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Aloha y'all - We're heading to Bonaire for the firs time in March, and my youngest son will be doing his open water checkout dives. He will be 12 by the time we go. He has all his own gear and is very comfortable in the water. He did great with buoyancy and all skills during OW training. Can...

Aloha - My son is getting certified, and his older brother dives a Freedom plate. It's such a great rig for kids, and I know he'll be bummed if he can't dive the same setup as his brother, so I thought I'd see if anyone is cleaning out the closet. I'm pretty flexible on size, since big brother...

Camera is new in box with all manuals and parts included. Housing is used but in great condition and still supported by Ikelite (Underwater Housing for Fujifilm E-900 Zoom). $150 shipped to you anywhere in the US (I'll figure out how to ship to you internationally, but may need help with the...

Bought these years ago, and I thought they were called XShorts or similar. Pockets bellow out and could hold a ton I'd imagine. Big tough pockets with velcro to hold the bellows flat when not full. Velcro to hold pockets closed. Metal eyelets to allow pockets to drain. I don't recall ever diving...

I assume the folks at Deep 6 know about it, but I am getting security errors related to the SSL certificate when I attempt to load the website. Hope the tech issues aren't giving you too much hassle...and hope they're resolved soon - I need to buy some gear :)

Just got my Teric, and was pretty excited to turn it on. Unfortunately I seem to have gotten a bad unit. A few seconds after turning it on, the screen began flashing white over about 2/3 of the screen, making it unreadable. I'm sure either Shearwater or the vendor will make this right, based on...

Hey all - I ordered a Halcyon small backplate for my son, and didn't realize it has no slots cut for cam bands. Does this mean that that plate requires an STA? Never used an STA, and I missed that design difference with the small plate. Doh! Any ideas on how to attach a tank to this thing? :)...

Hey all - Going to be on the Big Island for the first time in over 10 years at the end of the month, and we couldn't be more excited. In the past I have dove with Kona Honu, Big Island Divers, Jack's Diving Locker and others. I haven't ever had a bad experience with Kona dive operators. My...

Hey I am looking to set my son up with his first rig, and would like to find a small size backplate. Anyone have one they would like to sell? Also looking for a small wing (18# Oxycheq, VDH, etc). Thanks!

Aloha - My son is getting certified - he's about 56" tall and growing like crazy. I'd like him to have a great experience, and it seems like a minimal, streamlined BP/W would likely be the best starter set of gear. I am a long time DSS owner, and I love that gear, and so I naturally thought...

This seems like an important story to read for anyone considering purchasing insurance (especially from RLI Insurance Corp.) for a boat. It's food for thought for all of us who think we're insured against catastrophes of any sort. RLI Insurance Left Us Adrift

Hey y'all, I'm thinking of getting a camera soon, and I found a deal on the one I'm eyeing for a refurbished unit. It's a savings of a bit over 20% vs the lowest retail I can find for a new unit. So, any thoughts? Woth it? Why are cameras usually refurbished? Are there usually/often defects...

Hey y'all, Anyone want to fill up a six pack for a long range trip to do some dives down south (Au Au Crater and Ule Pinnacle and ??)? We have a group of 3, so if 3 more wanted to join, we could probably get the best deal chartering a whole boat. Any takers? I'm not sure who has a boat...

Post the coolest/funniest Google video you have seen. I just saw this one last night, and it gets my vote. So cool! Anyone else got some good ones? Matrix Ping Pong: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8079411349144989883

Thinking about a trip to Loreto, Baja in September. I hear it's a good time, and heck, it's warm water closer to home than Hawaii so that sounds worth a look :D A few questions for anyone who is familiar with the area. I have been pointed towards these two dive ops...

Aloha! :) This May, when we return to the wonderful, awesome Big Island, we're staying down by K Bay again. I'm looking to expand my repetoire of shore dive spots if there are others worth hitting. I've done Ke'ei and Two Step a lot and plan to do them a lot more, but what else is there down...

Aloha everyone :) I'm looking for advice on which boat op to use to do a long-range charter or two. I really want to see some of the southern Kona sites like Au Au Crater. Mostly I'm excited about seeing some of the less common residents of Kona's water like Tinkers, Bandits, Masked Angels...

Hey I was just wondering if anyone has any experience trying to carry weights on a plane. I'm not worried about the weight, but rather whether it's allowed or not. Specifically, I want to carry the DSS weight plates. I'm just afraid the guy at the gate is going to tell me they are a blunt...

Probably a stupid question, but are there any restaurants in Coz that have good veggie food? And I'm talking like actually not cooking with lard, chicken, etc... Also, my boss told me (based on his visit MANY years ago) to avoid any fruits or veggies you don't peel and especially to stay away...

I got a safety sausage for Christmas, and it looks pretty nice. One feature confuses me, though. It is open at the bottom, so I guess you can fill it with your backup reg. Then a few inches above the bottom, there's a dump valve. My brother got a different sausage with the same setup. So...