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I think they have discontinued all of their consumer scuba analyzers for some reason?

Not sure if there are any dive shops or charters active on the coast anymore. I heard good things about Porpoise Bay Charters up in Egmont but I don’t know if they’re active these days. You may be better to rent gear in Vancouver before coming up.

Icebreaker Merino Wool. I use it with this exact undersuit; works great!

Cool, thanks. Will follow-up with them.

Thanks for this - was curious why it hadn't come up. I bought a Santi heated vest that I never got round to purchasing a battery for due to personal budget at the time. I did check out the UWLD website and couldn't make sense of their store options - they all seemed to want a double connection...

Anyone have any experience with the Halcyon heater packs?

This doesn't come as much of a surprise. While John is a great guide and there were many positive attributes to my trip, I found the Hideaway to be a massive safety hazard. My own trip included witnessing several close calls that came close to serious injury for those involved (the crew...

I don’t know if they still exist, but stay far, far away far, far away from Abyssal Dive Charters, an operator in the Campbell River area. Nothing good to say about them, their operations, or business practices.

Are you opposed to using bungee cords as straps? If not, I'd suggest giving them a try. I've had great success with the bungee cords.

The screen problems (mine is number 5382) never really got sorted out. Last few dives my screen was getting dim and not turning on very quickly. Tap responsiveness was also deteriorating. Too bad, really, I liked the simplicity of just a bottom timer, but it seems the market for that as a...

Seconded on the Xen. Great design but now totally unsupported and effectively obsolete. Getting a Shearwater Perdix when my Xen batteries finally run out.

Porpoise Bay Charters used to have a great setup from what friends have told me, but their website is down and I don’t know if they are still a going concern or not. Never made it out with them, but friends who did had good things to say. Another outfit I see has a web presence but have no...

Interested to know what kind of shape was the Hideaway in? Last trip some of my buddies took up there, the place hadn't been maintained all winter, and it was pretty rough (this was before the whole skiff sinking event). Has the heating situation improved at all? The one trip I took up there...

I am looking at getting a Santi heated vest - would be interested in people's experiences with them. What battery did you choose and why? Did you use the Santi ThermoValve, the dry suit adapter, or something else? Did you get the gloves? Were they worthwhile or a bit gimmicky?

Both of these islands have few inhabitants, so it's unlikely you'll find someone there to help you given low population and no support facilities. Best bet would be to see about charters and guides from one of the Victoria-area dive shops to see if they could help you. If you want to dive around...

I've wondered the same thing. I have a few of these as batteries as backups to my rechargeables.

Go see a dive medicine physician and ask them.

What's the price?

No, the KUBI rings consist of two parts - one part fits over your wrist seals. A second part attaches to the gloves. The rings seat inside one another. Makes getting them on and off really easy.

Consider KUBI rings - amazing dry glove system and not as finicky as the SiTech system. They fit onto your existing cuffs.