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I was told this and several of my friends were also told this. We all took OW at different times from different instructors. Either we were all amazing from the beginning, or it was a clever ploy to get us to sign up for our advanced courses. I am an instructor now and I feel that this...

I live in Provo and have been to this particular cave. When the news broke yesterday I was at work nearby and realized it was in this particular cave. Of the three times I entered the cave, I only did the swim-through one time. I took several friends there, but always advised them not to...

I am curious about this second stage as I have seen a few lately floating around. So far I have been able to find out that it was paired with the MK20 first stage and seems to be a primary and not an octo. It also uses the same parts kit as the G200, which is still supported by Scubapro...

According to the PADI RDP, Wheel, and eRDP, the NDL for a depth of 70 feet is 40 minutes. The SSI table also gives 40 minutes as the NDL for 70 feet. Stick with 40 minutes.

I just taught a class of 5, that ended in only 4 certs. I am a university student, and I treat my students the same way my professors would treat me. If they act as though they don't really care that is exactly the attitude I take. If they care and really want to do what it takes for the...

Thanks for the info sofar. Anyone know the flow rate on the Atomic 1sts?

It is going to pay my way through college. 4-8 hours a week equals enough to pay all of my tuition, housing, and bills.

I have spoken to several techs that claim these to be identical. They look the same in pictures, but that dosn't say anything about the internals. Anybody who has used or seen both, please let me know your impressions of each... An FYI, I currently dive an M1, so please don't destroy my...

Traditional octo vs. Air2 is an almost worthless argument. I have dove both ways and I enjoy each for different reasons. It is like arguing jacket style BCDs and back-inflate BCDs. They are different, but serve the same function. It is all about what you are comfortable with. I wouldn't...

Not where i'm from. Shop #1 is SSI and sells Aqualung, Atomic, and Mares. Shop #2 is a PADI shop that sells Scubapro and Oceanic products. I took SSI OW from shop #1 and bought my mask, snorkel, and fins from shop #2. I took SSI AOW from shop #1. I bought Regs and my first BC from shop #1...

The now discontinued S-Tek Harness was actually the Transpac 1. The Knighthawk is not related. That said, I dive a Knighthawk and love it. I even teach in it. Back inflate RULES!

Atomic M1 for me. Scubapro Mk2/R190s for my students. Different ends of the spectrum...

Scubapro Knighthawk here as well. I also have a Sherwood Avid in the corner. Back inflate definately won out over jacket style.

This summer I am planning on teaching myself to hunt underwater. The local shop swears that OMER guns are the best. The shop carries JBL and OMER only. My needs are for a good gun that will work both in the local lakes (from 10-20 ft vis), and in the ocean. The owner reccomended to me an...

Bought the M1 as my first reg a year ago. The shop I teach through is a SCUBAPRO and nothing else type of shop and they hate the fact that I find my M1 a better breather than anything SCUBAPRO that I have tried. Oh well.

Costco carries these every now and then.

Nope. One of the local shops does 10% over cost for all instructors anytime. It comes in handy when your buddy decides to be a moron and drop your equipment.

Thanks guys. You helped me justify spending $39.95 on my new Frameless.

The X-Vision will make a better back up mask than the Big Eyes. The Big Eyes has a full frame compared to skirt mounted buckles on the X-Vision. This causes the X-Vision to be able to fold up flat while the Big Eyes can't. That said, I have a Big Eyes in my dive bag and I love it. My only...