then got to be kind of...

Here is a seal playing with me at Octopus Hole in Hood Canal Puget Sound, A first it was scary, then amusing and then got to be kind of annoying after 30 min. From all the tugging he did on my fins I was surprised to see very few marks were left. Some people do there open water cert here...

The nice thing about computer is they are an active safety element of the dive. Gauges are passive. Gauges not doing you a bit of good if you are not looking at them. I would rather not spend the whole dive reading gauges. My computer is my constant buddy. Ever notice how a lot of dive...

I have a number of BP/Ws and an I3. For Rec diving I still use the I3. I like the large pockets and how fast you can dump air in any position. They have quite a bit of lift in the large sizes. Mine is XL which as over 60lbs of life. Allows me to rec dive AL80s independent doubles using a...

I lost a pocket out of mine while diving, not sure were it came out or why. Could have been when I rolled off the boat or got caught on some or some of gear like by video camera tether. Maybe it did not lock all the way. Have also accidently released them a few times while gearing up or down...

My solution to that was diving with Quick Draw Twins brackets and diving independant doubles. I am 6'4" with upper body of someone 6'6" my air. I do not hog air but my air use will never be that of someone of average build. The dive boat or resorts do not seem to mind, saves them the worry of...

I take the valve off the tank; place the tank in a sealed clear plastic bag along with a copy of the TSA regulation on transporting gas cylinders. I then check it with my checked luggage. This is the only allowable way to transport a tank. They could consider the tank a blunt weapon if you...

Your VR3 might be more aggressive than you think, see the following link Message from the Head Divemaster Quote from the link: VR3, both generations, by Delta-P "We have noticed a trend with the VR3 Dive Computer that I feel needs to be brought to our customers attention. Statistically...

This was for travel where I would only have access to 80's. I normally dive a 120 locally with backup pony. My SAC is not all that bad .60 to .70 in or so but I hate being the one to call the dive. I did not find the complexity of switching that bad, just looks bad in words. I was just a few...

I had a chance to try this now. You have to turn on PMG (Predictive Multi Gas) feature, support more than one tank. Configure in a deco tank(TD) even though you do not have one. You can then configure in your second tank (T2) of your independent doubles setup as a second tank. To switch...

Being an air hog sometimes I want to be able to dive independent double tanks in a no-stop dive to extend my bottom time. My computer is a Galileo Sol and both tanks have transmitters on them. The manual only talks about tank switching in deco diving modes and I will be diving no stop Nitrox...

I started with an Apex WTX BC, I did just fine in it, but reading some of the critical reviews of here on SB others had the same issues I had with it. Like when you pull on the dumps the air is forced way from the dumps. With the hose the only way I could dump was to stop go almost vertical or...

This thead my be a troll, but I am diving with a ProQD I3 and I love this BC. It dumps air fast. I am always spend about a minuite waiting at about 15' down when everyone else is on the still up doing the hose over head game. It makes is easy to touch up your buoyancy without having to the...