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My sympathy to you and your family for your loss.

If you can get your hands on an October 2008 issue of Dive Training magazine, there was a great article in there about DCS which addressed this issue. I couldn't quote it, but it basicaly said that exercising before or after diving could increase your body's susceptibility to DCS. It is a...

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I agree with drdaddy....slow down. There is the remote possibility that this may not be right for you. There was a person in my OW class who dropped out because of not being comfortable underwater. Its better to wait and make sure that this is something that you will continue to do before...

Have you by chance gained or lossed any weight recently? Either can cause a change in the way a mask fits and seals.

I would LOVE to do this, but alas, I will be in Myrtle Beach with my family during that time and I don't think they would appreciated me deserting them.

Avid hunter - whitetail deer, elk, turkey and an occasional rabbit or dove Gun collector - I have always been facinated by guns and own waaayyy too many (50+) Golf - I play at it, not very good, but I enjoy trying! Fishing - when I'm not diving Drummer in a Scottish Pipe and Drum band...

Probably not a good place to dive naked...:rofl3:

First and foremost, thank-you for your service. God Bless and bring you home safe. I had the same problem making a decision. I wound up being patient and finding good deals on used tanks. I have 2 Aluminum 80's that I dive air only and 2 HP 100's that I dive Nitrox only. Craigslist is a good...

In an OOA emergency I would first try to notify my dive buddy and begin to share air, then make a slow controlled ascent (permitting enough air is available). If that is not possible then my next option would be to ditch my weights and make an emergency ascent exhaling the entire time. There...

Maybe I am an anomaly in this situation. I am still new to this sport, but safety is the number one priority, and that was instilled in me by the instrutor from the start. For me the pony bottle is an emergency only air supply. Using one was a decision that I made during my OW class. I knew that...

For me it all still boils down to your training. If you learn from the start to constantly check your gauges, always plan to surface with 500 psi left in your tank, learn air sharing procedures, plan your dives with your buddy and have a back up plan for emergencies. Diving is dangerous. We...

The instructor that taught my OW class told me that he was ascending to the boat on a dive and a huge school of jellyfish (not sure if a group of jellyfish are called schools or not) was directly overhead and he couldn't surface until they passed. He told me that when he surface that he had less...

I am a recreational diver, and will not go below 60' without my 30 cuft pony. My train of thought is it may add weight, cause drag, blah blah, but if something happens and I need it...its there! My motto is Plan for the worse and hope for the best:crafty:

I have a 30 cuft mounted upside down with a Quick Draw bracket on my right. The second stage is on a 60" hose and bungied to the tank. If I need it I just grab the second stage, pull it out of the bungies and voila'....air! This tank isn't for deco purposes. This is secondary air source that...

Oh yeah....Natty Green's....GREAT bar and even better beer. I like Blue Moon, Sam Adams and call me a redneck if'n you wanna, but a Bud Light is still pretty darn good when neither of these are available!

I may be mistaken, but I thought Orca's were in the dolphin family and that the name "killer whale" referred to the Orca's known practice to actually kill whales. I actually saw a video of a school of Orca's killing a mother and baby whale. Kind of sad, but it is the way of nature.

I just read that you shouldn't use pseudephedrine if you are diving EAN. Are there any other OTC medications that should be avoided when diving, for example those that prevent motion sickness?

I have not heard any noises like you are describing with my ION. I would take it to the dealer and have it checked out, could be a simple adjustment issue. As for the directions not being clear, I thought the manual was easy to read and understand. The answer to your question though is pre-dive...

I am an avid hunter and fisherman. I eat what I harvest, and never harvest more than I can eat. I also participate in a project called Hunters for the Hungry in which a deer is donated by a hunter and the venison proscessed and given to those who otherwise couldn't afford meat. I respect the...