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    hood vs hooded vest warmth

    Just looking for opinions before I pull the trigger-- I currently dive a 7mm full suit & a 5mil dry suit hood & gloves when I head to "the pit" in my quarry (90ft; 45* f all year; even if surface temps reach the 80's) I get cold. Every time. Not bitter cold to need a dry suit but cold...
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    Akona Wetsuit Seals stuck (like GLUED) together!?

    So I'm at the quarry this afternoon, I pull my 7mil suit out, and start to put it on. I get my foot in but reach some resistance at the bottom in the cuff. I think it's just the way I'm putting it on, so I attempt to pull the other leg on. Same result. What the world? So I pull it completely...
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    1mil or 3 mil fullsuit for Myrtle Beach in August

    Looking for a little thin wetsuit for a couple Myrtle Beach dives coming up in August. They say temps are high 70's low 80's from what I understand. Will a 1mil suit keep me from getting cold or is a 3 mil necessary? Either one will be a fullsuit. Thanks in advance--
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    New Diver from VA

    Hi all. I'm new here, and reasonably new to diving. My wife & I are both divers, and we are planning our first salt dive in two weeks. Pretty excited about it. Heading to Myrtle Beach Sc. Hopefully someone here will suggest which dive charter is most likely our better option for being new...
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    Support my LDS? Really?

    So everyone says to support my local dive shop. I get it. I do. Local business, local divers, air fills, training, etc etc etc. But my LDS is run by a complete arse. Here goes the short version of an 8 month story. It all started back in November when I first got open water certified. He...
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