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I really enjoyed taking photos with an iPhone on my last liveaboard trip. The phone remained awake from the moment I closed the housing to when I opened it again and it was killing the battery life on the phone (not the housing, which has great battery life.) I was able to charge between dives...

Question for anyone who has traveled to Palau - The online entry form asks if you’re bringing drugs and we always travel with some OTC staples (Advil, Sudafed, Immodium, etc) and a couple of personal prescriptions. It seems like the form is asking me to list each separately. Can I just list...

Does anyone know why the Thermaxx suits are only allowed to be sold in stores while you can get the Thermoprene Pro suits online? I’m stuck between these two suits and am wondering if the fuzzy layer on the inside of the Thermaxx (“Fire Fleece”) makes a significant difference in warmth and...

Any reason not to buy a surfing 3 mm wetsuit for a dive trip? I’m having trouble finding a decent selection in 3 mm wetsuits in Northern California and someone suggested that I go to Santa Cruz, where they say I can find a half dozen surf shops with 3 mm suits I can try on. I’m a curvy size...

I’m going to Palau next month and I need a new 3 mm wetsuit. I’m a curvy woman size 12-16 and my usual Henderson suits seem to be a miss for me in this size range. I think I’m a 14 short, but can’t find anywhere that has one in stock, even to order online. The 14 is very long even though I’m...

“Lunch is included; choices of bento boxes: chicken, pork, beef, fish, or veggie plate. OR Sandwiches – ham and cheese, tuna or egg sandwich. Let me know your choice.” Usually I’d pick the chicken or beef bento. If the fish is great, that’s an option for me too. Any thoughts from what you guys...

This is our first big dive trip we’ve booked independently rather than going with a dive shop group. Husband and I are both 200-250 dives, AOW & Nitrox. We’ve paid the balance and booked flights, hotels, and transfers. No visa needed for Americans. Anything you think we should know? Anything...

I’m trying to get a bit more warmth out of my 3mm suit when I dive the cenotes around PDC next month. I usually wear a 5mm full suit on these dives but I’ve lost weight and only have a 3mm in my current size. If I buy a 3mm vest, would I wear it over or under the 3mm full suit for the most...

We are arriving by cruise ship (not our usual MO) and see that Coconut Tree Divers offers to pick you up from the cruise port and take you for a couple of dives. Has anyone dove with them and can give a general review? Good staff? Long dives? Are there other shops we should be considering...

Arriving on a cruise ship (not our usual MO) and saw that Paradise Divers has a 10 am cruise ship charter. Would love any feedback on this shop or if you have suggestions for other cruise-friendly shops. Thanks!

We are joining a hobby group on Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas in August and plan to dive Roatan and Cozumel. With some basic internet searching, I see Coconut Tree Divers in Roatan and Paradise Divers in Cozumel are open to cruise ship divers. We are intermediate divers with AOW/Nitrox...

I currently dive a Dive Rite Transpac and have for 200+ dives now. I love it but have always wondered about a backplate. My husband isn’t diving tomorrow and offered to let me dive his Deep Sea Supply steel backplate and I need to know how much weight to take off. I’m pretty much perfectly...

Just wondering if anyone knows of a dive shop that allows the demoing of equipment in their pool before buying. I am buying a new set of regulators and would love to have the opportunity to try before I buy. I'm located near San Jose, but wouldn't mind a long drive for the opportunity. This...

Husband and I are going to Hawaii for 8 weeks in December and there will be a lot of diving. I currently have a Perdix and he has a Teric. He wants to buy me a Teric for Hanukkah, but I will say I'm hesitant about the smaller display. I'm looking forward to the watch band and not dealing with...

Anyone have one laying around that they don't use or know of a shop that still has one or two in stock? Thanks!

I know this is a long shot, but I'm looking for a shop that has one or two of these discontinued masks. I have been diving with one for 10 years and waited too long to buy a couple of backups. I'm happy to pay shipping plus a reasonable handling cost if the shop doesn't usually ship but would...

Heading to CCV in a couple weeks and wondering if there is anything better out there than the Princeton Tec plastic ones we bought like 10 years ago before our first dive trip.

We’ll be staying in a villa in Punta Cana and my buddy would like to get certified. He’s a lifelong boater and swimmer that has done his PADI classwork and pool work before, but never scheduled his check out dives. This was years ago so we are sure he’d have to start over. Hoping he could do...

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone has been out to Little Cayman in October or November. We did Roatan (CCV) a few years ago in November and were disappointed with rain every day for a week. The diving was great but some of the surface intervals weren't fun. Normally this would be a spring...

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