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If the dive was "2 buddy teams diving together" (rather than a "4-buddy team"), I agree with your reasoning, except I'm not sure why the flagman ges the biggest slice. Although he eventually abandoned his buddy, at first all he did was stop. And the flagman's buddy, who swam away while his buddy...

I'm intrigued, but uh how? (and where did you get the part(s)?

Is it mostly just the total weight that's the problem, or is there something with the wider distribution? Ya that's exactly what I was referring to actually. And the "really long first dive" can even be advantageous if you're first dive is much deeper than the second (for example, one day I...

Alright, from the few replies sounds like that's my best bet Well if UTD takes off, that will be kind of a neat card to have with the #1 on it :D I'll send you a message once I get back to Seattle though, thanks for the offer. Oh cool, didn't know it was that simple. Only thing is that reg...

Really? I figured the shapes were too diffferent to do this. My regs are Zeagle Flathead 6's, any idea who you'd contact about this? Ya I'll try to set something up once I'm back.

Okay that's good, I guess when I'm ready it can't hurt to send a quick e-mail and ask them about it. There's plenty of drysuit courses around, but if it's possible going with the agency I hope to continue on with may make sense if they're offering it. The thing I like the most UTD and GUE...

Thanks TSandM. Ya that's what I figured, but at least it seems like this is one area DIR isn't too stringent, so it's whatever makes sense I guess. Good to know. Actually those are probably far more useful in any case, I can never access my BC pockets underwater properly (the zipper is hard to...

Thanks, but I'm actually not in Seattle yet (I've been moving back and forth between Ontario and Seattle for a couple years now, this summer I'm expected to move to Seattle semi-permanently (as in 3 years). I've seen Brian's and Jeanna's site, it has some useful information, and I'll definitely...

Thanks for your quick replies! Not bad, the poster following you basically said the same things. And I'll check out direexplorer. Okay, so it's nothing too standardized, wasn't sure if weight belts were "against the rules" or whatever. I've done all my diving in Seattle in a wetsuit...

Note: I'm not sure the best place for this post, but this is for anyone knowledgeable with UTD, not necessarily just their staff. So after various frustrations with the PADI system, I really like what I've read about UTD and the training seems to be much closer to what I think is needed to...

Thanks Scott, but something doesn't add up to me here. I'd understand if it were as simple as the free parts policy only applying in the USA. However, what it sounded like the Canadian dealer said was they could get the free part kits, but not if the serial was from outside of Canada. I...

Hi, hopefully there is a representative of Zeagle on here to answer my question. Last winter I was temporarily living and working the United States when I purchased a Zeagle Flathead 6. I now need it serviced to keep my warranty. However, I am currently living in Canada (my permanent...

Coldest my computer recorded was 43 in Lake Huron. It wasn's so bad though because it was middle of summer in Ontario so nice and warm on the surface. I find it's much worse diving Seattle in the fallor or winter: even though the water is somewhat warmer (55 or so), on a rainy day in November it...

Really? I mean I'm sure there are more total deaths in rec, but also many more participants. It seems from looking at dive accidents, a large number are deco, cave, and rebreather. There are also a lot of recreational ones, but way more people participating. Do the DAN reports take number of...

Well of course, but that's out of the context of this discussion. I'm not saying Nitrox is useless, but talking about buying it for the sole purpose of "feeling better". That said, in most cases, Nitrox won't extend your actual bottom time (depending on how you dive). Most days I'm doing 2...

Most of advanced was just a waste of time, not necessarily dangerous. Except the "deep" dive, which I am totally against for a few reasons: 1. AOW is taken way too soon (some people will take it after their 4 OW dives) 2. You are now certified to 100 feet after a single dive 3. PADI's...

No different, I think my tired feeling after diving is just due to physical exertion (it's not that demanding short term, but over 4 hours it adds up). I feel similar to after hiking up a mountain.

Well there's 2 problems I see: 1. Increased cost of Nitrox: Consider this thought experiment: Company XYZ creates a "cure" for a non-fatal sickness (cold or something). There is no double-blind study to support its effectiveness, but people using it seem to think it makes their cold...

I wonder how you can know that for a fact? How did you eliminate the possibility of the placebo affect? It would actually be a pretty easy thing to test semi-scientifically if someone was so determined. For like 10-20 weeks of diving, have your buddy supply your tanks (this probably violates...

I think OW in general is okay, it leaves a lot out, but realistically students can probably only absorb so much until getting more experience. AOW really irks me though, you get some experience but learn nothing new. The "academics" are a waste of time and teach little beyond common sense. AOW...