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Hiya all! Thought it was finally time to sign up for my own account as I seem to always find my way here anyway. Every thought or question that comes to my mind and ends up in Google always brings me here where I often find my answers, which then leads me down the rabbit hole of reading pages...

Hello people! I’ve been reading here during the last few days and now decided to join, too. I’m 25 and based in Germany. Last year me and my girlfriend were in the Maldives where we did a short try breathing underwater with scuba gear. I knew back then I’d be doing my certifications soon but...

hello from the Daytona beach area. Just got certified in ssi open water last week. Been browsing the forums for awhile but figured it was time to join up. Plan on doing a bunch of spring dives to get myself used to my new equipment before hitting the big blue ocean. any dive site recommendations...

Hi, I've been PADI Open Water certified since 1997 living in Chicago. I've been mostly a vacation diver; though I've always wanted to do more. Now I've got the time and finances to do a little more. Recently I took PADI Advanced Open water and the drysuit specialty. This led, this past...

I am a German living in China and started diving more than 5 years ago. As I have been reading a lot in this forum already over the past years and gained a lot of valuable insights, I thought is about time to share my experiences of what started during my honeymoon with the intent of doing a day...

Hi Guys. Glad to be a member finally, despite having searched the forums a number of times for tips and recommendations on different dive gear. :) Currently working in Mauritius (beautiful island) but originally from West Africa (Nigeria precisely). I am on the verge of starting the Rescue...

Wife and I just got OW certified this month. We're looking forward to the adventures that await. I'm sure they'll be questions and such, but for now, I'm reading and learning.