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Yea to be clear I have no intent on going back there. That wasn’t the purpose of my post. Just genuine curiosity. Thank you all for the replies!

Thank you for the reply. I’m pretty sure the grates aren’t so tight that you couldn’t get through them to be honest, even with full gear on. I’ve seen catfish back there almost as big as an adult male so I assume a person could conceivably get back there if they wanted. I was just curious is...

I’ve dove here several times but haven’t been back in a couple years. I remember there were pipes or some sort of barrier obstructing access to the far back and bottom of the spring here... Has anyone on here had permission to go beyond the obstructions and explore back into the back of...

Blue Grotto and Devil’s Den can be a little pricey but they’re both pretty cool dives in their own right. Maybe a little vanilla for many of the experienced cave and tech divers that frequent this subforum but they are cool nonetheless. I’ve dove both several times and they can be an...

Life is not fair and time heals nothing. But you can live the rest of your life in a way that would honor him and make him proud. Fair winds and blue skies for your son. And **** the person who did this to him.

My wife bought one. She liked it at first but the more she dove it the less she liked it. If all you do is purely recreational diving then sure go for it. The fit is pretty good. It isn't a very functional BC though. No pockets, no way to attach much to it. My wife's pull tab for the weight...

Excuse the ignorance here, but what are you referring to in regards to cordless etc?.. Lights?

A lot of great advice here and a lot for me to digest. Thank you all for the replies so far! Just from my little bit of knowledge and the few books I've read on tech, I feel a little pre-disposed to back-mounted diving. But it certainly seems that side mount is more the norm (at least from...

Haven't been into the ballroom at Ginnie. But I have been to Blue Grotto. Didn't go very far into the overhead but "dabbled" a bit. I'm not afraid to, I just don't know what I don't know so I don't want to push it. And I have already been spending at least 30 minutes of every dive working on...

Thanks Jim. You were specifically mentioned by a dive master from my LDS when I told him what I wanted to do. I know I need to gain experience but you are on the short list of people I would like to talk to about it.

Recently OW certified this summer. Got about 15 dives since then and I expect to have about 25-30 before the end of the year. Looking forward to my AOW in the spring of next year. Most of the diving I've done has been in the springs around Florida. I would really like to become certified...

Finished up "The Last Dive" a couple weeks ago and passed it along to my wife to read. I want to read "Shadow Divers" next. Fascinating read and it not only tells the story of Chris and Chrissy Rouse, but it gives a brief history of diving, technical diving, and decompression sickness research...

We have been here before as part of our Open Water certification dives. But we wanted to return and explore some of the pass-throughs and venture around the cavern more. Probably one of our favorite places we've dove so far. Get there early during the week before the snorkelers silt it up. The...

We made an impromptu trip down to Alexander Springs. Neither of us were satisfied with our trim with the new BCs and wanted to get it right. Alexander Springs was also very affordable just like our trip a few days ago to Fanning Springs. Only cost $11.00 to scuba. Note to self, need to buy some...

Went and dove Fanning Springs, FL to check all of our new equipment. It went well! Here's a short video. I'm hoping to make a short series of videos on the various Springs in and around Florida. Many of them not quite as known as Ginnie, Silver, Crystal, and Blue Springs...

That is the light our instructor had. He seemed to like it a lot.

I'm thinking 2 tanks for each of us to start. We'll be able to drive to go dive places since we live in Florida and there is much to do that is within a half day to a day's drive from us. Probably start with 2x HP80s for her and 2x HP100s for me. Perhaps a couple of HP120s later.

Do you think zip ties would work okay?

So here's my current BC set-up: Used a couple Tactical Tailor M4 mag pouches and attached them to the cummerbund of the BBC. Using one for my flashlight, the other will be used for other tools/equipment as necessary. Put my scissors up here. I'm not 100% happy with the placement. I wish the...

Given the state of things in the Philippines I would swim the other way. Forget you saw it.