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  1. MarkUK

    Scuba Diving Magazines?

    Don't worry, Sport Diver UK (or actually Sport Diver EMEA since the PADI International and PADI Europe offices became one and the same) will retain much of the same look and feel as you've come to expect, it will just have a new logo to match the new logo on SD US and SD AP and become part of...
  2. MarkUK

    XS Scuba Highland Pocket Shorts....anyone using?

    Interesting. Mine have got over 250 dives on them so far and look pretty much the same as when I first wore them. I usually have a spool and DSMB in one pocket, and a back-up torch in the other. Be good to see how long they last, though if I can find a better-fitting alternative, I will move to...
  3. MarkUK

    XS Scuba Highland Pocket Shorts....anyone using?

    Ha ha... After many years of mountain biking and martial arts, as well as 28 years of diving, lack of thigh muscle is not an issue... All joking aside, they are loose on me and I have pretty solid thighs, so if you have got slimmer legs, they are going to be seriously baggy! Mine look much like...
  4. MarkUK

    Dive operators you would recommend in Scapa

    Another vote for Radiant Queen and Scapa Scuba. Emily (skipper on the Queen) does the full package - accommodation in her comfortable Divers' Lodge self-catering, fantastic briefings, amazing food, and a well-laid out vessel (one of the smallest boats up there, but one of the biggest lifts!)...
  5. MarkUK

    XS Scuba Highland Pocket Shorts....anyone using?

    I am a 34" waist in reality, but like I said, the Large swamp me. You might be okay with Medium, but if they are big like the Large, you might even be nearer Small. It isn't just the waist - the legs are baggy too. Look a bit like these bloody Wakeboarders who wear board shorts over their...
  6. MarkUK

    ScubaPro C - Zip Wetsuits

    I've got the 3mm C-Zip and have used it on a couple of trips now. Very comfortable, not that difficult to get on thanks to the stretchy nature of the neoprene, and nice and warm. If you are after a warm 3mm, check out the Fourth Element Proteus. I have been diving one for years and had hundreds...
  7. MarkUK

    XS Scuba Highland Pocket Shorts....anyone using?

    Great shorts, but from my perspective, the sizing is way off. I am a standard large in most kit, which makes it easy for manufacturers when they send me stuff for test/review, but the Large Highland shorts are very baggy on me. I think even a medium would be loose, so make sure if you get some...
  8. MarkUK

    How to tell difference between Pro and Original?

    I'd always thought that the Originals didn't have the little 'lip' on either side of the foot pocket where the blade protrudes slightly, as on the Pros. I have a pair of the Pros in XXL for my drysuit and my wife has a pink-purple pair of M size Pros, and I also have one of the first 50 pair of...
  9. MarkUK

    Force Fin sizing for women

    My wife is Canadian, and I got her a pair of Medium Force Fin Pros and they fit her perfectly with no comfort pad in 3mm booties with a thin hard sole. She takes size 5 US/Canadian shoe size. Hope that helps!
  10. MarkUK

    FREE! Global Dive Companion on Pagesuite or iPad app

    Sport Diver magazine (the UK version, not the US magazine with the same title) has now launched the Global Dive Companion Vol 2 as an iPad app - and best of all, it is absolutely free! The GDC Vol 2 is a 148-page guide to the best dive sites around the world. It is a fantastic resource for...
  11. MarkUK

    SPORT DIVER UK iPAD APP NOW AVAILABLE

    The UK-based version of Sport Diver magazine (which while being affiliated to the PADI Diving Society and having the same title as the US magazine is a totally different animal and done by an entirely different publishing company) is now available as an iPad/iPhone app on iTunes. The app is free...
  12. MarkUK

    Dema

    I'll be there as usual - just got to get the Dive 2010 show in Birmingham out of the way first! Mark
  13. MarkUK

    Cousteau´s Conshelf experiments - where are the remains?

    I too have dived the remnants of the Conshelf II experiment at Sha'ab Rumi - fascinating piece of history. However, I was under the impression that when the experiment was over, most of the gear - the living quarters, labs, etc - were removed, leaving just the 'garage', 'tool shed' and a few...
  14. MarkUK

    SOL/LUNA Deco questions

    You've got it set on the most-conservative level - drop it down to 0 and you will get plenty of NDL time. Mark
  15. MarkUK

    Apeks Flight

    We've just done a mid-priced reg test and this included the Aqualung Titan Supreme, and interestingly enough, this has a tool-less fitting from the hose to the second stage, much the same as the Flight. It is a slightly different method - and I prefer the one on the Flight - but it still means...
  16. MarkUK

    Apeks Flight

    I have just got a dinky little Scubapro compact SPG on my rig - it was one of the smallest I could find on the market and it was only around the £40 mark here in the UK. Mark
  17. MarkUK

    question about miflex hoses

    I've had a full set of LP Miflex on my rig from when they first came out here in the UK (a year or so before they went to the States) and they now have over 1,000 dives on them and they still all look like new (apart from a bit of rust on the yellow octo hose). I dived a prototype of the HP...
  18. MarkUK

    Apeks Flight

    The Flight can be bought with either the non-snag Yoke/International fitting or a 300 bar DIN fitting - the DIN version is obviously a bit lighter than the Yoke version, and smaller. The Flight is neutrally buoyant in the water - it is really bizarre, take it out of your mouth and it just...
  19. MarkUK

    Apeks Flight

    Thanks for the link to the Butler Nuts, I had never seen them before, don't know if they made it across the Pond. I can see where you are coming from, but I suppose I can also see it from Apeks' point of view - you want the lightest travel reg out there, you have to use their hoses. When...
  20. MarkUK

    Apeks Flight

    I fully understand the concept of having flexibility in terms of servicing and repair, what I meant by 'why would you want to put a normal hose on a Flight?' is why lose the lightness. You would only want to put a normal hose on in an emergency, and as I said you could just take a spare Flight...
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