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Those things are all true but the most important reason not to use one is most of the time you don't need one. Why use something that is unnecessary? There really shouldn't need a pro/con argument. You either need it or you don't. If you need it, none of the cons matter.

As is normal for Scubaboard. :wink: I have never experienced a lack of stability without an STA when using 2 tank straps. I had some tank movement with an old setup without an STA and a single tank strap. I recently added a STA to one of my plates that I couldn't match plate slots to tank strap...

For PADI, the training materials are the same. I would expect the same for all agencies but someone from SSI will have to verify. Don't make the assumption that the online training is the beginning and end of the academic portion. Classroom training is still possible and the instructor can...

A foot wound in your environment is going to be problematic and will put a damper on your vacation. You need to keep it dry. I don't offer medical advice but what I would do is cover it with New Skin. It will form a watertight seal. You may or may not be able to find it in a local drug store. I...

So do you plan to have income that exceeds your expenses or are you going in to this knowing you will never make a profit? If you plan to make a profit you have a business. If you never make a profit you have a hobby.

I always consider the barracuda my posse.

Being in an LLC does not help you if you are involved in an incident. It only protects your assets from the stupid things your employees do. Your only option is to get all your assets out of your name, maybe with a trust. Do you have someone you trust enough to hold all your assets? Most DMs...

Unless you are the one personally leading the dive. You personally and your LLC would both be liable. You would have no additional protection from the LLC. If one of your employees was involved in an incident then the liability would be on that employee, personally and your LLC. Your personal...

I wouldn't tell anyone else how to run their business but I am ordering extra inventory just in case. I'm planning for a month long disruption.

Well I guess as a last resort you could support your LDS.

I never had this problem with my AUL, Apeks, or HOG wings. I can't even imagine having a gallon of water trapped in my wing. Wouldn't it be easier to just inflate your wing on the surface?

There is a simple solution. Just hire an instructor to do an underwater photo class with you.

My motto is, "You can do anything once." You might want to look at what sealing surfaces will exist to keep water out of the eye area after you remove the nose.

In my days as a lifeguard I was to enforce this rule at some places and not others. Nobody ever told me why. It was just a rule I enforced. At one place where it was allowed a child was using one and when he came back to the surface the mask slipped down over his mouth and nose and filled with...

This is the process. You can't truly love a BP/W until you have had the experience of hating a jacket style BC. That being said, it is not going to affect how you dive. It might make it more comfortable but it won't improve your buoyancy control. Get the BP/W. I never recommend new divers buy...

I switched to T-Mobile prior to a military deployment because they offered service where I was going and my previous carrier did not. They offer service in several countries and even if calling isn't included, you can get unlimited texting & data in many countries. Service in the US is at least...

I think TDI started in 1994. My Nitrox card from them is from 1995. I remember going to a PADI shop and asking about nitrox and there was a strong vibe of "We aren't allowed to talk about it but we know you're cool so here's the number of a guy who will probably meet you in a dark alley...

It's almost as if the instructor is more important than a book publisher. Imagine that.

I usually travel with my paper log book but it's for recording new dives, not showing old ones. I like to log dives and I also like to collect stamps from the different operators I dive with. I don't usually have many dives in my logbook when I travel because it is the 3 ring binder type and I...

Depends... Rubber cement?