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    Cold Water Immersion And Benefits Of Scuba Diving

    Being exposed to this practice in the upper part of Minnesota where there was a community of Finlanders that did it during the winter. As DDM mentioned , combining the two 9 cold water immersion and a sauna would create a major problem with your gas/body relationship. Now doing it of the off...
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    Trip Report Cozumel-Feb. 11-21, 2024

    The leasing of dive boats has always been a part of the Cozumel experience since I have going there. My first trip was in 79. It changed a couple of years later when people actually brought the fast boats onto the island. When it first started all the dive operations were leasing old fishing...
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    BP/W Instructor for 10 yo?

    I have the perfect instructor, but we live in Houston. My daughter got certified when she was 10. She put on her first scuba tank on in the pool at 8 years old. It helped that she grew up around a dive shop and both of her parents are instructors. My daughter approached one of more mature and...
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    Trip Report Bonaire 21-26 Feb 2024

    Do people dive the "Windjammer" anymore?
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    Question Cozumel Dive Shop for Group Wanting to be Certified

    If you pick Blue Angel , ask for Mateo to be your instructor. He is originally from Chicago and is a great instructor.
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    Drysuit and squeeze question

    I have been diving in a drysuit since 1979. Diving in Lake Superior and having ice on the lakes 4 moths of the year allowed me to enjoy the diving without getting hypothermic. Many years ago when I took my cave diving class at Ginnie Springs we had to swim against the current and pull ourselves...
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    PdC ocean/reef dives worth checking out?

    Interesting... we used to take the dive boats (Blue Angel's with Jorge) across from Cozumel to dive with the Turtles in Playa. Check out Scuba Playa they may give you more information on the diving in the area.
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    What makes a Conshelf 30 different?

    Some basic history about US Divers / Aqualung. I was familiar with the story because I was a dealer for 30 years and was always interested in history. I don't like typing so I did research and found this on Wikipedia. It is pretty accurate, and I never knew the name of René Bussoz, he was...
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    What makes a Conshelf 30 different?

    Black 2nd stage cap on a Chrome plated back body.
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    Surfing wet suit vs scuba suit

    I am not a woman but have been married to a diving professional (instructor) for 40 years. We men have used a back zip suits (surfing suits) for many years, the same reason as we can't seem to get out of our suits if the zipper is in the front, so back zip is the way to go. I don't think there...
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    Question Do tank straps have to go through the back plate?

    STA Single Tank Adapters. They allow you to attach you cam bands to the STA and the STA is BOLTED to your Backplate. The most secure system that doesn't required the threading of your cam bands through the wing or BP.
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    what to learn next?

    I would suggest that you take the GUE Fundamentals course. As an individual you will be given an opportunity to learn stuff and be mentored how to do it. Leave the politics behind, it is the one course that i took in the 40 + years of diving that really changed me for the better as a diver.
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    Want your own Hyperbaric Chamber? Its cheap!

    Sounds like you have some experience with chambers. I'd like to note that although "...60 fsw may be a procedure for treating type 1 bends simply on pure oxygen...", some people cannot handle pure oxygen at 60 fsw. We deal with this issue by giving the patient "Air Breaks". You standard Table 6...
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    PFO Testing in Canada

    So she's a pioneer - very cool! How is she doing now? Does she still dive? Yes she does. We are semi -retired from teaching but still recreationally. We moved from Minnesota to Texas so our wetsuit diving season is 10 months of the year as opposed to 0 months of the year up North. She is in a...
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    PFO Testing in Canada

    'That's unfortunate about your wife. Did her TTE also use bubble contrast? TTE with bubble contrast is sufficient to detect a clinically significant PFO." Her initial "undeserved hits" happened in the 90's. She and I were Scuba Instructors and all the medical care was done at the Mayo Clinic in...
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    PFO Testing in Canada

    For better accuracy the minimum test would be the TEE (Transesophageal echocardiography to take ultrasound pictures taken from the esophagus). This is considered an invasive procedure so it would cost more. My wife had DCS experiences in in shallow dives and was tested twice using...
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    Drysuit wear and tear in MX caves

    I agree that a Trilaminate suit would work great because they weigh less, they dry faster, thus they are easier to repair holes with and they cost less. I have had 40+ years of diving in a drysuit. Living in Minnesota and working for a dive store got me into the Old Poseidon Unsuit back in 79...
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    Question So I'm 65 and on medicare which will not cover a physical. What do older divers do for the required physical? How extensive should it be?

    From the point of view of a Hyperbaric facility employee, because of your smoking history, a good Diving doctor would request at least a chest X-ray to find "Blebs" that heavy smoking can cause. I have a younger brother who smoked for 40 years who at dinner party in 2016 had a "Spontaneous...
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    Halcynon BPW

    Halcyon does not sell a harness with buckles on the shoulder. I would suggest looking at Dive Rite for that system. Halcyon has the "Cinch: harness which allows you to loosen your shoulder straps by pulling the harness straps away from your body and to tighten them around your wais by pulling...
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    Should I get insurance?

    FYI- You regular health insurance may cover the HBOT (Hyperbaric) treatments but your transportation if needed may not.
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