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  1. Pyramid65

    Richmond, Va Divers....i Have Some Questions

    I am moving to Midlothian, VA in June and was wondering where you dive down there. I've seen Lake Rawlings which amounts to about Dutch Springs in Pa it looks like.....What about the Swift Creek Reservoir? There is a reservoir close to my house here in Jersey that I've dove in which is...
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    Incident At Dutch Springs

    Just got a text from a buddy...he was at Dutch yesterday 4/24/16 and helped cut the suit off a guy....don't have any details...tried doin a search but only previous deaths came up
  3. Pyramid65

    Sidemount and helmets in open water

    I use aftermarket batteries and typically dive for 70 - 80 minutes...I've not had the battery run out...down side is it takes forever to upload the movie...
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    Sidemount and helmets in open water

    I dive OW Sidemount and wear a helmet on every dive, reason being I have my Gopro mounted on the helmet and film every dive...I also have a light mounted on each side which is nice if I'm filming into a dark spot...I turn the camera on, jump in and do my thing and shut if off when I'm back on...
  5. Pyramid65

    Where did you solo dive today?

    Did my first "official" solo dive a few weeks ago. I say official because I've gone down alone but have always been surrounded by 10 - 12 other divers and have the Solo Course behind me now. Off the Jersey coast diving the Maurice Tracy. I was with 7 rebreather divers none of which I knew but...
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    Where online can I purchase TDI manuals?

    Thx Jon...I go into DiveSeekers, just didn't think to check their website....on a side note, I recently completed the SDI Solo Diver course with Bernie Chowdhury as my instructor, great course! Couldn't ask for a better instructor, I'm looking forward to taking the Nitrox & Deco courses with...
  7. Pyramid65

    PADI Self Reliant vs SDI Solo

    Did my first 2 certified solo dives yesterday....what a blast...I was the first diver into the quarry so it truly was a solo dive...Best things about the dives....1) I made the dive plan, didn't need/get any input from anyone else on where I was going/what I was doing...2) Moved at my own pace...
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    Where online can I purchase TDI manuals?

    I've been looking into the TDI Advanced Nitrox & Deco Procedures courses and I'd like to get the manuals now and read through them. I've had no luck with a Google search and the SDI/TDI website just directs you to a page to find shops near you.
  9. Pyramid65

    PADI Self Reliant vs SDI Solo

    Completed the SDI Solo Diver course.....had a great instructor that added a bunch of skills to the dives...looking forward to a dive where I don't have to look over my shoulder
  10. Pyramid65

    Lake Phoenix Dive

    I'm moving down to Richmond next summer and plan on hitting this spot for some dives. Anything anyone can tell me about it other than what's on their website would be great. Are there areas where you can set up a canopy? How are the crowds?...etc....Thx
  11. Pyramid65

    Round Valley Reservoir Saturday 9/4

    Yeah....sorry....9/5....You must be going in on the other side of the boat launch cove??? I can't imagine you can make it from the scuba entry all the way around to the main road....I'm open for any sort of dive, I've just bought a new BC and need to get it wet before a class I'm taking next...
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    Round Valley Reservoir Saturday 9/4

    A bit late notice but I'm look'in to do 2 dives at the Reservoir tomorrow...I've been there a bunch of times...not much to see down there but it doesn't have the crowds Dutch has...if you've not been there you'll need your highest C card to fill out paperwork at the ranger station....I have a...
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    PADI Self Reliant vs SDI Solo

    I doubt it will happen based on a legal standpoint...every diver is "self reliant" but not every diver is "solo"
  14. Pyramid65

    PADI Self Reliant vs SDI Solo

    Not sure what quarries you're diving in as you are from NY but the only quarry I go to in PA doesn't let you dive Solo with a PADI Self Reliant card
  15. Pyramid65

    PADI Self Reliant vs SDI Solo

    Doesn't matter if there were 1,000 posts, the PADI course is not accepted as a SOLO certification where I would dive hence I would not be able to dive there Solo so it's useless FOR ME as I stated above....lets not forget that PADI does not promote Solo diving, their philosophy behind the Self...
  16. Pyramid65

    Changing dive op attitudes to "solo"

    My last dives on a charter in Jersey were Solo...I've been on that particular boat several times though...I was ready at the tuna door before the line was fully set, as soon as it was I jumped in and went down, got back on the boat an hr later with no beefs so I did the same for the second...
  17. Pyramid65

    PADI Self Reliant vs SDI Solo

    I'm in the SDI Solo course now....turns out the PADI course is useless for me anyway...I don't need to be a better buddy I want to dive alone
  18. Pyramid65

    Solo cert

    http://alphadivetraining.com/
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    Solo Dive Planning Slates

    I must be the exception to the rule because I don't use checklists for gear, not when I pack and not on the boat or shore just prior to jumping in and I've not forgotten anything yet, not to say I may in the future but I have a good system in place for that, what I was interested in is the Gas...
  20. Pyramid65

    Solo Dive Planning Slates

    Don't ya think I woulda done that already so I wouldn't have to post it here and read through all the horse-sh*t training wheels posts??? ---------- Post added June 2nd, 2015 at 09:21 AM ---------- I appreciate everyone's help in finding a location to get the slates, really I do, turns out if...
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