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Just curious if anyone out there is currently using the Waterproof G2 3 FINGER 7MM glove. My XS Scuba Dry Five Gloves are getting a little torn up (after 4 years), and I was trying to decide on whether to just by another set of those or spend the extra money on the Waterproof 7mm mitt. They...

As far as I can find, despite all of the discussion and some published extreme condition testing, there has never been a real survey of experiences with cold water regulator free flows (at least publicly available). I have never had one personally, but I thought I would finally go ahead and...

I have a yoke regulator that hisses when attached to the valve. Obviously, my first reaction was to change the tank o-ring, but that didn't make a difference and other regulators worked fine on the tank. The regulator at issue appears to have a small air leak at the seat when attached to other...

Recently watched a 2-parter "Expedition Unknown" show with Josh Gates and archaeologists diving into sunken chambers under a pyramid in Sudan. Pretty interesting set of shows generally. Just curious if any of the cave diver or working diver types on the forums and had seen this and what they...

Just curious if anyone had ever tried these: https://www.tradeinn.com/diveinn/en/metalsub-twin-valve-line-3-4/137836019/p?queryID=7416ad4beca08f2e7a87210896f737d6&buscador_search I mostly dive doubles, but have a few big singles with H-valves, and, if I use a single tank adapter, it can be...

OK - I watched an episode of Midsomer Murders yesterday. At the end, the murderer, rather than go to prison, goes into a hyperbaric chamber -- I believe the show indicated 100% oxygen and twice normal atmospheric pressure. He lights a cigarette lighter and everyone goes running. There is a...

I just tried using the Si Tech Quick Clamp dry glove system. The end result was one wet hand, one dry hand. This is the system where you put the ring inside the latex wrist seal and then a plastic cuff on the outside, with the idea being that the latex between the inside ring and outside cuff...

I'm currently diving a membrane drysuit, and I was just wondering what people's experiences were with differences in drying times between a standard laminate drysuit and a neoprene drysuit. Don't have immediate plans to buy something new, but was curious if there was a big difference. One of...

I have some steel 72s, and it looks like some of the paint has chipped completely in a few places (picture below). I love these tanks and was very happy to get them. If I don't care how they look, is this something I should do something about or will they be fine?

If I am too lazy to haul my doubles out of the back of my car for a week or so, is there any problem leaving them on their side? I know you're supposed to store them upright, but I can't imagine a few days or weeks would really matter. (My tanks live in my basement upright over the winter or...

Well, getting ready to take brand new doubles out for a spin, but in check setup, the bolts are too short and the wing nut won't take a thread. If I just put new bolts in, do I loosen the manifold first, or if I only do one bolt at a time, do I just leave it alone?

Somewhat related to a thread a little bit below, but I thought I would separate it out. I currently dive dry but with XS Dry-Five gloves (not dry gloves). Just curious if there is really any "upgrade" in warmth available without actually going to a dry glove system. For example, 4th Element...

My BC has an inflator button that after a few years has started sticking slightly on the way back up and then release. I'm stopping using until serviced or I can replace the inflator. The hose is 3/4 inches, so the standard inexpensive replacement inflators don't fit. Out of curiosity, I took...

Thinking about getting a Mares Quad. From the manual, although hard to tell, it looks like the computer wants you to spend most of your deco stop at 10 feet. What does the computer do if you want to spend the stop at 20 feet? I know there has been a fair amount of discussion about 10ft v 20ft...

I have to think this is a silly question but here goes . . I have an old regulator (1st stage Conshelf 20, 2nd stage Conshelf XIV) -- an Ebay purchase. I gingerly hooked it up, and everything seems to work very well, actually. Hoses look alright. However, it has a huge three-gauge big...

Might be diving wet for the first time this weekend. All my regs have drysuit hoses. Does anyone just leave them on when they dive wet? (I could take them off and put the port plugs in, but, you know, that takes 2 minutes.)

I may be getting a pony tank at some point in the not too distant future. I dive in somewhat cold water (down to low 40s), but not typically in cold weather. I was thinking I would probably just get another of the same relatively inexpensive sealed diaphragm regulators that has worked well for...

If I should be posting this in the Florida forum instead of here, please move the thread (or excoriate me as appropriate), but I figured those in this forum would know. If flights can be reasonable, I am pondering a possible Thanksgiving trip to do some family diving (not cave diving) to check...

I'm going to take two old LP72s with 1/2 inch tapered threads in for hydro and visual pretty soon. I was just curious what tape people usually use on the threads when putting the valve back in the tank. (I'm not going to try to do anything myself, but I might actually provide the tape.)

There are some older threads about this suit -- but apparently too old to be permitted to respond to. Anyway, looking at some options for Spring\Fall quarry diving, and came across the H2Odyssey Coronado hooded 7mm. Most online discussion\reviews seem to be at least several years old, so I was...