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I needed to get wet so I headed down to PCB. Got set up with Hydrospace and was able to get on 2 trips on Saturday. The first trip was a 6 hour offshore and the second was a 4 hour inshore night dive. ydrospace even agreed to let me dive my doubles. I had to treat them as if it were two...

Be very careful in any dealings with PayPal and their parent eBay, especially if you are a merchant. My wife had been using PayPal for several years for merchant processing for her website and on March 25th they decided to lock her account With No Notice. She called in to find out why and it...

I know there are a lot of equipment threads right now, but I think that this one will cover some new ground. I am looking to do DIR-f either later this year (have to see how the vacation situation works out) or early next year, probably in Ft. Lauderdale. I have already made some equipment...

As I switch gear around I always seem to find I have a new hose without a strain relief or hose protector (sleeve on hose near 1st stage designed to keep hose from chafing) and need to install this item. I have used a T-handle to do this at my LDS, but cannot seemt o find a set of these for my...

When my wife and I dove Saturday on Pickle Barrel and the Pillars I noticed that a fair amount of the coral looked bleached out, especially in the Pickle Barrel area. These are fairly shallow reef sites, but I was surprised at the amount of white I saw on the coral structures. Has anyone else...

My wife and I went down to Key Largo this past weekend and I want to caution everyone to stay away from this hotel. We had nothing but trouble there. Here are some of the details of our story: We booked the room on my debit/credit card on a joint account. We called the hotel and told them...

Does anyone have a suggestion on a good Pensacola dive operator? My wife and I are wanting to give this area a try and need to find a boat to go out on.

Got my new BP and old wing wet today for the first time since I built the rig. The BP is a Gary Hoadly GUTS aluminum plate that I picked up on Ebay and the wing was my Dive Rite Rec wing off of my TransPac. This setup was much more stable than my Transpac and quite comfortable. I know I have...

My wife and I both love our Henderson suits. We have both the Hyperstretch and the gold core and they are very comfortable. My only knock on the hyperstretch is that it is more prone to pilling and scuffing due to the lycra mix. Also, they will wear out very quickly in pools. We know an...

Does anyone have a lead on where I can get a neoprene jacket with hood preferably in XXL? I have seen these before on a couple of dive boats, but never found a reliable supplier and the sizes were not XXL. I am 6'4", wear a 46L jacket and weigh 250 so most XL stuff will not fit. These jackets...

We have a son and a nephew who are both getting certified and we are looking to outfit them over the next few months with the basic life support gear. We are looking for a cost effective and useable BC for each of them. We would prefer back-inflate and it would be great if this was BC that...

I know this is a strange question but it is pretty important. My wife and I have a 10 year old who is in the process of getting certified and we are adopting our 1 year old nephew. We want to go diving in the Keys sometime in November, probably cert dives for the 10year old, and want to check...

My wife and I have both had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (lap) proceedures (she 6 months ago and myself 5 weeks ago). Our surgeon is a diver, has cleared and even encouraged us to dive and my wife has been diving since the surgery. We are planning a trip in a few weeks and wanted to see if any of...

Everyone, I just spoke to Hydrospace about an 8 hour (2, maybe 3 tanks) trip July 4th weekend. They have a slot open and all we need is 6 divers signed up to book the boat. The cost would be $88/person for the boat or $143/person if we dive the Empire Mica. This trip could be to the Mica...

Everyone, I have posted in support of a particular DS before, but I am now going to tell everyone to avoid that DS like the PLAGUE. I cannot mention the DS by name due to a threat of law suit by the DS owner if we post anything on the Net about him or his shop, but a search of my previous...

My wife and I dove the Dry Tortugas last year and found the marine park and the surrounding area to be some incredible reef diving. Since then I have looked around various places and see little or no mention of the Tortugas. I am wondering if this is because they are somewhat remote (70 miles...

This is the new 7 mix computer from Dive Rite. I have seen it on their site, but have not been able to find out anything else about it.

I am currently searching for a good scuba periodical (magazine) that comes close to meeting the following criteria: 1. Good mix of tech and sport diving articles. 2. Travel reviews and suggestions of some of the less travelled places that offer great diving. 3. Not as commercial as other...

I just saw the thread about a Scubaboarder cruise and a better thought has come to my mind...Why don't we get a group up and charter the Ultimate Getaway for a 4 day trip to the Dry Tortugas. No dealing with a cruise line and only getting in 4-6 dives over a 5 day trip. Try getting 20+ dives...

Does anyone know of a good source for reasonably priced and complete (200+ feet) RGBM tables for deco diving? I hate the navy tables and am looking for a good set of backup tables. I am planning on using v-planner to plan my dives and I will create a set of bailout tables from v-planner, but I...