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I recently installed SI Tech Quick Dry Gloves on my Whites Fusion drysuit. I am able to "connect" them (i.e., push the glove into the wrist mount) but i cannot for the life of me disconnect them. Even when I am not wearing the suit and am able to use two hands I am not able to spin the release...

I recently move to the Chicago area from Charlotte and am, for the first time, being confronted with the possibility of dealing with (temperature-induced) free flows. I know there are various threads on the subject, but I am curious how people think about free flow in the great lakes. I have...

I have about 150 dives on 2 separate Suunto Gekkos. I just replaced the batteries for the first time after 4-5 years and after the install, they now go into dive mode when they turn on and show zero feet, so you cannot change any settings, etc. I have read about depth gauge failures on...

I will be in Australia in July and will be in Cairns for a few days. I will be diving the first two days and would like to do a rain forest tour or another land activity on the third day. I have heard that Cairns is rather touristy, but wanted to get thoughts as to whether it is worth the...

I will have about a month between jobs starting in mid-July 2012. I will take two weeks with my wife, likely in Australia and then two weeks alone. I would like to find a destination that is a great combination of travel and diving for that second two weeks. Being that I am already in that...

I will be in Egypt for two weeks at the end of April and the beginning of May and wanted to get some input in what I should make sure to do. I was planning on doing 3 to 5 days of sightseeing in Cairo and Luxor and then spend the rest diving. I was going to go from Luxor to Marsa Alam to dive...

I was reading another post that got me thinking about the use of a pony. I dive mostly wrecks off the NC coast with a max depth of 120-130. I dive a single ST120. I have heard alot of people say below 100 they will use a pony. When do you use it? I know doubling up might be preferable, but...

I just did a dive this weekend where I had a slight burst of air leak from the first stage when I turned the tank on. On my DIN regulator, I did a quick check of the o-ring, looked fine, then when I turned on the air, there was a quick pop but then nothing. Reg breathed fine, no further leaks...

Anybody want to go out with Capt Jamie on Aristakat on Columbus Day, October 12th. I have the day off and am driving down from Charlotte.

I am coming down this weekend to do some diving and have looked at the stickies for where to dive, but I had some questions about when to dive. Is there a best time in terms of tide, wind etc to dive for the best conditions and and results? It sounds like an easterly wind early in the morning...

I am coming down from NC to do some fossil diving and was hoping to check out the famed boneyard. Is anyone interested in going out with Capt Jamie on Aristakat on Monday, 8/10?

I just bought my first tanks, two steel 120s, and took them for a spin at the quarry this weekend. I have about 40 dives under my belt and was finally getting my buoyancy and trim to the point that I was comfortable with AL 80s (or at least no longer embarrased to be seen in the water) so why...

I am on the last night of a trip to Belize and have been inspired to start planning another dive trip to Central America. It sounds like the diving in Costa Rica is very different (colder, more current, larger marine life). I have seen reviews for Rich Coast Diving and Costa Rica Diving. I...

This is a very simple problem and I am sure has a very simple solution, but I can not seem to adjust correctly. I was tweaking my weighting today and dropped a good amount of weight. It felt much better buoyancy wise, but now noticed a very slight roll to my right. (weight is evenly...

I have never had my inflator get stuck, but was wondering what to do in the event that it happens. My first thought is to attempt to vent to see if this fixes the problem, then, if that does not work, I guess fin down and attempt to remove the quick disconnect? If you have had this happen, how...

I am counting the days until I arrive in Belize (22) and have been reading through the boards and something has continually caught my eye: the profile on the Blue Hole dive. Let me start out by saying, I plan to sit this dive out due to the fact that, while I have my deep specialty and a...

I am very keen to make the next vacation to Bonaire for a week, but the girlfriend likes to be able to mix it up with other activities. (We are going into Belize in May and doing three days diving, three days ruins and outdoorsy activities). From what Ive read it is a pretty arid island and...

When flying from BZE to Caye Caulker on Maya Island Air, it looks like it is out of a different airport than the main one? How do you get between the two? How long does it take and how much does it cost?

I am planning on going to Belize in the begining of May (Caye Caulker) and was wondering what people's favorite dives were? I have three days to dive in Caye Caulker. I was thinking Lighthouse/Blue Hole day 1, Turneffe Islands Elbow day 2 and Hol Chan day 3. Then heading south to Placencia in...

I just completed my AOW and have several dives to 90-100 feet and am planning several with max depth of 120 in the near future. I will be diving a single HP 120, no pony. Diving with permabuddy. I have planned my rock bottom PSI and EANx mixtures at 1.3 PO2 at max depth and wanted any...