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Thanks. Ill be attempting wet in full 7 mil. If its to cold the ill rent a drysuit.

Ill be leaving sunday for Chicago for two weeks for work, but since ill be right next to lake michigan, I'm taking my dive gear. I've never dove any of the great lakes. Im looking for suggestions on some good dive shops, good shore dives, and anyone who would like to join. I know one day of...

I dont like them simply because, its combining to simple devices into one complex device. The more complex things get, the more they seem to fail.

PADI requires the dive to be 15ft or deeper for a minimum of 20 min. to be counted as a dive. Of course this only matters if your working for master scuba diver or going pro. Im working my way up to divemaster but I log just about everything. I've had dive were I was only at 10 ft., but I was...

Its should. My mares IconHD does. It also calculates no fly time, and adjusts bottome time on the fly when you change depth.

I dive because I enjoy being under water. There doesn't need to be a plan or mission. I've had dives where there wasn't anything to see, but vegetation. I spent an hour just hanging out in one spot. Being underwater is very peaceful and relaxing to me. Now I just need to sell my car to get a...

Umm? Are you saying you ditch weight to make an ascent?

:rofl3: Thats an exact word for word quote off of spectrum diving's testimonial page.

In the pool we used full foot fins, which I absolutely hate. They killed my feet. I bought a pair of atomic splits for my open water checkouts. While doing the checkouts, I also tried a pair of mare avanti quattro. I definetly preferred my splits. I still love my splits, but I have found I...

Theres also the dive training magazines. They're always full of helpful information.

The two shops in my area will price match within reason. The shop I go to though, can't even be touched by websites. I have searched all the scuba websites and my LDS's prices blow theirs out of the water. Of course, they have a very minimum inventory, so its like i've ordered it off the net...

In march I was diving a Tilos 7/6/5, with a 7 mil waterproof hood, 3 mil gloves (they look more like one or two mil), and 3 mil boots. The boots and gloves went over the arm and leg openings to minimize water transfer. I was diving 47F no problem. My core, arms, and legs stayed warm. My feet...

Everything goes in with me, with the exception of my camera (depending on vis), and my primary light. A lot of times, if the dive is getting boring, Ill just start working on skills, and practice removing equipment, using it, and the reattaching.

The battery in the IconHD is a Litium Ion battery. These batteries don't build any type of memory. They put out full voltage with a tiny drop in amps as the battery discharges. They do have a proper long term storage requirement, and that is to store the battery at around half charge. If the...

My first priority would be a reg set. When you rent, you don't know if the regs have been properly maintained, if the renters before abused them, how often they've been serviced. The first time I rented after I got certified, I got a regulator that was a little rough looking but still in decent...

You don't inflate your drysuit for buoyancy. Thats what your bcd is for. You could use the drysuit as a backup for bouyancy if your bcd failed. You add air to the drysuit to reduce squeeze and to maintain thermal properties of your undergarments. I know PADI says to use your drysuit for...

Im not 100% sure, but I haven't seen any lines running from the platforms to the boat. I assume your talking about the old houseboat. They way we always got to the boat was to fallow the boat ramp down to the end, Then hang a right and eventually you will pick up a line. I think it might be...

This might help. Even works with a tonneau cover.

If you find yourself with an eel attached to the end of your hand, I'd say your best bet would be to immediately engage the eel in Mortal Kombat. When that eel loosen its main jaws its already got a better grip. Since eels have long narrow mouths, they can't create suction like most other fish...

Thanks. I figured it had something to do with runoff.