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Fair enough, Yes, the pre-coatings are oil based. Many people just use off the shelf Olive Oil as it coats the skin creating a hydrophobic layer which prevents the water from sticking. (ie. Freshly waxed car or Rain-x) This is usually enough to prevent any bacteria or fungi in the water from...

Ear Shield and Audiol or whatever, use Tea Tree oil which in itself can cause irritation. It is also a general antimicrobial meaning it kills off everything in your ear, even the good bacteria. Ear Pro uses Oregano oil as an antimicrobial, non-caustic and targets the main bacteria and fungi that...

Alcohol and Vinegar solutions are not good for your ears. A major issue is they dry out the thin skin causing micro cracks and making infections easier to get the next time. They also kill off all the good bacteria that live in your ear. Try EarPro or even Ear Shield. They are moisturizers and...

WaterProof is in Sweden, proper arctic grade suits, had one for years. I love my DUI but I dive mostly in California.

Where you can see it, the advantage of this configuration is that you will be able to see how much air you have.

Nothing replaces a good, experienced and thoughtful instructor. Open communication is key in all situations and sounds like there was not enough here.

Also heading there in November, looking forward to small crowds although I guess cruise traffic is picking up. Was in Greece a few months ago and it was almost business as usual.

Looks like I have awakened a dead thread. :)

Love this thread. I have only been teaching for around 20 years so really got started when the agencies were lowering course standards and breaking them up into easy access levels to try and encourage more entry level divers and graduate them through the system one course at a time. I worked...

I get the issue when I have trapped water in my ears... Feels like they are all closed up and I can hear the sounds of my voice loudly but other sounds outside are muffled. Preventing trapped water in the ears seems to stop this from happening.

Stuart at Dive3 might be able to help and ScubaXcursion does Aliwal Shoal... some reviews of them here: ScubaXcursion with 4.86 out of 5 stars from 22 reviews on ScubaTribe. Dive³ with 4.82 out of 5 stars from 11 reviews on ScubaTribe. We are planning a similar trip in 2015 probably with these...

How about having a chat with these guys? Dive-Careers, have been around the block, do training in a few different locations, and seem to have good feedback.

Military is a good place to learn how to dive too... Utila is great for being a dive bum and also Koh Tao in Thailand if you fancy going a bit further afield.. check out Dive-Careers.com can see some reviews of them on scubatribe

dive-careers.com with Mark Soworka... one of the most experienced CD's in the world. He runs Courses in Thailand, Philippines and a few other places.

Hey All, I am looking for a comprehensive list of Dive Insurance Providers around the world in order to compare and contrast. Does anyone know where a list of this type is currently published or if you know a few then maybe we can piece together some info here. I know there are many...

Dahab was just hit by three explosions.... killing upwards of 30 and Injuring over 150. Great Dive town......*******s http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4940506.stm $

We had five on the dive and about a hundred on the surface.

Big freakin Eye huh?

Recent Dive trip to the Brothers Islands. Eerie Wreck dive where around 800 people died in 91. These are the unused lifeboats.

11 Degree water, may hands were so cold I could hardly operate the Camera