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I'm confused on why you would expect a dive guide for every dive buddy pair. That appears to be your number one issue. If you want your own private DM, that's something you can usually schedule in advance, but I've never seen it offered automatically as part of the price. Half the time I go...

I took a boat out of Key Largo to the Spiegel once in 10' seas. Had a hell of a ride on the granny line and then down to the wreck. The current and vis were so bad, we didn't wander more than a few feet from the mooring line before my wife thumbed the dive. The waves were so bad on the...

I have been using a plate for many years, and I use a DUI Weight and Trim harness. The weight belts were always way too awkward and painful for me, and the times I tried adding the weight to the harness just made it practically impossible to gear up without help when in tight quarters on the...

I was on this boat over Christmas in 2008, and it has been one of the highlights of my dive log. I just this week rebooked for over 4th of July this coming summer. I cannot wait to return to Hawaii, and Aggressor.

This has been a useful thread for me as well. Someday, I'd like to go pro as a semi-retirement thing to keep me busy. However, I stopped logging dives after earning my MSD card. In fact, I don't even have a log book anymore, I just track everything in my ScubaPro software. So I guess I do...

I read it as they are just pointing out that you can also use this wing for a rebreather. I wouldn't read too much into that, as it already stipulated what you need it for - single tank.

I am going to start giving bike riders an even wider space when I pass them now. :tmi2:

I don't see why. If this happened to me, I'd most likely be suitably embarrassed to not post with my real account either. The OP may have frenemies on the board.

Did the Aggressor a few years back. Wore a full 5mm, hood and gloves, still got cold over the week. Plan to go dry next time. :) On the other hand, there was a Canadian girl on board that never used a suit the whole week and didn't miss a dive. Put nearly everyone to shame in terms of cold...

For a new guy the BP/W seems to have a ton of options and configurations, and appears way more complex than a standard jacket. They ask because they are confused, and may feel like they don't even know what to ask to get it right. When I bought mine, I took it on faith that people on an...

Bruce, Thank you for a very informative post. When I learned to dive on a drysuit, it was with a neoprene (uncrushed) suit, and I loved the comfort of it. Do shell suits provide any advantage for travel over neoprene suits? I would think that there would be a significant weight advantage. Am...

And not just the fish.

I rented for a year or two before I bought my gear. I never really had a problem with it, but I was more than a little concerned in Mexico once. After that, I made my purchases. :eyebrow:

After the airlines decided to lose my bag that held my C-card collection, the only cards I replaced was my Master Scuba Diver and my Nitrox. The only reason I replaced the MSD over AOW was because the dive shop said it validates that I took rescue, for what that might be worth, and I have run...

I think that's the best advice I've read all week. :)

I can count the number of times on one hand that I've run into truly bad or rude divers. I automatically discount new divers who just don't know what they are doing, after all we have all been there, so they get a pass. The one I recall the most was the Manhattan lawyer and his two girlfriends...

I won't do a shark dive. I'm philosophically opposed to artificially changing shark behavior. I mean, would you go sit in a circle in Yellowstone and let the guide bring in a grizzly with bait? I don't think so. It's actively discouraged, leaving food where the bears can find it. Why be any...

I was just thinking the same thing. Even if you went with every other year, you can get a decent set of regs for $1350.

And I guess that about sums it up. End of thread. Maybe this should get moved to the "Thumbs Down" forum.

I apologize if I came off huffy, it wasn't meant towards you. That's why I put the smiley in there, intending it light-hearted. I'm having issues trying to get them to respond to me, and I'm really frustrated with this. I guess you are correct, and I shouldn't expect any more information...