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Thanks all for some very helpful comments. I've decided to play extensively in the quarry with my SM rig using both aluminum and steel tanks (the former because eventually I'd like to dive some of the cave systems in Mexico). I also may play with the single tank sidemount just for snicks and...

I have recently gotten interested in sidemount diving. I brought a Nomad wing and reconfigured my transpac to use it. I've been playing with the set up in the quarry this winter using either aluminum 80's or steel 100's. I am planning to take a sidemount cave class later this summer and was...

Doc, you may want to consider picking up a size large Apollo bioseal to cure that slight neck seal leak. I have a White's catalyst suit (custom) and the neck seal was just a bit too comfortable (i.e., it leaks a little bit during the dive). Rather than sending the suit back (I waited a while...

As an instructor I would never expect a monetary tip. However I have received thank you cards, a gift pack containing several finger reels and a six pack of beer, hugs, happy smiles on my student's faces, seeing the divers that I trained continuing to dive and to enjoy it and repeat students...

For Labor day weekend, we reserved a 6 pack pontoon boat for two days of 3 tank dives per day and need 2 more divers to complete the group. Cost is ~$30 per dive if we split the boat 6 ways (not including tanks, air fills or lodging). We're staying at the Goosecreek Econolodge and there are...

That's like saying that seasickness is all in your mind. With all due respect to your theory, your suggested approach does not work for everyone or even most. I often get seasick even when the seas are only 2-3 ft waves even after taking medication and/or wearing the patch. I still go out on...

I'm not a medical doctor but I have read that some people who get side effects from the scop patch have better results with the scop pill (Scopace). The reason is that the patch is a one size fits all so that small people get too high a dose and large people don't get enough of the dose. With...

Jonathan, Salary is hard to predict and is very dependent on where you live/work and how you define compensation. A divemaster working on a live-aboard gets room and board plus a tiny salary and a share of the tips at the end of the trip. The same person working on a day charter boat doesn't...

Consider this likely scenario: long ticket lines as folks express their discontent at being charged for checking baggage or argueing that their bag is small enough for a carry on, or just due to the extra time that it takes to process the credit cards/take cash for the baggage fee. Then...

So does this mean that they are also still charging $25 for the second checked bag or is the second bag fee even higher? Next time that I fly to dive domestic, I'll ship my gear ahead of time or drive. Best way to make a complaint that matters is to refuse to buy another ticket from the...

Option c is what I generally use. I saw the post on the Secchi disc (learn something new everyday) and it gave me the idea to get one of these things and mount it in one of our local quarries. Unfortunately I'd have to get a bunch of them since the local viz is different above and below the...

Perhaps a bit more detail from the OP as to the circumstances. What happened right before you were yanked down a meter by your fin? What happened to the other diver right before he/she was threatened with their own dive knife. I'm not condoning pulling another diver's mask off or...

You may want to check the conditions before you head up there. Little River was siphoning earlier this month and may not be diveable for quite awhile. Peacock was also closed earlier this month due to river water incursion (zero viz). Last that I heard Ginnie's was still open and a...

Just keep in mind that there's a 40 lb limit on carry on bags. I know that it isn't enforced too often but with the change in baggage restrictions I suspect that they will be including a scale for carry-on bags too. In the meantime keep in mind that US Air has the most restrictive policy and...

The problem with tagging the extra fee on the baggage is that it hits everyone who travels with sports gear. A friend of mine is heading out to California with her family for their annual bike ride through Wine country. Guess what..they're not bringing their bikes this year..it's cheaper to...

So far I've only seen that Sun, United and now US Air have jumped on this particular bandwagon. US Air is including international flights which Sun has excluded. And as of this morning, Delta wasn't yet on this wagon, nor was Continental. Of course this may change by the end of the week. The...

US Air just sent out emails to their frequent flier customers stating that they will start charging $25 for a second checked bag for all customers purchasing tickets after Feb. 26 and/or flying May 5 or later. The fee applies to all domestic and international flights (including the Carribean...

The ttl feature was what I was hoping for. The information on the Olympus website was clear that the flash would be ttl with the SP550 but it wasn't clear that it would work with the SP350. It also wasn't clear to me that it would provide ttl with a camera without a hot-shoe (or is this a...

I was thinking of ordering this flash for my SP-350. How do you like it so far?

Some of the ball swivels (with the two hemispheres that rotate against each other) were recalled for safety issues. They tended to come apart unexpectedly during the dive leaving the diver with a non-functioning second stage and a rapidly emptying tank. I removed another brand of the same type...