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Hello, I am finding myself diving more and more in cold waters even if I am certainly not a fan of cold. I use a 6.5mm farmer john and jacket (giving a 13mm thickness in my torso) and am still cold below 60F. When I say cold I mean I start shivering in minutes. I remember seeing Wetwear at a...

It is territorial dispute. The bannerfish is just protecting its territory. The odd movements of both lionfish are simply because they are trying to point the fin rays to the bannerfish, which knows better and goes for the rear, eventually winning the contest.

Victor, thanks for the update!

Even if the price has increased, it looks to me still a cheaper option, especially after considering parts etc... Thanks Don for the heads up, I was about to get the Analox and now I am reconsidering. By the way, does anybody know how often you have to get the Analox serviced (every year?) and...

Hi, will you guys be at the Baltimore Dive Show in Jan 2014?

It looks like more than one person got to do it during some kind of "rescue" scenario. Same thing happened to me: I was down 25ft in a quarry with 6ft vis at most waiting for rescue. I couldn't see anything (literally, bottom was maybe 50 more ft below me, I had only 'empty' water around me)...

Chris, I understood your reply to my question, but now I am confused after your reply to chrpai. You said that "Aqua Lung dealers are permitted to sell Suunto computers online as long as they are being sold at MRP". But in that case, is the manufacturer warranty valid or not?

Funny enough, just yesterday I (almost) decided to go with the Apeks XTX50. Did some more research, talked to some friends, and they all said pretty much the same thing. Bottom line is (personal opinion considering my needs): the Legends are probably not worth the investment, and between the...

Hello, I apologize if this thread has been covered in the past. I actually found a similar thread but is dated 2008/2009, and maybe something has changed? After inquiring in Amazon if a Suunto computer came with manufacturer warranty, the seller replied "yes". I thought there were no authorized...

Thanks for the info ams511, I will consider it carefully.

Hey Tom! Well let's say that you don't seem so enthusiastic about Goa, have you been there already or you just heard about it? You got it right: in-laws are there so there we go. And my thinking was: while we're there, why not go scuba?

Hey Mike, I am not the best one to reply to your questions but since no one else did, I'll give you my two cents. I was born and raised in Italy, and I have dove in a few places over there. But this was 20 years ago, so I really cannot recommend any dive centers today. However, the islands of...

Hi All, as I am getting married in Goa in a few months, I am looking at diving operations in the area. Browsing SB, I couldn't find much about Goa, with the exception of Venkat @ Barracuda. Any advice? Anyone who has actually dove in Goa? What kind of diving can you do? Any info/suggestions...

Very cool videos. Good job documenting! Can't wait to read some reports from people who dove this wreck.

I agree on the temperature of the quarries. I guess my question about the MBS was going more toward the issue of depth. I have indeed spoken with my dive shop and even if they did not push me in any direction, they made the point that at depth beyond 100ft you start "sucking air" more than...

I could not agree more, and was very pleased when I found your thread. And by the way I relate a lot with you. I got my certification in '93 as well while very young, but stopped mainly due to University, PhD etc... and no money. I finally got back into diving just a couple of years ago.

During my recent certification in Stress + Rescue the subject of CO contamination came up, and I realized I had never really thought about it. Needless to say, now I am quite (maybe overly) conscious, especially after reading about accidents and the like. Could anyone recommend a CO analyzer? I...

Hi All, since it is about time I get my own gear, I was thinking of starting from the regulator. I am leaning towards the Legend series from Aqualung, and I am specifically debating between Legend and Legend LX (both in Supreme version). As i understand the main thing is that the LX has the...

Hi all, I would like to use my old, but still good, Canon Eos 350D for underwater photography. I am having a hard time finding any housing (I would prefer Ikelite, but beggars can't be choosers they say), so here I am asking for any kind of help from the community. Of course I would also...