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It's been more than a hot minute since I've been on SB, and I just wanted to pop in and ask how folks are doing. It's been a crazy past year and I hope everyone in the SB community is doing alright. On my part: mom got through chemo and is enjoying her hair growing back and getting more energy...

Might be moving to the Moss Landing/Seaside area for a few years and wanted to ask how the diving there is. I Google-mapsed and saw plenty of dive shops around the south side of Monterey Bay but none near the center. Are there places for fills and decent shore diving or would I need to stick to...

Trilam drysuit with suspenders, pockets, locking gloves, and attached neoprene booties. Boots are a size 8 (womens) and came to me with the drysuit Lightly used, no punctures/cracks/significant damage beyond some scuffing. Fits me (~5'4", Bare wetsuit size 6+, they have a size chart online...

Looking for undergarments to go under a trilaminate drysuit for diving in mid-40s to 50s (F) water. I stand about 5'4" and stocky. Not picky about brand or type, just need something non-bulky that won't freeze me.

Hi everyone, I picked up a used Bare Trilam drysuit from another SBer but alas do not have undergarments for it. Now and in the foreseeable future I'll be diving in the Pacific Northwest and I'm not sure of which undergarments are best. I would like to dive year round as well (so 40+ degrees...

Hi everyone, I might be in the San Jose/Santa Cruz area for a while and would like tips on if there are any good dive sites around (say within an hour drive of either city). Freshwater or marine. I'm used to crap vis and cold water, just don't want to have to be dry for any longer than I have...

The genius that I am somehow made the mistake of ordering a different length of BCD inflator LP hose instead of a different length of LP hose for my second stages. I then made that exact same mistake two other times even after doublechecking my order. The hoses are all in good condition and...

Hello all, I hope I'm not transgressing in this section of the forum since I've never dove solo, but I'm curious as to how you all went solo? How did you train, who with, what skills were emphasized and actually set you apart from buddy divers (beyond complete redundancy and familiarity with...

Hi all, I have a pretty new DGX bp/w that's less than 4 months old and only has maybe 20-25 dives on it. Around last week (maybe 4 dives ago) I noticed that my BCD seemed to uncontrollably inflating itself from the very start of the dive, so I disconnected the inflator hose and dove anyways...

Hello all, I'm not quite sure where to put this question, but I was wondering if anyone could give advice or pointers on if they wear their rings into the water and if so, how has the ring stood up to diving? My partner and I are starting to design rings for official proposals to one another...

Hi everyone. I'm looking at my regs and trying to find the serial number on them. I've found a set of numbers on the bottom below the mouthpiece. A small series of a letter, then eight numbers. Would this be the serial number or would it be somewhere else? I've never looked for serial numbers on...

Hi everyone. I'm not local to New England but I'm starting an internship this summer in mid June in Maine and am curious about how the conditions there get around June-August. I'm an Oregon diver so I have cold water kit (still stuck on a 7mm wetsuit and vest, saving up for a drysuit), but I've...

Hello, I saw that the D6 DIN-Yoke adapters are out of stock on the website. Would a Din-Yoke adapter from another brand work for a Signature DIN first stage or should I wait for the adapters to get back into stock? Thanks

Hello! I'm potentially in the market for my first set of regs. Right now my PI has loaned me his set of Zeagle Tech 50D's which he got in 2001, but the nearest LDS that services Zeagles is an hour away and they put a cost estimate of ~$75-100 and a three week turnaround on them. Since I'd...

Hello, I'm looking to get a bp/w and wanted some advice to narrow down my choices between rigs that seem to be more modular and would be able to go between singles, doubles, or sidemount, or a simple, cheaper rig that would only do singles. Is it better to have dedicated rigs for...

Hello all! I'm a pretty new diver (<30 dives) and I'm working my way up the certification chain, right now doing my Scientific in the very cold Oregon. I've been on here a lot looking at past convos to try and guide my search for my first full set of gear, but now I'm hoping to actually interact...