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Hi everyone, I've looked back through this forum to try to get an idea of diving in Fiji or Palau, but I still have questions about which each has to offer. I'm also looking for the best dive operators/resorts to stay at. I keep hearing Beqa resort in Fiji named again and again. I'm trying...

Hi, I have my Rescue cert, and I'm looking to get into Technical Wreck Diving. My question is, what are the steps. Some places say that you need a PADI or NAUI basic wreck certification before you can get a technical (TDI) wreck certification? Is that correct. Also, PADI/NAUI wreck certification...

Hey everyone, I'm starting a sport scuba dive club at William and Mary(in Va, about an hour from Va beach), and am looking for advice. I've gotten a lot of enthusiasm for it, so far about 20 people really want it to happen. I've never started a club or anything like it. I'd like to plan...

Hi, this weekend my brother (12 years old) and my parents and I are going to the pool. They want to get back in the water before they go diving this summer. They got certified last year and dove again in March of this year, but none of them has over 10 dives. I'm not worried about any of them, I...

2 questions 1) I have a $500 budget and I'm looking at getting the Aeris Atmos II or the Suunto Vyper. Are those good choices? Any preference between the two? I want something with Nitrox for recreational purposes but nothing more fancy. But if I could get a VT PRO for around $600...

Just a quick question, i couldn't find it anywhere, are dive computers bought at leisurepro, divetank, etc. protected by the manufactuer's warranty? Is it generally smarter to buy them through authorized dealers? What if it is a good $300 discount? any help or advice would be appreciated. And i...

For those of you who use RGBM model computers, like Suunto, do you find that when you do multiple dives a day then you get locked out? I know the RGBM is one of the most conservative algorithims, but is it so conservitive that you exceed the maximums occasionally? I know some people with Aeris...

Hi everyone, just a quick question. I have a high-end reg i got about 1 1/4 years ago. I've done 30 dives with it. Should i get it serviced? I'm planning another 35 dives this August. I also got a BC at the same time, it's a DiveRite Transpac II. Are you supposed to have the bladder looked at...

Hi, I have the great opportunity to do another summer camp this year, with both of them offering Rescue and Master certifications. The carribean liveaboard will primarily be around St. Barts, St. Martin, Saba, Nevis, etc. I can't decide which to go on, thought somebody might have some insight as...

Hi, I'm looking to get my first camera, I'm not sure how much to spend or what model. I want something pretty nice with the possibility of doing nice macros. Any ideas on some good brands/models, or at least some suggestions on what to stay away from, even though it might look like a good value...

Hey, my friend started a thread like this on a prominant aquarium board I'm a member of, called Reefcentral.com, and we found a bunch of teens to talk with. The thread, over several years, grew to something like 17,000 posts!!! I'm hoping to find a group of teens here where we can just talk...

I'm wondering if there is a website to buy speciality courses like Deep, Nav, etc... (I'm working on Master diver cert). My diveshop is a bit of a hike, any reccomendations? Thanks

Hi, I'm a teen diver, 17, who's almost finished with Rescue, and I'm pursing a carreer possibly in Marine Biology focusing on Reef ecology/ invertabrate zoology. I did a broadreach camp last year and loved it, and am looking at the Seacamp program in the Keys, anyone have any opinions about it...

Hi everybody. I have a Transpac II with a Trek wing and am looking for the most compact, stable wing available. The Travel Wing looks nice, but is it stable at depth? Any opinions either way?

I'm feeling really bad. I dove 4 months ago in Bermuda, there wasn't a place to rinse the gear off and by the time we got back to the friends place we were staying at it was time for dinner. Then we left the following evening and everything was crazy. The gear then got stored away until I pulled...

Hi, I'm headed back to Hawaii and want to know what everyone thinks of Dolphin Quest, I'm thinking of stopping by. I think they have two locations, one in Honolulu and one a bit north of Kailua-Kona. Anybody been there, what was it like?

If someone could get both for the same price, around $625, which would you get? Assuming you weren't going to go into tech for at least 1 1/2 years. Are the digits harder to see on the Atom 1 and doesn't the fact that you have to change screens to see air pressure get annoying? Just wondering...

Hey everyone! Just wondering, if you can buy a computer for a lot less from an unauthorized dealer but it won't include a 2-year full coverage warranty, is that a good choice? What's the record on most computers, especially Oceanic, of breaking before two years? Is it a worry that the...