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    How long to wait after breaking a collarbone?

    So I broke my collarbone about two weeks ago, and I have/(had?) a dive trip planned for the end of October. Doctor's prognosis is 4-6 week recovery, so the trip is right on the outside of that window. It's warm water (no wetsuit needed), so I'd only need a couple of pounds of weight (maybe...
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    Diving with a missing toenail?

    So, I lost a toenail a few months back (thanks to some a-hole who slammed a pool gate without looking). The whole nail fell out and hasn't started to come back in. The thing is I have a use-it-or-lose-it dive trip coming up, and I want to know what precautions or care instructions I should...
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    Bahamas, Ambergris Caye or Roatan?

    I'm planning my first full-on dive vacation, and I'm stuck trying to choose between the Bahamas (Blackbeard's), or staying at a dive hotel/resort on either Roatan or Ambergris Caye. I've already made hotel choices for each destination price-wise they're all pretty similar, including airfare, so...
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    Leaky Reg?

    So on a recent dive trip, I noticed after I turned opened the tank valve to check to see how much air the boat's crew put in the tank, and then closed the valve, the pressure in my reg setup dropped ~50 PSI per second. On both dives, after a 1-minute paddle out from the boat to the drop line...
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    DC1000 - using flashlight as strobe substitute (for the time being)

    I've been focusing on getting more essential dive equipment (reg, gauges, bcd, and camera (duh)) recently and so i don't yet have the money to get a flash for my DC1000. i've heard rumors on various product reviews that a simple $30 underwater flashlight can act as a flash up to about 4' away...
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