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Yeah, I don't know anything for certain about scuba, so that's a trick invitation to put more of my personal opinions in type, right? So, I'll just explain it from my personal point of view with an upfront warning that I don't know... I just know what works for me. And yeah, I noticed in...

" The quote above suggests some pretty unorthodox thinking. Most of my gear is negatively buoyant... tanks, lead, regs etc. Why would you ever want to ditch this stuff (with the exception of lead!)??? " Because I can or maybe just because I'm the type that has to know what happens when I do...

Me too! We have too much in common already - I do need a real job, I'm a fantastic cook so long as you like real food. I'm really good with animals :) If you happen across a rich sugar mama with a yacht ... I'll be your cook instead! :P Yes, I will. Not the trainer though. He's already been...

" Be wary of assumptions... " ... I know, I'm guilty. Which is the main reason I'm always asking, even when the answer seems obvious to me. Concentric thinking gets me in more trouble than most anyone else I know. I'm not going to just go jump in. I'm working on gathering the knowledge and then...

I was really surprised at how much lead I have to carry to sink beyond 45' in cold salt water while wearing so much neoprene I feel like a giant puffer fish in mid fright. The wetsuits for cold ocean water at any appreciable depth suck-suck-suck! You'd think if we can bring an entire ship back...

I liked it too. It reminds me that no matter how much I feel at home on the water I'll never really belong in the water like the killer whales. I would choose a killer whale ... but unfortunately I resemble the duck :P Well, I've decided to try for 8-10' my first time out. I don't see what...

Thats my buoy. It has a flag I can set up, a popover cover for shade and I can haul 450 lbs of gear and the dog on it. Plus I can roll my scuba up on top of it without getting out of the water and my dog can get on and off on his own. I put a ballistic wrap under the cover. I dive different I...

I'm having an unexpected problem with my dog. He'll stay on the boat when I'm free diving and come right back up. He won't stay when I scuba. We've been taking him out on the inflatables and trying to teach him to stay put and its not working at all. He'll wait a few minutes for me to come back...

I use my snorkel a lot. I wouldn't dive without it. Surface swims with my scuba are snorkel and compass. Exploring or relaxing between dives is done with my snorkel (and the scuba left attached to my kayak) If the surface is choppy I especially want my snorkel because breathing from your reg...

Killer whales are the largest warm blooded predator on the planet. I'd make whale kibble out of even the coolest shark. :D

Alright. I'll stop thinking about it for a while. I was kind of hoping there would be a lot of people who do it despite there being so many people around here against it. I'll just work harder on proving I should have been a killer whale :P Oh yeah, and thank you all for taking the time to...

Exactly 4sak3n :P I've almost got everything but the stitching with 4 lb test green spider wire. I have to do it by hand because the last time I put it in my moms sewing machine it made a freaking mess. If it works I'm going to be get tons more EL wire and light myself up like a space ship.

Three full tanks - complete with a passed Hydro and vis stickers on the bottoms. Yay! Now I'm just waiting for my back plate which is being made to fit my bc instead of the US Divers one that is huge. :P I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy!

I have a fishing chair I could take :P Thanks for the idea! I might even bring a pole! ---------- Post added ---------- I have someone to dive with. A lot. But he doesn't like to sit still. He always has a point A to B to C to D plan. Or we're doing drills :(

I'm kind of chicken about a lot of things where my ability to breathe is impeded. I'd rather fall off a 200' and die screaming cliff than smother slowly. :P I do listen and learn so I've been doing my research and paying attention and I won't ruin this Mistral. I'll take good care of it and get...

Ugh..I'm terrible at boards, social sites and even keeping up with my phone. Sorry. I was quoting Doc - about the getting into DH's & vintage get togethers. I've never been to one. I'd love to go with regular gear just to watch everyone else though. Maybe even get someone to test mine for me! :P...

I'm reluctant to even bring this up with anyone else. Every time I mention anything related to solo diving it gets a negative reaction. So here I am :D I have access to a pair of dbl 100's that I've been wanting to haul up to the lake at night and go out and sit on the bottom for a while...

Everyone who mentioned how glad they are that Mr Adran is going to be okay deserves a thumbs up! I've only just gotten started and already I've heard and seen things that give me pause. I personally saw a man rescued twice in one night. The first time he was hauled up and drug into the shallows...

if you get more into diving DHs, there are a lot of yearly vintage get-togethers ... I'm working on how to stealth my Scubapro 1st and 2nd stage inside those sea monster double hoses. :) And as for getting yellow hoses! I'm sorry but ...ewwww! I like the white grey ones though. I'm guessing...

" everything rubber will have to be replaced, and there may be some metallic items that will have to be replaced as well. Luckily though, VDH has you covered! Some of their parts are actually upgrades that will outperform and outlast the original parts. Good luck getting nozzle out of the...