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An interesting anecdote- as it happens, some training for space missions, in pressure suits, is done in water-

I wrote one and promptly remembered more. This one was very dark. Inside a very tight, closed space, filled with silt and already small by design. One of those places most folk just don't go. The entrance was a small rectangular cut in a steel wall barely larger than myself. I left...

Unfortunately my first choice for mix training, "DEEP, Inc", is no longer an option. My agencies of choice are NAUI, IANTD, NSS-CDS, NACD, TDI Pick a class that fits best what you want to learn with people who share your interests and skills. At the end of the day, it's about having a...

Ghosting through kelp off Catalina Island, watching kelp shark, seals and garibaldi. I had heard that between the island and the mainland things got a little deep. So I headed east and down to see what it looked like. It got dark and deep pretty steadily. By the time I passed 160 fsw...

Just an aside - yes, I do clean my bladders carefully. As it happens, yes, I do also enjoy talking like a duck by breathing what's left after a dive. I do the same thing for my kids, much to the embarrassment of the teenagers, at restaurants by breathing same from balloons. Sure wish they put...

Tom and Scot, frozen at the world renowned luxury dive location Haymarket Quarry

Tom, his team, and Carl Sutton. I think it is the other end of Peacock.

My face was frozen. Haymarket is COLD.

So, ready to drop into a Florida sinkhole.

OK so I had to do it. Ever use a Unisuit?

Prepping gear for a NC dive.

Prepping gear for a dive, NC.

Heading out to a "wreck" offshore LA.

Ready to drop into a sinkhole.

Just a cautionary thought ... I would be concerned about two things. First, there is always the possibility of fungus or mold growing in the bladder. All bad if spores gain foothold in your lungs. Second, if you had cleaned the bladders, to be sure to rinse completely any soaps or...

I rinse with fresh water when I finish each day on boat, dock or in shower. Then soak with white vinegar after I return from salt water trips to remove any encrusted salt.

Deco always goes better with 100% O's

I would like to add that the gas one is breathing makes a significant difference. Blowing past stops ascending from an air dive is very different from doing the same thing during an ascent from a dive using helium. Helium has great properties, fast into and out of tissues, non-narcotic, but...

I asked this question once. I believe that the agencies can't really afford to do it for two basic reasons. So, in my humble opinion, I offer the following. First, even advanced training with all the sport diving agencies is still very limited. No matter how good the technology, greater...