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  1. b1gcountry

    Keys/PB/Jupiter Trip Report

    MOD and O2 CNS toxicity are two good reasons
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    Bad scuba advice you've received

    That's an article. I asked if anyone had seen this happen in real life. I haven't. All my gauges are pretty close to each other. I got bored and checked once. It's like a gas tank. It only really matters that you can predict when it's empty.
  3. b1gcountry

    Stepping Back In with 3 Kids

    Indeed... time flies with kids. My hair is starting to grey and I'm also starting to need reading glasses. Dang those kids!
  4. b1gcountry

    What do you do when the anchor line breaks free?

    I'm glad you figured it out... You NYC divers sure carry a lot of gear for warm water diving 🤔
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    DIR- Generic My "unusual" experience with DIR

    It sounds like you invested in solidifying your basic skills, which makes you more comfortable under all situations underwater. This helps you manage task loading when stressed, keep your buoyancy steady during emergencies, or just makes you more relaxed during simple dives. There is nothing...
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    Places to eat on Bonarie 2023

    I always liked pasa bon pizza
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    Does constipation increase buoyancy?

    Not enough to really matter. Sea water is 3% heavier than fresh water. Constipation is mostly fresh water density. That's about 33lb of constipation to account for 1lb difference in weighting.
  8. b1gcountry

    Inflator hose with built in rapid exhaust

    If you can't fully empty your bladder with your corrugated hose, you need to fix that. If your buddy gets freaked out when you descend, you need to fix that too. 50 dives isn't nothing, but it's enough to give you confidence to overestimate your skill level. Just be careful. Also realize that...
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    DSMB Technique

    You can 100% deploy a marker from 70' or more while neutrally buoyant without changing depth more than 5'. Being properly weighted is not a drawback here and anyone giving you different advice needs practice. This is a very basic intro- to- tech- level skill. 45m? I don't do it from 150'...
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    Faber HP 100 HDG for $363 w/free shipping... TGTBT?

    I think it's been implied, but there is a legal requirement for dot inspection for any pressurized cylinder on roadways (interstates?). I don't know exact details, but USDOT requires hydrostatic inspections every 5 or 10 years. VIP was a SCUBA industry policy. It's been around since I started...
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    Places to eat on Bonarie 2023

    Is the pizza place still there?
  12. b1gcountry

    Stepping Back In with 3 Kids

    I took one of my tanks into the neighbors pool this weekend to check my regs and gear. The kids were interested, so I let them check out breathing underwater the first time. They really liked it and they are going to go to a sea camp with the lds.
  13. b1gcountry

    Integrated Power Inflators Are A Terrible Idea!

    I doubt most regulators have much more than 6 moving parts. I know my Sherwood's have 5 (if I'm counting right.)
  14. b1gcountry

    Sold On Nitrox

    Im a northerner. The sun makes me tired. Add travel stress to tropical destinations and the shallow shore dives will tire me out more than deeper dives in cold places. There are a lot of variables is all im saying...
  15. b1gcountry

    Going DM or Tech?

    I'll also point out that most intro to tech or fundies types of courses arent particularly focused on tech or cave diving, they are mostly focused on efficiency and good basic techniques.
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    DSMB Technique

    I've never found it important to fully inflate a 6' smb at depth. Get whatever air you can in one or two breaths then let it go. You need to keep downward pressure on it either way to keep it upright. I really dont like the idea of using a power inflator at depth. For one thing you simply dont...
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    Newbie from Chicago

    Chicago has some decent wrecks nearby. There are a few dive spots in WI as well and some caves 7 hours away in Missouri, but they are hard to dive for non locals. Florida and Mexico are objectively better destinations that are easier to reach in some ways...
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    Going DM or Tech?

    I second the opinion that vacation diving, dive master, tech diving, and cave are all different. You can transfer some skills between those, but the experiences are not very similar. You can progress as a recreational diver as much as any of the others, but it is more experience based rather...
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