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Hubby and I now have the wetsuits, hoods, gloves, fins, boots...we are renting BCDs, Regs, weight belts and tanks...but we see how much we will be "wasting" on rentals, we are seriously considering buying the BCDs and Regs soon...like this weekend. We used weight-integrated BCDs last fall and...

There are 3 dive shops in the Ottawa area and they all only rent the standard basic BCD. On our last dive, the gear included a weight integrated BCD (which I loved). I would also like to try a back inflated weight integrated BCD before we bite the bullet and buy. And there are different brands...

Hubby and I were at Walt Disney World the last two weeks of September and we got to do the Dive Quest tour at Epcot. We got to dive in the tank there with the rays, fish, turtles and oh yeah...six sharks. I have been scared of sharks my entire life, but I have to tell you that this changed the...

So hubby and I headed back to the quarry on Labour Day. It was really rather chilly here in Ottawa and most of the divers there (there were not many) had on dry suits. The first time we went back after our check out dives, it didn't go well. My suit was really big (like 3 sizes too big) and I...

As a newly certified diver, I saw that my group had very different experiences.. My hubby was a fish from the beginning and never had an issue(Ok..he told me he was nervous at the beginning). Another girl in our group did everything asked of her but she told me she was nervous and is still...

Hubby and I went to try on wetsuits today. I tried on two Bare wetsuits...the Artic and the Elastek. While the Artic 7mm was better than the thick, inflexible, super long astronaut suit I had to wear last weekend, it was nothing like the Elastek. The only thing about the Elastek is the arms are...

Dives 3 and 4 are done...despite what to expect, I was still nervous. More fun with excess material on the wetsuit. I had lots of weight removed and this was SO much better today. Also, the new hood was better. I had a couple of ear issues, but it worked out. There were only a few skills. On...

I just got out of the shower. I am COVERED in bruises. I had NO IDEA how exhausted I would be. All the gear is akward and hard to haul. My day started with getting in the HUGE super thick suit (we only wore shorties during the pool stuff..I had that one on top of the full suit). I swear I had...

We did a final review and did the final quiz (I got 88 and hubby got 100- two of them were just over thinking...and two I just wrote down the wrong answer). Its funny because I was worried about the RDP questions...and I got none of them wrong. Pool time tonight was BCD/equipment removal...

I went to class this week feeling yucky from the cold, but better than before. Classrom part went fine. We get to the pool. Skills for this evening are: 2 skin dive exercises Gear up and BWRAF Rear entry roll Fin pivot at bottom of deep end (ears don't fail me now) Simulated Controlled...

Is there a site that lists some RDP table questions with the answers and how they got them? Like the ones in the small book but new ones? This is the one part of the exam I need a little work on and the final quiz is Tuesday. TIA

Last night was OW class/confined dive #3. The classroom part went fine. On the way to the pool, I told hubby that after conquering the mask removal skill last week, this was the first time we were headed to the pool where I wasn't nervous. We got to the pool, geared up, buddy check, giant...

I know that you have to try on a mask to be sure it fits. I have also read about mask squeeze and how to avoid it. I noticed at the end of Thursday's class that my face was uncomfortable after being underwater for almost two hours. Is this just something that I have to get used to? I am sure...

Do they come in combination with dive watches? How important are they to have? And why are they so darn expensive? TIA

Last night in class, my instructor was asking me how I felt about tonight. I told him the mask removal and breathing for a minute without it kinda made me nervous, but I was going to try and stay with the class. AND I DID. The only issue I had was I almost lost my dive belt and I couldn't get...

I have long, thick, wavy hair (it covers my bra strap in the back). I went to my first class with it pulled back in a French Braid. That didn't last through the swim test. Normally, where I would wear my ponytail is exactly where the mask strap would go, so that is a bad idea. For those of...

Last night at our first OW class, I realised exactly how much stuff there is. They gave us a bag with the BCD, octopus, wet suit, fins, mask and snorkel and that went on my back. I put the weight belt over my arm (and I am sure that wasn't so smart) and I struggled as to how to carry the tank...

So last night was the first of 5 classes for me and hubby. It is a quick course (2 1/2 weeks..twice a week...and then the dive). I did great in the classroom part (got 100% on my quiz). Then, over to the pool. I started the swimming test and came up for air and could no longer see out of my...

Help this newbie understand... what is a "wall"? a "water column"? There should be a dictionary and acronym list in the back of my PADI workbook. Thanks

I was just curious what those of you who have been diving think about this. Do you usually know your buddy well? Is it a family member? My hubby was my buddy during the one brief dive I have done. There's nothing I wouldn't do to keep this guy safe, but I wouldn't feel the same about some...