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^^ This. Because of what's required to fill SCUBA tanks the answer is no. Unless your idea of cheap is different than mine.

To me diving is about the adventure and allure of the unknown. I've been diving for over 30 years - yes even PV and Cabo - where dives aren't as "scenic" as Cozumel and other reef-intensive dive locations. I think you need all of them in your collective dive experience. As for Roatan's West...

The local dive operators on Ambergris Caye are excellent. They have to be Belizian, tour guides, certified instructors/DM's - so most things go pretty smoothly. When I'm not sure who to book with and especially on Ambergris where almost everything is within 15 minutes walk along the beach - I...

I would also like to see photos posted.

This touches on my thoughts as well. You have received many excellent responses. To me - at 10 dives you don't even have experience in hot, cold, bad weather, surge, currents, changing weather...... I believe that you need a lot more dive experience and experiences. There's no reason why you...

Absolutely.

Half the items you mentioned are essential for various types of diving and most of the others have great benefit some of the time. That's as close as I will go to calling what most consider essential as gimmicky.

Or just leave the cell phone at home and set your watch when you hit the airport. KISS.

My suggestion is to call/email and set up the dive days and locations you want before you go. Some operators do specific sites on specific days and others go where the weather/visibility/currents are best on that day. It's very hard to nail down locations in advance when you can't know the...

gr8jab, as you've read, just about every dive - unless you are entering and dropping immediately down to a bottom depth (say 120') to stay for a few minutes then starting an assent that takes you back up to the surface (after your obligatory stop) is a multi-level dive. If it's just something...

Not even going to try to read this without paragraph breaks and some formatting. Good luck.

Assuming things not in evidence - I assume you went through PADI training, recently. This is what you should have studied in your first classes regarding using the RDP. The Recreational Dive Planner comes in two different forms, the Table version and The Wheel. Regardless of which version you...

If you are going to consider changing where you dive every time weather, triathlons or anything else impedes your diving - you are going to run out of dive spots in a few years. Sometimes these (relatively) small locations have visiting dignitaries that close down roads, triathlons that close...

There won't be any consensual common wisdom. Just like with every other piece of equipment, your preferences should rule your world. I went integrated a long time ago and would not go back to wearing a belt of any kind unless necessity dictated. It's the beach - no belt required.

Most people/operators I've dived with in Largo will keep the group together and give you a good wreck dive at appropriate depths. Even the Vandenberg can be dove upon at depths from 45' to about 140 feet. The obvious long-term answer to the is for people who want to do wreck dives to get AOW...

Yes. It is okay to use the inflator to dump air in your BC. Is it best to use the Alternate inflator regulator to release air? Yes. I believe it is more controllable. Is there a right or wrong answer? No. In the case of a rapid assent or unable to reach one or the other or your pressure...

So? How did it perform?

My question (for curiosities sake) is why bother? There's plenty of other stuff to bring along on a live-aboard. Why not just pack a bag and check it. I've done it for decades and never had an issue. Well,,, except for an occasional missing dive knife.

All personal choices. I don't go anywhere without my BCD, Regs, mask. They don't weigh enough for me to worry about the maintenance (or lack thereof) of rental gear. Most is fine but it only takes once.

I've done all three between now and 6/14. I'm currently on Ambergris Caye at 90 degrees with water temps of 85-89. No chance of hurricanes. Roatan West End is similar to here - both have great dives from 5-10 minutes from the shore. My last stay in Roatan was 6/14. The reef diving is a bit...