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She didn't ban me, per se. I'm just afraid... Phil

I had to leave this thread because my wife disagreed with what I wrote and she can, sometimes, be a total biyoch. She banned me from posting on this thread. Being the man that I am, i'm sneaking around behind her back. Anyway, I just want to say, again, that I think that trying on suits with...

The problem with this statement is that most of the LDS's have been around before the world wide interweb. The rules of play have changed over the years. Another business that's feeling the internet pinch are the homebrew and winemaking supply stores (LHBS). People will pick their brains...

I'm a very buoyant diver. I'm 6' 2'' and 205 pounds. I wear a 7mm farmer john. When I did my open water certification, I needed 43 pounds of weights just to get below the surface (using an 80cf aluminum tank). My certifying instructor needed to pull me below the surface, and most of the...

The first time I pee'd in a wetsuit suit was very liberating for me. Of course, it horrified the other people in the dive shop. After only 25 dives, I can honestly say that I've relieved myself fifty to sixty times. Phil

When I first started, I bought the mask, snorkel, booties and fins new. Everything else was used. I bought a used 7mm Seaquest wetsuit (including hood and gloves) for $200 and a used Seaquest BC for $125. Those I dive with thought I bought new. My used octo (including a Suunto computer) cost...

I purchased a 117cf tank because I am an air hog. One thing that, surprisingly, works is to bring a camera underwater with you. If you're taking pictures, you not thinking about breathing, and your breathing will slow down. Phil

A week after I was certified, I was in Turks & Caicos. I dove down 80 feet on my first dive as I was following the group, including three or four master divers. Around my fifth or sixth dive, my wife (AOW) and I dove down the wall to 100 feet. We didn't stick around down there; I did it...

Euros? Yikes! Thanks for the heads up. Phil

Euros? Yikes! Thanks for the heads up. Phil

After snooping around the boards (something I should've first), I'm intrigued with desert-divers.com. Their prices seem extremely good. Has anyone had any experience with them? One deal, a 4 day/6 dive camel safari/scuba package is only 295EGP, including food. Menu prices - Diving...

We'll be diving from Hurghada, though I can't be anymore specific than that at this time. If everything is rented, then we should just leave everything home, except for my wife's prescription mask. Thanks. Phil

My wife and I are planning a trip to Egypt this coming March and we're thinking of a day and a half diving the Red Sea. We were wondering what equipment we should bring, as opposed to rent. We'd hate to lug everything around for only three dives. Can anyone recommend a reliable dive shop...

One time, I told the DM who certified me, "The drunken abusive grandfather I never had." He nodded, saying, "I believe that." Phil

I appreciate the advice, everyone. I'm not concerned about the gear being stolen, just the effect of heat on it. This will make my dive day that much easier for me and the wife. Phil

Here's my situation: My wife and I live four stories up in a walk-up, so diving days start out with two or three trips up and down stairs with our gear. I wonder about loading some of the gear in the car the day before. Tanks, obviously, wouldn't be kept there in fear of the safety seals...

I recently acquired a used steel tank that was used for Nitrox. Being I'm not Nitrox-certified, I have to have the tank cleaned/tumbled. What's the reasoning for this? Does enriched air leave a coating in the tank? Phil

Thanks. Phil

I have two herniated discs in my neck, one in my back and a couple of compressed discs... and I didn't even know this could be an issue. If the problem is that you won't know if you're suffering decompression, then make extra sure you don't come up too fast. You should always see a...

How do you slide a hose protector onto a hose? I swapped something out on my regulator and would like to put the protector back on. Phil