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  1. Joshua Pritchard

    Diving gear backpack

    I use a solid 120l scubapro bag with some foam wrapped around the handle straps and ziptied put the wet suit in the top and it's pretty OK for comfort...
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    Unusual encounters?

    Lol yep western Australia
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    Unusual encounters?

    Hammerheads are A@#$holes i do most of my diving off the coast of WA and i see a fair few of them they are really cool.. but of all the shark i see HH are the most likely one s to be labeled pricks by me ... not because they are aggressive or unpredictable but because they keep bloody sneaking...
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    Gear purchases you DON’T regret

    i dont regret any of my gear i dont really use my hood at all but its there if i need it so no regrets at all for buying it about the only thing i do regret is not upgrading the bc on the package i got ...
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    What are your 3 favorite pieces of SCUBA Gear???

    lol this one takes some serious thought 1) Apollo Bio lock tank band (i have started a revolution in my group of dive friends) 2) Tovatech fusion 530 torch - so much love for this beastie 3) my sharkskin thermal vest ...
  6. Joshua Pritchard

    Regulator configuration

    A gauge set is a system by deffinition so while you are essentially correct that I don't have a fully redundant system I do have redundancy in the system... nowhere did i make the claim that it was fully redundant. im sorry if this was unclear to you
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    Looking for a new mask - recommendations?

    Do you need prescription lenses .. cause if so they your options are dramatically reduced ... even more so if you are actually blind like i am ... I think in the end I had one choice for a company that made a mask and had stock glass to fit my prescription or i had to splash out on custom...
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    Regulator configuration

    i use a longer than average hose fro my primary 120cm (im a metric user) or so and a standard 100" yellow for my Octy I also rout primary under arm instead of over the shoulder and in out of air situation s im OK with the OOA diver using either my Primary or secondary in my opinion there are...
  9. Joshua Pritchard

    issues with Scubadoctor.com.au site

    ok just to lay this to rest the issue is sorted, cause found and resolved
  10. Joshua Pritchard

    Near Miss and Psychological Impacts

    I think the fact that you have dives since is a really good thing. First up Acknowledge the incident and that it has had a lasting impact on you (you seem to have done this) and don't let anyone minimise the impact for you .. It is yours and it will always be different from other peoples. I...
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    soo we are coming to Hawaii

    mmm tthats a really interesting set of thoughts about a 7mm, I think I will see if i can get a 3mm (or 2.5 hell was that extra .5mm going to do anywho ) that will fit under the 5mm nicely and then between the two ill be pretty much set for any conditions up to "bugger that i need a drysuit" and...
  12. Joshua Pritchard

    Back inflate BCD as a beginner?

    I got my BC as part of a package that i won for doing my OW as a winter course (didn't even know the comp was on lol ) and as such i didn't have a lot of choice ... Tho as an Aqualung BC its nice ... that said I i had my Final OW dive with a Back inflate wing and it was nice and im currently...
  13. Joshua Pritchard

    How do you dive?

    I also have a Dive Watch for time that gets set as i descend, backup SPG on a short HP (its a bit of a PITA to see but its there if i need) over my shoulder with the BC infiltrator and a depth gauge on a retractor in the left BC pocket. while i have never had my Galileo Luna give up on me mid...
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    soo we are coming to Hawaii

    yes that's right Majestic Sea Flap Flaps ... and if i never get chased by another Sea Danger Noodle I will be happy. being as we are planning for June I'm hoping to have the important stuff like the night Sea flap flap dive booked by mid Jan at the latest. I assume that from your comment...
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    issues with Scubadoctor.com.au site

    yep it seems to be iiNet IP's only (well one one TPG range) in the 203.x x.x range and from what IT looks like it is a routing issue in the USA where they host the site. I have a ticket in for it with iiNet (who i work for) to try and see if its us or somewhere between us but to me it looks...
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    soo we are coming to Hawaii

    wow thanks for the novel this was almost exactly what i was looking for .... where do you normally dive and what do you think is adquate thermal protection ?
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    soo we are coming to Hawaii

    curse my ungrateful fingers ....
  18. Joshua Pritchard

    issues with Scubadoctor.com.au site

    ok so after some digging i have found that it seems to be an odd iisue
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    issues with Scubadoctor.com.au site

    damn still down for me
  20. Joshua Pritchard

    soo we are coming to Hawaii

    So as the title says the GF and I have two weeks in Hawaii in June 2018 and we are looking to do some diving. the only thing things that are on the list ATM are night dives with the majestic sea flap flaps (no I'm not insane... really I'm not) in Kona and the Molokini crater. and that will be...
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