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Definitely make time for cenote diving, I have been to the mainland 7 times and have not done one ocean dive, only cenote dives. You can dive reefs anywhere. The cenotes are all over the Yucatan, but the best area to stay would be anywhere between Playa Del Carmen and Tulum. The mainland is a...

Take a look at the Dive Rite Hydro Lite. Hydro Lite BCD - Dive Rite

Most all of my gear is Mares because my local dive shop is a dealer, but I don't care for their BC's either. My BC is a Sub Gravity 3mm aluminum back-plate, 26 lb wing with adjustable harness.

If your not stuck on Aqua Lung, then I would recommend the Dive Rite Hydro Lite. Dive Rite is a well respected company that has been in business for a long time.

That's a lot of BC. Unless you take a size small that has 29 lbs of lift, the "wing" is way over sized. 42 lbs of lift is enough for a set of doubles. The clips that hold the "wing" from flopping around are a entanglement hazard. I would take a look at the Dive Rite Hydro Lite, it's a lot closer...

We are visitors in their country and as such we are responsible for understanding and obeying their laws.

I love my Sub Gravity adjustable harness, it's clean, simple and no plastic parts. Adjustable Harness System - SubGravity

One size does not fit all. I have a Sub Gravity 3mm aluminum BP & 26 lb wing for diving down south on vacation, which weighs 7lb's. For drysuit diving up here at home, it's a Sub gravity 6mm stainless BP which weights 10lb's on its own. The whole rig with a 37 lb wing weighs a little over 15...

These are the 2 masks I was referring to. X-Vision Ultra diving mask two lens | Mares ( I have this one) The Mid X vision doesn't have a Liquid skin skirt though. https://www.mares.com/en_CA/x-vision-mid-2-0-3

You cannot buy a mask based on someone else's recommendation, everybody's face is different. Try on as many masks as possible with your regulator in your mouth and buy the one that fits the best. It doesn't matter what brand it is or how much it costs. See if you can try a Mares mask, they have...

I put silicone grease on my mustache when I had it. Vaseline is petroleum based, so it will degrade the silicone skirt on your mask. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Trident-Silicone-Grease-2oz/106951867

Did you read the whole post? The OP was concerned about the on site dive shop not catering to experienced divers. "My concern is the dive experience itself. In the past, resorts boasting amazing diving ended up catering to infrequent divers, which isn't ideal for us. With over 1,000 dives under...

I just returned yesterday from diving with Scuba Fun.

For some reason everybody that hasn't dove out of Bayahibe lumps the whole Dominican Republic together, yes the diving out of Punta Cana (on the Atlantic ocean side) is bad. I just returned yesterday from Bayahibe (on the south Caribbean Sea side) and the diving is quite good and there is...

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They look like Manta reels. I have their SR reel and JR reel and really like them. www.mantaind.com/product_category/reels

I have a 24 year old Suunto Cobra that is still going strong and have never had to cut a dive short because of it and I am in no way a conservative diver. I think that I'm only on my 6th or 7th battery?

Environmentally friendly and affordable usually don't go together. Henderson wetsuits has something they call Greenprene but I don't know anything about them.

I went to Curacao last October and emailed about 5 or 6 dive shops, including Ocean Encounters. They replied that they put 25 to 30 people on a dive boat, that is a ridiculous amount of divers. When I emailed back that was a lot of divers, they stopped responding. The biggest reason I won't ever...

Go with the local dive shop. Sandals limits your dive time, so you can't dive your tank and you have to ascend as a group regardless of how much air you have left. The biggest problem could be finding space on the dive boat. If the boat is full and a Sandals "elite" diver shows up, you will be...