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Do you have a picture of the mask on your face? I need to get a new prescription and seavision doesn't do lenses for Atomic masks. I don't want a boxy, limited vision mask since I'm doing tech dives and wreck penetrations. I need to be able to have a wider field of view. I can't tell from their...

I wear a 5mm wetsuit in all water temps down to 75F and then switch to a dry suit for anything colder. With my wetsuit I like to wear a ras guard that has a shelf bra built in fur modesty. Bottoms I either wear bathing suit bottoms or nylon spandex shorts (like hammers). They reach to about 3...

Good info. I still need a prescription mask for distance but I can just get that from Atomic and replace the prescription that I have now. But a little cheater like this would be perfect so I can my pressure gauge and bottom timer on my wrist. If it truly holds. I'll have to try it out with my...

I hate the idea of spending so much money on a mask that won't fit or that won't feel right. Or worse, that will break down after only a couple years. If I only kept the lenses that came with my Atomic mask, I might be able to get Prescription Dive masks to insert them and then bond the...

I want them to make my lenses but they won't provide me a list of what brand name masks they can make lenses for. They say they don't keep a list. They can't make lenses for my nice, expensive Atomic mask so that means that I have to buy a new mask. It's kind of a pain to have to go in to the...

You may not care, but if you do -I just finished my blog post on why I ended up choosing Grand Cayman over Roatan (as well as The Red Sea and The Philippines). It probably won't apply to many here since we are tech divers and our needs differ from recreational divers who typically love Roatan...

I wear a suunto computer for recreational dives, but usually just a bottom timer. I use bungee on both that and my compass. I can wear them with either my wetsuit or my bulky drysuit. You can easily push it up on forearm. I thin you can see it on my left arm in my profile pic.

I learned to dive in a poodle jacket. Not long after, I discovered the Bp/W and switched to that with a long hose. I always travel with all my gear because I would hate to end up having to wear any other type of BC. Plus with the BP/W I can just adjust the straps and it will fit me whether I'm...

Thank you all again for your help. I'm going to Grand Cayman where the 2 morning boat dives are on a deep reef and you can choose to do your own profile and NOT be led by the hand. Unlimited shore diving and technical diving support. Exactly what we wanted. It will be a little more expensive but...

Yeup, that's a pretty good assessment of the average Alaskan diver. We dive here year round in drysuits. So when we get the chance to go to a warm climate we dive our assess off :-)

Divetech. They have a perfect setup for shore entry and can provide us with doubles. We are looking at staying at a couple of inexpensive places very close to Lighthouse Reef and 10 mins from the shop. They offer 2 advanced unguided dives in the morning and we can shore dive in the afternoon...

I'm nixing the whole idea of a dive resort on Roatan. My tech buddies just reminded me about Coconut Tree Divers. They have inexpensive accommodations and a diving procedure that suits our needs. Plus we have a connection for technical diving there. Even having to cook our own food or going to...

I just read it. What a terrible experienced. I've gone off on other divers topside when I've seen behavior like this. Our tolerance is low for this sort of thing because we are technical divers and not PADI associated. So you know how that goes I'm sure :-) I just emailed the lady who responded...

You guys and gals are all awesome. Thank you for the advice and the links. I'm looking at it all now. So generous of you all to take the time to help me make the best decision. I really do appreciate it :-)

What do you hate about AKR ? I have seen many negative reviews. I don't care about the food or the quality of the room. Is there an issue with the dive operation?

Nope, not less time. It's not closer to us. It takes over 30 hrs. I don't know why people always think Alaska is closer to South Pacific. Must be those maps where they put us down next to Hawaii :-) But seriously, I've already looked. Tickets are very expensive and it's not a wash. Not for 2...

No luck needed. I contacted them yesterday and they have availability. Not a problem. Plenty of rooms for my dates.

I started diving around the same time as her. I think that at the time I read everything she ever posted :-) Definitely inspirational.

Yeup, I can see it happening with certain types of divers. I've seen it happen in other places. Good to know in advance that this site attracts such divers. I'll be the lookout for them :-)

Hey, not tickets or reservation have been made. I'm still in the searching stage. I'm going to take a look at St. Croix. I've toyed with Roatan for years and always ended up somewhere else. So, who knows. It's still early in the game and a big factor is where the airline miles take me :-) Thank...