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A large group of us were at Vista Point for the polar bear dive. This was a truly beautiful day at the lake with air temperatures in the high 70s and hardly a breeze. Few boaters this time of year and the lack of wind allow the water to stay flat. Our first dive we followed the rail to the...

Wow what online sellers are you thinking of? Of the largest online sellers I can think of (Scuba.Com, LeisurePro, Scubatoys) Each is a brick and mortar dive shop that offer full services to it's customers. Each has warehouse capabilities beyond the average LDS. The added warehouse space has...

My wife greenlighted a compressor which I found on ebay and she got me some nice dive shirts. We're heading over to my sister's place for dinner and exchange some presents so maybe more to report later.

In comparison of the grey market system where LP was offering equipment models at a signifcantly lower prices with equal value LP warranties to replace the manufacturers warranty that was voided by the product being grey market. Now the manufacturers allow online sales and LP has signed on as...

Not only do you need sterile water but you need to regularly sterilize the pot/bottle. I use the nasal irrigator squeeze bottle instead of the gravity feed neti pot. The instructions clearly warn to keep the equipment and water supply sterile. The instruction that came with mine suggests heating...

DD if you actually take the time to read post #86 you'll see that my thought on advanced was actually about recognizing increased risks in dive profiles and knowing your own limitations. Which I stated in my case began as I prepared for DM. It really is a time (or was a time before PADI changed...

Some of us learn our lessons faster and with less effort than others. I'm sorry if you seem to be a slow learner. Some never do learn and repeat the same mistakes over again & again. :shakehead:

The question itself is kind of multi ended. First there is Advanced as the sanctioning bodies define it. Then there are the levels of technical diving within sport diving. Finally there is the consideration of those truely advanced in diving as a trade outside of sport diving. So I'd consider an...

Having all your needed weight on a weight belt can indeed cause back problems. That said with the BP&W a SS backplate takes some of that weight off the belt. You can remove more by adding a channel weight or tank pockets. The consideration of if and how much dumpable weight is the final part of...

It's an issue with quite a bit of debate. One school of thought is a wing just able to float your kit. The other makes the point that some wings with more positive buoyancy are so streamline that the smaller wings offer little or no advantage and these streamline wings allow you to use them in a...

If your dive profiles do not demand more specific configuration there are also the Air Intergrated wireless computer and the Integrated Octo. The Wireless computer allows the elimination of the SPG along with it's hose and the Integrated Octo moves the Octo to the power inflator and removes...

If Your Aunt and her friends are all great divers that are stuck on the tables and follow them carefully then they are being overly conservative by todays standards and missing out on some extended bottom time. Diving with them may be perfectly safe if you too follow the tables. If you buddy up...

You are giving us very little to go on with your lack of knowledge regarding this kit. The little we do know is that both tanks require hydrostatic testing (at least) before they can be used. Then there is the lack of info regarding whether the regulators are even in usable condition. Based on...

I can see from the picture a demand valve second stage regulator and hose but I can't tell if the first stage regulator has the fitting/barb for it. Is it compatible? (does it have the other fitting?) What is the condition of these regulators?

Android is the majority for cellphones, for tablets it's Apple but with far more people using cellphones than tablets I'd think the Android operating system would be a priority over Apple's Iphone/Ipad. After all how many divers carry their tablet with them when they go diving compare to those...

I use pure Johnsons & Johnsons alcohol will lead to rubber or silicone prematurely drying out, particularly from repeated or prolonged exposures.

Well first off let's get on the same page. Scuba is a sport so it is sporting equipment. That said if your certification puts you in the pro ranks (Divemaster and above) and you were traveling on a work assignment then you might have a small chance of claiming the gear as tools of your trade...

OK, but what about something for Android users?

I believe that Intel is sponsoring a cleanup with All Wet Scuba on the 17th at LP also.

You don't. It has no off switch. You could pull the battery but coin batteries that have been partially discharged continue to loose charge just at a slower rate than when something it drawing power from them.