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In ny area its standard procedure to switch tanks while the pack is still on the firefighters back if he quickly needs to go back to work, and its used to show the firefighter that his new tank is indeed full before its installed. When the valve is opened, the spg is checked to ensure it matches...

Yeah that makes sense, but it also seems to be kinda random for me. Riding backwards in the back seat of a fire truck, going fast over bumpy roads, is another one that gets me sometimes but not others. Small boats are hit and miss as well, and ive also been mildly sick on small boats, vomited a...

Can you elaborate on that? Im not following

Welcome to the dive world! On another note, sounds like youd also be a good fit for firefighting. Not sure what the volunteer scene is like where you are, but you might want to look into it :thumb:

Plasti-dip tool handle dip works well, sticks awesome to neoprene but not so much to rubber coatings

Thank you for that, ive never read such a well written piece about sea sickness. Obviously from the seasick point of view, and i can appreciate that. There are a few things in there that i will definitely try. Im usually not too bad, but one time i was on a small, enclosed, high speed cat...

I should have added, i have two identical suits that were in storage for that length of time. One ive been diving for two years and about 85 dives, the other one is still like new and hanging in my shop

I regularly dive with the same couple guys, and we travel by car 1-2 hours or so and often will spend a long weekend diving multiple times in remote areas. We have a couple decent older reg sets that we upgraded from, and keep one of them serviced and ready to go to bring as a spare. Along with...

Im wearing 20 year old wetsuits that still look brand new

I would likely set up a thick ss plate with a smaller wing for diving a single tank at home, and when you upgrade to a doubles wing youre only another plate and harness away from having a dedicated single tank / travel rig. And if you take the ss plate travelling once or twice, you can decide if...

Ive been wondering this also. Would something like soda blasting or walnut shell blasting work without damaging the aluminum…?

Ive got some al80s that are getting some small bubbles under the paint here and there. Ive been lightly scraping them off with a razor blade so they dont hold water and get worse. Wish they were all bare brushed aluminum, i may end up stripping them down this winter...

If i was you, i might just consider trying for a part time job at the lds doing whatever they need done. Sweeping floors, cleaning rental gear, whatever. Might just get ya some free rentals and air fills if you get along good with the staff and are very helpful and motivated to work hard. Would...

Im using a sp mk2 evo and a pair of r095 secondaries, been liking them so far

Yeah i know, lots of out of date ones around here. I like to take my propane tanks there when theyre out of date and dig through the rack for one with a few years left, that way i can have it filled at costco on the cheap. Sometimes it takes some digging...

Ive always found it funny that the convenience store propane tanks that they exchange for too much money arent usually in current hydro status. Some kind of exception i guess, they usually have some fresh spray paint on them at least....

So yeah, i would be confident they would pass vis and hydro. I actually have a habit of buying any decent looking luxfers that i come across for $100 or less, hydro’d or not. Im up to 15 now lol. I do check for any major dings in the metal, and to see if it has some air left in it

Ive got a dozen luxfer al80s that came from a commercial diver. They were made in the early 90s, and theyre still going strong. He told me theyve had catalinas that failed their first hydro, but luxfers seem to last forever. They dove daily on fish pens in scuba gear, so their tanks got tons of...

Bon Voyage to the HMCS Cormorant at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

The one in bridgewater? I heard it was being scrapped