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I have to agree with comments from Dmaziuk and Slow. The wife "gets worried" when it looks like she won't be bringing at least 1500 psi back to the boat. On vacation, I joke at the dive shop telling them that she will go ahead and rent a tank but only because use of air cylinders while diving...

I always take a couple of test breaths from of my octo while submerged during descent. Test breaths on the boat or shore are not good enough. A holed or mis-seated second stage diaphragm can appear to breathe normally out of the water but then deliver a mouth full of water when submerged. My...

The lenses I have are indeed the ones made by Mares and are not generic. They are mass-produced and not custom ground and they are not supplied with the mask. You have to buy them and put them in after you buy the mask thus I call them mass-produced, after-market (though they are OEM). The...

We have been to Isla Mujeres and Cozumel each one time within the last 5 years and I would say the answer to your question depends on your vacation objectives and expectations. Which has better diving (i.e. dive sites)? Cozumel, hands down no contest. BUT Isla Mujeres is not bad at all and...

I’ve got a Mares X-Vision mask for which I’ve obtained after-market mass-produced prescription lenses. I love this mask and these lenses. It fits sooooo perfectly and my vision is crystal clear. This is probably the best mask/lens combination I’ve ever owned and I have owned several...

Yes indeed, there absolutely are a standard set of handsigns for indicating air pressure. As a matter of fact, there are quite a few of them! Seriously, I think every place I've been has had their own special variant of the pressure handsigns. I always screw them, up on the first few dives...

I can only relate my experience with the 1970-era inflatable emergency vest. When I took my training back in the early 70's I was taught that the inflatable emergency vest was an essential piece of safety equipment. Our instructor required each of us to purchase one and wear it on our OW...

I agree that there are trainings, precautions, and practices that should minimize the chances of an OOA/CESA situation but in real life Stuff Happens. I mostly dive with my wife and (now adult) children. Our rule is to stay within two arm-lengths of your buddy at any depth below 60 or 65 feet...

Hi Diversteve- We are currently diving with Go West and they don't have any photo equipment unless... is there a different Go West actually *inside* Kura Hurlanda? (I would think they might have told me about it when I was asking "our" Go West about a replacement cable.) At any rate, I'll be...

Does anyone know where to have (replacement) "instant" passport photos taken in Curacao? The consulate said they were prohibited from specifically recommending anyone. Tramm Imaging is the only one we found from a google search. Any others? Recommendations? I should have guessed that people...

Does anyone know where I can purchase an optical sync cord for sea&sea/olympus cameras on Curacao? First evening here in Westpunt, condo was burglarized and 2 cameras, 2 housings and all optical sync cords were stolen. They didn't get the Olympus or the good strobe but I don't have an optical...