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  1. xiSkiGuy

    Passport - Wow that was fast!

    Aware of all the delays my friends encountered in getting passport renewals this time last year, I mailed my passport off for renewal on the afternoon of February 19th. I chose not to mark it "expedited" (and thus saved paying an extra $60 plus shipping). I expected to see it back on the later...
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    "Guided" 200' dive with a single AL80?

    A guided 200' dive with customers on single AL80s? Genius! :shakehead: YouTube - Jennifer, Julio, and Sean run into a Hammerhead shark! Fantasea Dive News Priceless is what they had to say about it on TDS: The Deco Stop
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    ScubaPro now shipping Galileo Sol in US

    Word is, one arrived at the shop today. I wasn't working, so I have yet to play with it. . .
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    Hey Tobin, How about some picts of the TTW17 & Torus 49?

    It doesn't look like you've had a chance to update the website with these wings. Both sound like really cool designs. How about some pictures?
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    Anyone check out apple.com today?

    www.apple.com iPhone makes my 700p look boring. . .
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    Trip Report: Halloween Night Dive on the Graveyard

    Six brave souls (all employees at Bermuda Triangle in Greenville, SC) did a night dive last night (Halloween) on the old Mount Carmel Church Graveyard at Lake Jocassee. When Lake Jocassee was created in the early 70s, the church was moved and most of the graves exhumed. However, several head...
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    1/3s and Dissimilar Tank Volumes

    So from my Cavern and Basic Cave classes I feel like I understand how to match thirds with dissimilar tank volumes. For example: Diver A has LP-85s with 3400psi Diver B has E8-130s with 3500psi To prevent the team from penetrating beyond a point where Diver A's gas supply could get both...
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    Good Books for Cave Divers?

    I've read The Last Dive and Submerged. I was contemplating picking up some of Sheck's books or something else like The Taming of the Slough. Any recommendations? What's good?
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    Primary Reel

    I'm about to purchase a new primary reel and I'm curious: What reel do you use for cave diving and what do you like about it?
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    Preparations for Basic Cave

    I took my Cavern Course this past April and I'm scheduled to take Basic Cave in about a month. I'll be taking the class with an unfamiliar dive buddy (also Cavern certified), and as such we have agreed to do some warm up/practice dives in the interim. Aside from S-drills, what skills would be...
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    Dive Portal DVD Magazine

    I just finished watching episode one of John Chatterton and Richie Kohler's new project, Dive Portal Magazine. It was somewhat of a departure from the Deep Sea Detectives "formula", and I enjoyed the variety of dive related subjects they covered. Definitely worth picking up.
  12. xiSkiGuy

    What killed the D400?

    I was always under the impression that 1) a well deserved reputation as difficult to service, 2) the desire to share some more parts with the S600/G250HP (i.e. the X650), and 3) periodic model updating killed the ScubaPro D400. However, I was at a ScubaPro Technician Clinic this weekend where...
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    Kudos to Capt. Bobby Cox and Diver Down in Morehead City, NC

    Kudos to Capt. Bobby Cox and his crew at Diver Down Charters in Morehead City, NC. Despite rough seas (and after asking if we wished to continue) they delivered us safely to our dive destinations this past Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On Friday and Saturday we watched while two dive other...
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    Proper mounting of HID on waistbelt?

    I have a Sartec 10w HID can light. Sartec doen't ship their HIDs with a method of attaching them to your waistbelt. I imagine they assume that you are going to mount their lights to your BP or perhaps your tanks. Anyway, I've rigged a piece of webbing between two hose clamps so it will mount on...
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    Other "Cave" agencies and GUE.

    I just completed a NSS-CDS Cavern Course at Ginnie Springs. While down in cave country, I encountered a number of divers and instructors with a negative view of DIR divers. I never brought up the topic, but disparaging opinions were offered quite readily. Is this just my isolated experience or a...
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    Dive Xtras X-scooter DVD: What is he diving/flying?

    In the Dive Xtras X-scooter DVD in the "Red Sea" portion of the film. What is this diver breathing off of? He's got a double hose, two tanks, a bent manifold, and maybe a scrubber in the middle. But he is exhausting bubbles. Is it an SCR? Just curious.
  17. xiSkiGuy

    Jocassee on Friday anyone?

    I've got this Friday (4/14/06) off and would like to get a few dives in. Anyone up for it?
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    How do *YOU* O2 clean your tanks?

    So, those of you who DIY or work at a shop: how do you O2 clean your tanks? I've been told at least two methods using two different cleaners (Blue Gold cleaner and Simple Green).
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    Read JJ's book - What's all the fuss about?

    I just finished reading Jarrod Jablonski's Doing It Right: The Fundamentals of Better Diving. What is all the fuss about? If this is the basic textbook and blueprint to the DIR philosophy of diving, why are so many people upset with DIR? I didn't come away from reading the book sensing any...
  20. xiSkiGuy

    Jocassee tomorrow? (10/30)

    I was planning on being up there about noonish or before, but I can go earlier or meet someone later. My usual crew is out of town. We can stay near the ramp or go find 140'; it doesn't matter to me. I've even got extra gear if you need it. . . Post or PM me and we'll figure it out!
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