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I'm considering the situation with my drysuit undergarments, and I'm thinking about buying a Fourth Element Halo Argon. Thing is, it's pricey. Does anyone have experience with it?

Since the original thread devolved and got locked, I'm posting a new thread to report the results of my back-and-forth with Seaskin/Aqualand about the round vs. oval cuffs. Aqualand's sales manager, Onur, is a super-nice fellow, and he was more than willing to make things right. Shipping the...

A few years ago, I bought a used Seaskin Nova drysuit. The original owner was a beanpole (he's probably on SB somewhere, under a username I don't know) who shed about 50 pounds and needed to shed the drysuit because it didn't fit him anymore. I bought the thing and simply adored it. However, I...

Fusion One drysuit -- new old stock with tags 2XL/3XL brand new, unused, never even worn uncut, glued-in seals back-zip (edit) AirCore liner Aqualung-branded inflator and dump valve (probably Apeks) inflator hose zipper lube carrying bag / change mat size 14 boots I bought this suit...

Seaskin "Nova" membrane drysuit used, in good condition, freshwater dives only telescoping torso Ti-Zip plastic dry zipper protective outer zipper Si-Tech inflator and dump valves Si-Tech oval rings in Si-Tech cuffs Si-Tech Quick Neck system silicone neck and wrist seals Light Monkey unbalanced...

My dive buddy and I know a guy who's looking to sell some steel 72 tanks, and we're considering buying some, particularly for dilout use with our Choptimas. But then we started thinking about it and now we're unsure if they'd be a good investment. Thus, we figured that querying The Hive Mind...

Who manufactures battery packs / where have you bought replacement battery packs for can lights and heated vests? I've got an older, repurposed DiveRite light canister that that's been adapted for heater-vest purposes, and I run a Light Monkey heated shirt off it. The battery pack is a product...

Yesterday, my buddy and I went for a dive with our Choptimas but had to abort due to a NERD death. The situation left us wondering about how to best prepare a backup solution, and I'd like y'all's input. Here's the story... My buddy and I each pre-built our Choptimas the night before, and...

I've set up a drysuit-and-wing inflation bottle on a Hollis 100 for diving SM, and I'd like to get The Hive Mind's feedback. Here's the scenario: I'm diving a Choptima rebreather, and on an upcoming deco dive to the bottom of a quarry (water temp ~48F), I'm going to be using trimix in...

When diving a rebreather, it's inevitable that water gets into the loop; our breath condenses, droplets work their way in if we wiggle our mouths too far, dump valves introduce droplets...et cetera. It just kinda happens. The question, though, is this: How much water in the loop is...

This gem just appeared in the in "Lessons for Life" column in the August 16 Scuba Diving Magazine: No, no, nooooooooo! Jeez-a-pete, PADI... Not only is this statement factually wrong, if an inexperienced diver takes the implied advice seriously, then they could end up bent, embolized, or worse...

I'm a bit in shock, but I just did it... I bought a used Choptima (2020 model) with a NERD controller and HUD. The price was right, and it's only been used for about 15 hours, so it looks to be in great condition. This is gonna be a brand new adventure. Anybody with Choptima experience wanna...

A story from today's dives, for your edification and amusement. My dive buddy and I primarily dive SM, and today, we dived a quarry to practice our AN/DP skills -- swim a route, ditch-and-don two deco tanks, blow a bag, practice two NOTOX gas switches on the way up. Not a huge deal...we were...

I just bought a used Hollis Biodry FX100 drysuit, and it needs a new neckseal. Thus, it's a good time to install a neck ring system, and I'd like to do it myself. I want to install a SiTech neck ring, probably an Orust or maybe a Quick Neck, but I need to know what type of adhesive that I can...

Is it possible to extend the time that the Dive Log stays open? The existing interval is juuuust long enough for me to look at my Perdix's screen, look at my paper logbook, scribble something, look back at the screen, and watch the log auto-close. It's infuriating.

Like the headline says, I'm selling an Apeks AT/US4 regulator. It's a good reg, but I just don't need it. Here's the rundown: used, but very clean and looks almost new yoke 1 HP port, 4 LP ports balanced 2nd stage 28" LP reg hose 21" LP inflator hose pre-dive venturi lever Comfo-bite...

A resurrected thread in the New Divers forum had a really interesting bit from @Divrtim: In the spirit of learning from other people's experience/misadventures, then, I'll pose the question that everyone wants to ask: Divemasters, what strange, odd, potentially problematic, or downright...

For sale...two Poseidon regulator sets. Odin 2960 first stages + Jetstream second stages, plus reg bag. Both for $421 including USPS Priority Mail shipping. Both sets are oxygen-clean and work correctly. I was gonna use them for deco regs, but they'd work better down deep, and I already have...

The other day, I did a 1:1 tank swap with a fellow. I gave him two AL 80s, and he gave me a pair of LP 104s. I think I got the better end of the deal, but the steel tanks are kinda rusty inside--mostly light flash rust, no pits or anything--and the question before me is this: Do I take advice...

One Si-Tech silicone wrist seal for ring-system drysuits Small size (#61026), trimmed to 7th ring. Seal was never actually used. I got this as part of a package deal and trimmed it before I realized it was a small size (61026) rather than the standard size (61025). It's too small and makes my...