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    What would you want in a $2500 regulator?

    At that price point you have already been bent over on land so might as well go round two under the waves. Motion of the ocean and all that....
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    New wreck in Sea of Cortez

    I was out there about a month ago and WOW it is a totally different dive than the first time. The front is a total delight to do light penetration to swim from the back of the wheel house up through the stern. The dedication sign is totally hidden unless you know where to look for it. The...
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    New wreck in Sea of Cortez

    Highest point was ~5ft and deepest point is 55ft where it sits on the sandy bottom.
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    New wreck in Sea of Cortez

    I highly encourage you to check the wind forecast for the days you go diving. It was fairly calm when I got to the wreck and it was great but had 12kt winds by the end of the dive and it turned the inside of of the wreck pretty murky and I was getting tossed around inside from the surge blowing...
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    New wreck in Sea of Cortez

    Laying claim to the very 1st diver on the wreck after it was opened. Top of the antenna masts is at 5ft and one of them has already been hit by a boat and is dangling bottom of the stern is sitting at 55ft in the sand.
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    Closed Dual bladder wing 45-60lb lift

    Would you want to go bigger? I have a Hollis 85 dual bladder that got me through my AN/DP and then has been sitting in the closet for a while that I would be happy to send down the road for $250 shipped.
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    Empty Fills

    Happened to me 2 days in a row at a shop. Their compressor had been offline for over a week and they had a backlog of tanks to fill and asked if I minded leaving the tanks overnight. Went back the next day and they hadn't gotten mine done yet and were still filling their banks so I said no...
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    DAC -> SAC?

    Additionally on the AI Shearwater computers they do have the option to show you real time what your SAC is displayed as X PSI/Bar / minute. I guess it could be a useful thing to tell you if you are breathing super hard but that is the kind of thing that I can't imagine not knowing already...
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    Air share

    I do around 5ish dives a year with a buddy who usually gets my long hose donated to him. He does not dive often to the point that I am pretty sure he hasn't done a dive in the last 3 years without me so his air consumption is crap while my consumption is fairly decent. If I am loaning him my...
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    How to answer "what is your highest certification level"?

    Whatever the lowest needed for the dive is. Day charter/liveaboard going to ~100ft max depth spots I show AOW or if it is a tech trip they get the deco procedure/adv nitrox. The idea is to go enjoy myself and if anyone wants to judge me on my skills in the water they are welcome to do so...
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    Weight question

    Check how much your tank bands, manifold, and the extra 1st stage add to your negative. I am guessing you are a lot closer to -5lbs
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    How many tanks do I really need?

    I almost have almost enough.... Only another 10-70 more to go! But seriously of my collection of 12 I would say 10 actually see regular use and I don't have any need to expand my "fleet" of tanks unless a great deal comes along. Most of my diving is at a local lake and either at...
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    Nitrox for 20 dives in 5 days?

    Completely non-scientific / anecdotal story of my experiences and beliefs. When I was a brand new diver between 0-50 dives (aka I was a dumbass who looked like a drunk muppet in the water) I could set a timer and 60-90 minutes after I got out of the water I was going down hard for a nap...
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    How would you attach this to the Transpac?

    I would stick with bungie or good cave line. Using a metal attachment method means that if something bad happened and it gets caught somehow (admittedly small chance of it) you don't have an easy way to cut free the metal attachment in metal grommets and will be stuck.
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    Looking to dive Sept 14 and 15 somewhere around Milwaukee

    Have now and signed up for the Saturday charter.
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    Looking to dive Sept 14 and 15 somewhere around Milwaukee

    I fly out 5pm sunday so Sat afternoon is the latest that I can dive.
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    Looking to dive Sept 14 and 15 somewhere around Milwaukee

    Work is sending me up to Milwaukee for a week so I am taking some extra time to sneak in a few dives but have no clue where to go and the dive charters that I have found are all booked already so I am looking for a place and people to dive with. I will have a car and don't mind driving a few...
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    Diving with a beard and a necklace bungee secondary

    One of the biggest issue with diving I have is doing safety stop on night dives because it means my beard and ears become the only spot in the ocean those critters want to be.
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    Diving with a beard and a necklace bungee secondary

    The beard is quite long. I keep it in the 5-7 inch range.
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    Diving with a beard and a necklace bungee secondary

    Doing my TDI advanced nitrox now and moving into deco procedure next and so far the only painful thing has been the octo bungee ripping out my beard hair every time I switch to it. I started out with using a silicone one and have now switched over to just some shock cord/bungee tied in DIR...
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