travel

I'm taking my drysuit overseas for the first time and started thinking about how I'm going to pack it, what items I might take with me to care for it, how to mind it on the boat, etc. It's a Santi (trilam) suit with latex seals. If a seal tears, I think I'm hosed. (Yeah, yeah--next time I...

Hi community. I'm looking for any advise on a more travel friendly BCD with an integrated weight system. I'm a divemaster but I've only ever used my cressi BCD and a standard Scuba Pro. Can anyone advise me on different options and the advantages or disadvantages etc? Thankyou

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the Mares Hybrid Pure? I'm looking for a new BCD for travel and warm waters. This one seems to tick off everything I need (plus I can get it for a great price), the only thing that worries me is the fact it's a "travel BCD". I'm...

Hello there! I am looking for some advice on health insurance for a traveling dive instructor I am a long term traveling dive instructor with no permanent home/ permanent residence looking for suggestions from people in similar situations or people familiar with health insurance in my case! I...

Hi, fellow divers. I've got a Mikron that I don't need. I bought it new along with an Aqua Lung Legend ACD, with the intention of using the Legend as my every-day regulator, and keeping the Mikron as a backup, e.g. for a quick swap. That's worked out just fine, but I dive with my daughter...

Selling my ScuaPro GO BCD so I can upgrade again! Size Medium Ergonomic Harness Design for Comfort and Fit air 2 integrated Versatile and Easy to Use Power Inflator Lightweight Compact Travel BCD Durable Fabric Material Construction Weight Integrated BCD System 10 dives on this BCD Has been...

Group trip to Roatan! We have one room (Ocean Front) available at Cocoview from Nov 11-18. $1799 includes accom, diving, taxes. No singles supplement. Message me for details.

Hi All, This is my first post to Scubaboard.com and am really happy I found this community. I have been a recreational diver for quite a few years and have always rented gear to go diving. I now want to buy my own equipment and am looking for something really good! I have just brought a new...

I want to take a rescue diver course, but I want to do it somewhere fun with warm water diving. Most important I want to do it with a good shop/company. After some upcoming work travel I will have six days to get from L.A. to anywhere in the world and then get back home to Virginia. I will be...

I haven't seen this addressed directly on the board...if it has been covered, I apologize! I am looking for first-hand reports from folks who: 1) purchased trip insurance, and then, 2) missed their liveaboard departure due to delayed or canceled flights What ended up being covered? Were you...

Hi, I live in south Florida (famous Goliath Grouper area-Jupiter!) and am always searching the internet for dive clubs and group travel trips. Hopefully this "board" will be a great place to find trips! I'm a solo diver, or buddy-less is more correct, and I love to travel, especially the...

Can anyone give any feedback on the Dive Caddy G3? Looking at purchasing one but want to ask this expert board for its thoughts.

I am taking a trip to Cancun with my girlfriend in July and will be diving one to two days in the Cenotes with a guide and then possibly diving off the shore on our own. I am wondering what gear I should bring for the Cenotes dives? I am planning to bring my backplate and wing, jet fins, along...

Galapagos Islands (7 Nights Trip) Humboldt Explorer Liveaboard SAVE 1,400 USD 17 Jul - 24 Jul, 2017 Only at 3,595 USD pp The dry season has colder water and weather, but the great thing about it is the enormous numbers of whale sharks and sea lions

hi, as the thread title says I'm looking for a light "travel" bcd, especially as I'm doing my divemaster this August in Komodo (5 weeks). I've already done some research and found some interesting ones: Hollis LTS: pro: durable material, more d-rings and expandable with additional pockets...

The blue-ringed octopus, despite its small size, carries enough venom to kill twenty-six adult humans within minutes. Their bites are tiny and often painless, with many victims not realizing they have been envenomated until respiratory depression and paralysis start to set in. No blue-ringed...

Hi, I am a PADI instructor and I'm traveling to Fiji to work (current locaton:Spain). What is the bare minimum I need to take. I know what I am "supposed" to have. But in reality dive centers have many things. I have a 23kg limit on the flight plus I really would prefer to travel as light as...

Aloha everyone! My girlfriend and I are both PADI Instructors and charter captains. We've been moving around for a few years now and have lived on the Big Island, Puerto Rico, Bonaire, and St. Croix working in the boating/diving industry. We are looking into moving to Mexico to work for a year...

Heeeeeeeeeeeey scubaboard people! My name is Sean and I'm completely new to diving. I heard that Key Largo, FL is the Dive Capital of the world and a great place to get your flippers wet (yeah a bad pun I know). I would love it if someone could direct me to people, dive shops, or communities...

Hello divers Does anybody know Diviac Travel? It is a liveaboard travel agency. Did anybody book a liveaboard with them? Thanks