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Hi, I live in San Francisco (Potrero Hill) and am always in need of dive buddies. I have been using a brand new Xcel 8/7/6mm wetsuit and haven't had an issue so far. By the time I've suited up and have all my gear in check, I can't wait to jump into the cold water!

Thanks TSandM--good point about hitting your head on the first stage. That would definitely be a major plus to using the crotch strap.

Thank you for the advice. To be honest, I did not consider the placement of weight belt in relation to the crotch strap. A very important point indeed. Since you do not use the crotch strap on your BP/W, do you set your shoulder straps tighter to keep everything secured to your back when...

Thank you all for your feedback! I feel a lot better now knowing that diving a BP/W may not be as difficult as I thought. I've already been in touch with Tobin from DSS and he's given me his profession opinion on what rig would work best for diving around here. That being said, I will...

Hi all, I'm sorry if this question has been asked countless times already... I have been renting jacket BCs (non-back inflate) since my OW classes and am now considering going BP/W (more minimal, better weight distribution, easily customizable). I've read numerous posts mentioning the...

Peter_C: Thank you for the warm welcome! :) I totally agree with you on the DSS bungee mount--that's what my LDS set me up with for my 2G. The 2G watch mount was practically the size of my fist, if not bigger. Sorry, I have one more question. Does anyone use the PDIS function? Does this...

Thank you for the advice, everyone! Whew, I'm glad to hear my 2G is set up properly. I will definitely look into getting the iRDA cable. pragmatic: I was diving in an area where visibility wasn't ideal (3 ft.), we only got to about 25 ft. deep or so. For the no-fly icon to appear, does my...

Hi all, I am very, very sorry for this silly question... I am a newly certified diver (6 dives!) and just bought an Aladin 2G dive computer. I have read the manual, but I am still unsure about my settings. I will not be doing any high altitude diving, will be using 21% O2, and will be doing...