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Hey everyone, So a few mates and I were recently discussing the idea of building a dive related sculpture out of PVC, timber and concrete and secretly under the cover of darkness, placing it at our local dive site for others to enjoy. We have access to a boat and a shore entry. The sculpture...

As the title suggests, what did you do or have you heard of being done on a milestone dive? What would be funny? And for the love of god, please keep the warhammer manoeuvre out of it ;) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Pro's/Con's/Experiences/Suggestions? Cheers Mike Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So basically: 1. What are the learning outcomes of self-reliant diver/solo diver courses? 2. What skills do you consider essential for solo diving? 3. Is specialised training and gear really required for solo diving (In your opinion). Background: I have recently began diving solo at my regular...

G'day everyone, So due to work requirements I have to be in Sydney for two weeks later on this month. This means one thing: East Coast Scuba trip!! I'm thinking of driving down from Brissy to Sydney and diving some spots on the list, and diving the rest of them on the way home. Each trip split...

Hello Looking to get opinions on HOG regs. I am tossing up between D1, D1 Cold or a D2 cold 1st stage to go along with my D1 second stage. I dive primarily temperate waters however I will be progressing to colder waters in a few years. I dive a long hose setup and at the moment only...

Hey everyone, So I'm looking for a bit of advice of where to complete a DM internship during November/December. So far on my radar I've got Borneo, Philippines, Mozambique and South Africa. (Places which are nice and warm) Any advice/suggestions and or reviews about diving these locations...

Hey everyone So recently I've been looking around for a divemaster intership which I hope to complete during November. Has anyone had any experiences with divedownbelow? Cheers Mike Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Quick scenario: Your diving solo and a diver approaches you signaling OOA. Your equipped with a 7ft primary, bungeed backup and a pony bottle (lets say a slung 40cuft). You still have 100bar, close to your boat at a depth of 25m. Would you donate your primary, wait till the diver signaled that...

Hey everyone, Please note: The following comments are purely to gain information and to fulfill my curiosity so please don't go biting my head off. So here goes: Would shark chumming in QLD (not in any marine sanctuary or green zone) violate any laws/ would I be in the s*** if I was to do so...

Hey everyone As part of my Uni course I have to attend a lecture in EITHER rocky or bundy, i get to choose. So i figured i might as well get some diving done while I'm up there! Any recommendations? Shore diving, charters, liveaboards.... Cheers Mike

Hey guys, So I dove flat rock and shag yesterday. Great conditions, 20m vis and lots of GNS about. At shag we saw a manta ray AND a baby tiger shark. And yes it was definitely a tiger shark. Is that normal this time of year?? Mike

So I've already asked this question in another thread but hoping for a more detailed explanation/recommendation. Is it a bad/good idea to ditch my 6lb weight belt in favour of mounting the weights to my tank straps? How does this affect participation in DM course/Instructors if at all...

Hey guys, Been watching some DM training and courses (skills stress test and full gear swap) videos on youtube and it struck me: How would you go about this with a BP/W setup 7ft primary hose bungeed occy single tank? All the videos have the DM recruits in a simple jacket style BCD and most...

So I've been reading into Kayak diving and it seems like a great idea. Great way to get to those shore diving spots with ridiculous surface swims and its free so i wouldnt have to pay a dive op $150 just to take me 500m offshore. Anyone had any experiences with diving from kayaks? I live in...

Hello all, Dived the ex-HMAS Brisbane at Moloolaba on a double boat dive with ScubaWorld today with ferris (my dive buddy) and it was awesome!! Vis was about 8-10m with 1m swell and light current but it was a fantastic dive. Amazing wreck to penetrate as it was so easy but massive...

Hi everyone. So I've been thinking of mounting a knife to my left forearm with the sheath being under a dive slate. Has anyone done this/know of a better way to mount a dive knife to forearm/wrist? Ive heard of alot of people mounting knives to their wrist strap of their dive computers but have...

Hi all, So I'm driving from Newcastle up to Brisbane this weekend and was wondering if anyone had any experiences diving with forster dive center or dive forster? After reading reviews on tripadvisor it seems that with dive forster you have to transport yourself to seal rocks and wait for the...

Hello everyone So I've decided to go on a diving trip to Pattaya as a few of my mates (non divers) are planning a holiday there and I hear there are some amazing wreck dives and whale shark sightings near Koh Larn. I've done a fair bit of research but there's still a few questions I'd like some...