dsmb deployment

So, I've recently purchased a DSMB but I could never fully inflate it in water. I know I only need to get halfway full but even then I could not get it. So the DSMB was always flat on the surface and it is very very annoying. I tried the open end, using the LP hose but none of those works. The...

I recently purchase a 6 foot DSMB and tried it on a drift dive in West Palm. It was a disaster, though luckily I was not hurt. I used a cheap plastic ratcheting reel I had used successfully with a smaller DSMB but this time I somehow did not disengage the mechanism AND at the same time I was...

I just watched a video where a class taught by one the most experienced divers in the world did something quite interesting that I would like to try... They were diving a wreck (about 170 to the sand') and prior to doing a free water ascent they all pulled out their DSMB (already rigged to a...

This is a video of my PADI AOW student learning how to deploy a DSMB in strong current conditions while maintaining position (vs drifting). I thought I'd share this with the community to help new divers learn this essential skill. The video includes a step-by-step "how to" of the skill...