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I'm going to Ambergris Caye in three weeks, and I can't decide on which dive shop I'm going with. They say that Amigos del Mar and Protech Belize are the two best, so I'll dive with one of those two. But which one is best for an inexperienced diver like me? I haven't dove in the last two...

I'm going to Belize in three weeks. I have all my own equipment, but I've lost my great Suunto Mosquito dive computer. Unfortunately, I don't live anywhere near a dive shop, and I don't have time to order online. So my question is, are the dive shops in Belize stocked with equipment, or do...

For guys, it's good and bad. You tend to see more fish, but you attract them the same way an angler fish does.

In two weeks, I'm going to drive to La Ceiba, Honduras and catch a flight to Utila. I'll dive for a few days, then fly back to La Ceiba. I really want to dive the day before I fly. I know it's a no-no to go on a passenger jet less than 48 hours after diving. And I know I'm probably going to...

I've had a really good experience with a local PADI dive shop, and I want to write to PADI praising the shop and its instructors. The problem is I can't find an e-mail address for PADI in their website. I found the e-mail address for my shop on the PADI website, but I've already told them theat...

I've used a Suunto Mosquito computer for 10 dives now. It's my first computer. I've become familiar with it, but I have a question about the Diver Attention Symbol. That's the small exclamation point to the left of the main display. The manual says, "The Diver Attention Symbol is an advice...

Thanks for the advice. I have an old hard-shell suitcase that's very durable and about the same size as my mesh gear bag. I think I'll pack everything in that and maybe use a few extra towels for padding. Re: Why I can't carry-on scuba gear. I travel with a laptop, which is far more delicate...

When you pack your scuba gear for travel, how much padding do you generally use? I'm travelling to Egypt in a few months, and I'm bringing my BCD, reg, wetsuit, mask, fins, and snorkel. I can't bring any of that on carry-on. I have to check it all. I don't know how heavily I should pad and...

Yeah, I joined two years ago, anticipating an entry into scuba diving, but the price of training and equipment was out of my range until now. Are we still talking about scuba diving? :eyebrow: We had to remove and replace BCDs in the pool and in open water as part of our training. We just...

I didn't realize that it depends on the type of boat. The boat in question is just a simple 40' motorboat. It doesn't have an open entry area on the back; we just do backward rolls over the side. And it doesn't have those nifty ladders that extend into the water, just a simple metal ladder that...

I just finished my Open Water certification, so forgive me if this is a silly question. When I did my open water training, I learned that entering a boat form the water involved three steps: 1) Removing the wieght belt and handing it to a person on board, 2) removing fins and handing them to...

"bagheeri, if no water gets into your suit, you`ll feel your whole body feel like it`s getting sucked as your suit squeezes when you descend...it`s how well it holds the water in..." I know that a suit performs by how well it holds water in (thus the joke about not peeing in my wetsuit...

I'm a big fan of O'Neill wetsuits. They're marketed to surfers, but I snorkel in my O'Neill suit all the time. Even on the less expensive suits, the cuff are extremely tight and the seams are very well-sealed. On my newest suit (an O'Neill Heat 3/2 Full), I've never had a problem with cold water...

When I lived in San Diego, I wasn't yet certified for Scuba, but I was an avid surfer and snorkeler. Though I haven't gone through heavy surf in full scuba gear, I have gone through a lot of rough surf in snorkel, masks, and fins. I'll throw in my 2 cents and hope this helps: -Waves come in...

The fish's spines didn't break the skin, so I was rather certain that I hadn't actually been poisoned. The question, therefore, was simply academic. I wasn't asking "What happened when I was stung?" but rather "What would have happened if I had ben stung?"

Luckily, the fish's spines didn't break the skin. So, no, I didn't have to see a doctor. Two days after the incident, I'm fine. I didn't get injured, but I got a warning: Other fish (in La Jolla Cove) will flutter away if you just wave your hand near them, but a brown rockfish will stand its...

I was snorkeling in La Jolla Cove (in San Diego, CA) yesterday, feeding the local fish some frozen peas. Some of them were getting a little too frisky, nipping at the hand that held my bag of peas. I waved my hand through the middle of a group of Geribaldi (sp), and they all scattered. That...

Hi, folks! I've been snorkeling for a while and am now ready to take the plunge into scuba. My class starts in a few weeks. I'm really stoked about getting further underwater. I have a few questions for the more experienced divers: --My instructor is PADI and NAUI certified, but he teaches...