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This thread/poll is in response to the thread http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/scuba-industry-news/496677-spare-air-%96-best-item-your-scuba-toolbox.html Spare air is undboutedly a great tool for trained helicopeter crews needing to egress a submerged helicopter. But is it useful for scuba...

Hello all, Thanks to everyone for the informative posts. I've read about where to dive on Maui and who to use as a charter. Here is my question - I will be in Maui (in Lahaina) 26 March to 1 April - are there any shore dives worth doing and is anyone interested in buddying up with me? Are...

It has been a while since we have had a good BP&W vs jacket BC thread on SB. Let's take a poll: what kind of BCD did you first use when diving, and what kind do you now use? [Edit: I have tried to include sidemount as a separate category but then I need 17 fields and SB only allows 12 fields...

Hello all, I am not an underwater photographer - I am a diver that dives with a camera. I use a camera to document what I see and to show my kids to interest them in scuba. I chose my camera based upon reviews at backscatter.com - I think that it is a Canon Powershot 1100 SD or some such. At...

I'd like to solicit advice on what course or training I should take next (if any). Advice is appreciated. Here is some background information: 125 dives so far; Courses taken: OW (ACUC), AOW/SRD/MD/NITROX (NAUI), Cavern (NACD), GUE Fundies (rec pass); Motivation: I love to dive and I get a...

This is a special thanks to Bottom Scratcher Scuba and Capt Greg Elliott (San Pedro, California) for making my diving at Catalina Island a truly excellent experience. He let me load up my gear the evening before the trip. The food was incredible and I was stuffed. The diving was great. And...

Hi all, I am curious about how DIR practitioners should and do deal with DIR-trained insta-buddies, or even non-DIR-trained insta-buddies. When I dive with insta-buddies I find that my buddy quickly becomes too far away to be of help, if not out of sight. I do my best to keep up with my...

Having just returned from a dive off Catalina Island with some relatively new divers, I'd like to make a suggestion to new divers... GO SLOW!! It is not a race. I was part of an insta-buddy trio. They were nice fellows. However, I perceived that they had some degree of imbalance in the...

Hi all, I will be visiting SoCal in a few weeks. On Sunday 15 July I will be on a boat dive at Catalina Island and on Thursday 19 July I am diving in San Diego off the Lois Ann diveboat. I am really looking forward to it. Can anyone advise on what I am likely to see? Cheers, Crush

A new scuba shop is opening up near me. I called the shop and chatted with the owner, who is also the only instructor. Here is how he really failed to impress me: 1. When I told him that my daughter was 8 and that, at 10, I would encourage (but not force her) to learn to dive, he immediately...

In a few current threads I have noticed experienced divers complaining about apparently poorly-trained divers silting up an open water dive sites with non-non-silting kicks (is that a good term?) and disturbing coral and other marine life as a result of poor buoyancy control. Is such criticism...

Dear all, SB is a great place. I came here a few years ago and learned MUCH from many of you - thank you all. This comment mostly pertains to SB regulars. Many, or most of you are very patient with newbs - that is to be commended. However, at times, I feel that some of the regulars...

Good day, all, I will likely be in and around Irvine CA in April or June. I will have one or two days to dive. Can you recommend any good dives, shops, or places to hook up with divers? My diving preferences/equipment needs: 1. I will bring all my own gear, except for tanks and weight. I...

Hope that this is not a duplicate post. An interesting toy wing to allow you to "fly" underwater: Fly Like an Underwater Superman...Aquaman? with video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s8q_SjqUmms. In a different forum "IntendingAcceleratio..." posted...

Good day, In the thread Accidents and Incidents > Cozumel Incident 9/4/11 it has been contended that some divers planned to dive to 300 ft on a single AL 80 or AL 100. Regardless of what happened in Cozumel and irrespective of whether or not these rumours are correct, I am curious how...

I just clicked on SB's link to the ERIS (Emergency Response Information System) app webpage (see ERIS - Emergency Response Information System). I read over the description of what the app provides and fail to see why it is worth $6.99. Am I missing something? It seems to me to be a cumbersome...

I would like to hear from divers who have dived both Weezle and Fourth Element drysuit undergarments. Specifically I am interested in Weezle Extreme vs. Fourth Element Arctic. Until recently I was planning to buy the Weezle Extreme for very cold water, but a few days ago a diver told me that...

I am not sure where to post this, but the Beginner Forum seems a bad place. I just got back from some fun dives in non-challenging conditions. The catch is that I forgot to re-attach my drysuit inflator hose and no one had a spare. I decided to dive anyway (50 ft max depth in a lake w/20...

I have a DUI TLS 350 with zip seals. Up until now I have been using wrist zip seals onto which I have mounted some dry gloves using Diving Concepts rings. In order to achieve equalization between the suit and the gloves I interrupt the seals with some tubing which, in the event of a flooded...

Recently my very young son and I were at the local pool. He knows no fear and jumps into deep water with style. Unfortunately he can't swim. What is more, he is incensed when I fish him out of the water. "Let GO of me! I CAN SWIM!" he insists. He is as adamant that he CAN swim as I am that...