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OW certified in 2009, then AOW, Nitrox, and Rescue. Almost 200 dives in cold and warm waters. I consider myself a reliably functional recreational diver. And last week, I realized I'd been poorly equalizing for all this time. While I feel quite stupid, I thought perhaps sharing will help...

Scubapro MK17/A700 regulator (polished finish). New-in-box, never taken out of the box (which means certainly never used). Manual is sealed, Preferred Parts Replacement card is still factory zip tied to the hose. This is a YOKE style connection. Selling because we're simplifying our dive gear...

Let me run an idea by y'all, and get your input. I understand nothing said here constitutes official legal advice. And I'm providing all the information I can to paint a full picture. Please read to the end before reacting/responding. :) I am President of an informal scuba club. By informal, I...

Subject says it all. Do you have one you want to sell? Or do you have one you'd rent me for a few weeks? If so, PM me! I'm owner of an original GoPro and was early into a custom underwater housing and mounts galore. Never jazzed about the unfiltered underwater image quality, though. The Flip2...

I am a diver in Oregon who has heard of this through other divers. I was not there and do not know the divers involved. Newport: Lady scuba diver drowns off Newport’s south jetty » News Lincoln County Albany woman drowns off coast of Newport while scuba diving | OregonLive.com

A long shot, but thought I'd ask -- anyone have one of these lying around they need to sell off to a loving home? :) PM me, please, and let's make a deal.

EDIT: I am posting my thoughts and experience. I am not telling anyone else what to dive. I will of course keep my splits and use them in certain situations. I've read, thoroughly, the reviews, discussions, and pissing matches about split vs paddle fins. In 1.5 years of diving and 100 dives...

I've enjoyed other people's narc stories, so I thought I'd share my own. Had an odd feeling this weekend at around 85 fsw in 46 degree water at Redondo in the Puget Sound. I've done this dive many times before, without said feeling. (Day before we'd been down to a similar depth at another...

This weekend I took the first photos worth looking at! These are from Sund Rock in Hood Canal, Washington. (These ARE the photos, minus only four: one of someone's butt [not intentional], one of my own finger [likewise unintentional], one that is a total blur, etc. These are unedited.) Sund...

Dumb question of the night... a friend (for whatever reason) is lacking an SPG. I get a loaner from my LDS, and it's pretty ancient but... it connects to a low pressure port. WTF? I thought this would have to go to a high pressure port!? What's up with this?

Here's your easy question for the day -- it seems so simple I can't bring myself to ask at the LDS (I've already made my stupid mistake for the month and don't want to go over quota). So far I've dove in areas where there are no boats, OR with a group where someone else had some sort of...

How does one balance never pushing one's self versus pushing one's self too far? This cold water PNW diver was in Maui last week for five days (left midday the 5th day). I dove three of them (2 with my husband). I was a little disappointed we didn't get a 4th dive day in. My point was, hey...

This may sound silly, but here goes. I'm a cold water diver who takes trips to warm water a few times a year. I'm OW (January) and AOW (April), only up to about 35 dives, but had a recent revelation... I was in Maui this past weekend and dove Black Rock [night dive], Wash Rock, Cathedrals 1...

I wanted to post a few of my lessons learned. This board gave me SO MUCH back in November/December '09 as I was getting certified and looking forward to my first week long dive trip in Cozumel in January '10. I've gone diving a half dozen times in the lovely PNW waters since then (not nearly...

My husband and I both have Panasonic Lumix cameras (his is an older FX07, mine is an FS15). For our first entry into underwater photography we thought we'd take the easy road, get a case for one of these, and then by the end of the year graduate up to something spiffier, making this our backup...

My husband and I are new divers, and each bought a basic gear setup. The LDS gave him a good deal (or so it seemed, what do we know? :eyebrow:) on a Mares Jubilee that a distributor going out had pulled out of storage. He loves it, except for one thing: upon giant stride entries, the impact...

Given I asked most of my questions in this section, I wanted to post my wrap up here, too! I'll be brief, or at least try; I posted more details in my blogs. First, THANKS to Scuba Board and its great members. The information I learned from you all really helped prepare me. =-) To refresh...

Help us avoid the common mistakes. What have you forgotten to pack, and wished you'd known better? We're both pretty organized and pack well, but we imagine there are a few things obvious to those more experienced. (We've both amassed a basic set of gear: boots, fins, skin and/or 1mm suit...

I was hoping there would be some awesome technology allowing for super thin gloves for use in warm water diving. But I've looked at my LDS (two, actually) and also online... and most are pretty substantial, even those meant for warm water diving. As I'm a new diver, thick gloves which mess...

My husband (PADI OW two years ago, two dive trips under his belt) and I (noob to finish my last OWC dive once I arrive) are headed to Cozumel next month. :banana: We've gone through "travel medicine" with Kaiser, getting the recommended vaccinations, etc. that they recommend for travel to...