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Congratulations on a milestone Stoo. What a great sport and pastime.

I was certified in '73 in Miami, did a lot of diving for 7 years and then move to central Texas due to work, sold my gear. A few years ago I returned to live in Florida and one day I saw my neighbor washing down his gear, thats all it took to get me going again.

I'm also type 2. Many people don't understand what it is and that is the reason for all the fuss. I carry 2 small squeeze tubes of glucose gel with me on every dive. They are sealed and provide me with instant relief should I ever feel I'm becoming hypogycemic while on a dive. I've practiced...

Nice middle of the week dive at Pepper Park, Ft. Pierce, FL. Air temp 80F, water temp 70F, vis 25', max depth 11', ocean flat. Lots of Sheepshead's and Spade fish, small Mangrove snapper schooling, a few lobster.

Pepper Park, Ft. Pierce, Fl. Temp. 82, depth 20', vis 25', 75 minutes. Nice dive looking under ledges with a BIG light. Hope to go back tomorrow.

Thalassamania, you have the same haircut and the same smile in the last piture that you have in the first picture, too cool, thanks for sharing the pics.

Yep, a BC in '73. A must have item per our NAUI instuctor. I can't recall what make it was, probably USD or Seaquest, but I do remember the old horse collar had one 16 gram co2 cartridge, a thin hose oral inflator (which really didn't have a mouth piece as such), a pocket, and a over pressure...

I recall buying my first set up in 1973, I couldn't afford the extra $5 or $10 the J valve cost and my instructor always told us the extra bucks were better spent on a SPG than on a J valve. Our instuctor also had an power inflator hose for his BC and an octo rig, at the time we students...

Reading this thread brought back some long forgotten memories. I had been away from diving for quite some time and started again a year ago. I started diving in the early 70's. Equipment names like WhiteStag, Farallon, AMF Voit and US Divers ruled. My first depth guage was a USD wrist mount...

Being unemployed a while I find myself going solo in the middle of the week also. I just can't resist it when the ocean is flat and I know there's good visibility. I have found it to be terrific for many reasons. Lots of good advice from the members here, pick and choose what works for you. I'm...

In Florida it seems everyone carries stainless steel hardware, even Home Depot, try ACE hardware. But if you can't find what you need in stainless, brass is a great second choice.

Sign me up. Vero Beach

Yep, US Divers Rocket Fins were made in red, white and blue circa 1974. They also made a mask and their top of the line very large knife (SeaHawk) was available in red, white and blue.

John Pennekamp coral reef state park, Key Largo, 1973, and still hooked.

New to this forum and just getting back into diving after being away from it for 27 years. My first regulator bought in 1973 was an AMF Swimmaster MR-12, aluminum 80 tanks were the craze, my BC was a horse collar with dual co2 cartridges, wet suits were either 3/16" or 1/4", I don't recall them...