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A few suggestions, since I work as an assistant with a similar low-vis lake OW scene: (1) Students ****ting the bed in terms of their finning straight into the mud can be dealt with, to at least some extent, with the briefing given at the OW site. We explain to our students that this is a lake...

I understand your request and it's a really common one when people are first going through this. However, the process of thinking through how to build a good demonstration quality skill is a big part of the DM education imho. It's going back into your own education and remembering what was...

That would depend on the thickness of your wetsuit and your tolerance for being cold. I doubt you'd find local water above 70 by the end of the summer and by then the vis is usually shot to hell as the algae blooms. When my shop does OW at Chatfield we put the students in 7mm all summer and...

Lots of good suggestions. Two more: 1) Make sure you surf through the "Go Pro" forum here, lots of questions answered and advice given there, 2) The demos on the current DM DVD are for the most part 3's. Shoot for 5's. Remember that demos are generally for brand new scuba divers -- they have...

Can actually do quite a few certifications at the Denver Aquarium as well as the first two of the four OW dives required for certification (getting you the "scuba diver" certification). PPB, drysuit, altitude, underwater naturalist, etc., as well as scuba reviews and discover scubas. Coolest...

Thanks for the tips ... Waterskier the L's are too small for me, tried that already, and I have a pair of XL OMS knockoffs that are just a bit too small as well. What I was hoping for was a local shop that had the SP Jet "new" XL size in (as opposed to the old XL, which was like a 3XL). I...

Anyone know a shop besides Flatirons Scuba that has these in-store, and/or the OMS knock-offs, anywhere in/near Denver? Trying to find a fit for my drysuit boots and would like to do it in person.

My understanding is that it's mostly done this way due to the contamination issue -- in an enclosed environment like an aquarium tank the introduction of certain parasites and bacteria hiding inside your gear could have a devastating affect on the tank's population. Even within a single...

Haven't dove with one yet, but I'm a diehard fan of my original Excursion and don't see how this is an upgrade. That new QLR3 weight system is enough to get me to say no -- have had to chase way too many weight pockets in the pool and, more annoyingly, at open water sites with students using...

As everyone else I would recommend the ear beer. However, one thing to be aware of is that (at least according to my ENT) that solution will also remove the ear wax which is protecting your ear from the bad stuff, so don't use it between dives. I use that after I'm done diving for the day...

If she likes the Hera, just not the fit, they make that in an XS ... my wife is a lil' bit larger than yours but wears an XS and loves it.

I put other because in a perfect world (well my perfect world) I think the AOW curriculum should be part of the OW training. Not practical given the business model, I'm sure, but from my perspective most of what we teach in OW is "what if's" that most divers will hopefully not have to use and...

Jeff, the inner monologue you've had with yourself just in this thread is a good indication of what I think you should do -- which is demo, demo and demo before buying gear. There are a ton of options and quite frankly most of them *would* work, but finding the right gear just for you is (at...

Love mine as well -- easy to read, easy to navigate and setup. No idea why other manufacturers all seemed to go with the "push this button 2x then hold for 2 seconds etc." model of designing dive computers but hopefully the Cobalt starts a new trend of more accessible and easier to use...

Five pages of posts on cause of scuba deaths and not a single person has blamed split fins, snorkels, "that" training organization, not DIR'ing or poodle jackets? Weird, could have sworn I was on ScubaBoard! A lot of people have some good thoughts here on the whys and hows of the issue -- if...

Hi, sorry for the delay in answering this ... had no idea people were posting questions here still =) Full-foot fins as someone suggested are a great idea although personally I find after half a week they rub my ankles raw ... if you want to use slip-ons and want a lighter shoe what about...

Lost Wife, Saw Barracuda: True Stories of a Sharm El Sheikh Diving Instructor By John Kean Downloaded this a few weeks ago -- as far as I can tell, at least on Amazon, it's Kindle-only. If you have one though it's a pretty enjoyable read about the professional side of diving. Good...

Had two students wash out late last summer during their OW dives -- since I was just assisting, however, I have no idea if they followed up and finished later. One was borderline nervous at the outset and during the mask flood and clear for some reason she pulled her mask 6" off her face...

Went down to assist a few classes this past weekend at the Hole. Weather was actually nice except for a biting wind Saturday that made the surface interval transition between wet and dry a lil' painful on the fingers, but nothing too terrible. Lots o' students this weekend! Kind of silty...

Heading to Hotel Cozumel with the wife 3/19-26, diving with Dive Paradise. 11/14 - 03/26 - MMM - at my house, Living Underwater 12/28-April?- Chace_Nicol-my apartment, Scuba with Alison 2/14 - 3/14 - firstdive2005 - wife Debbie(getting cert. this time), Park Royal, Scubamau. 2/20 - 3/06 -...