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  1. B.Elster

    Cave Divers - Light advice, please

    I’ve recently purchased Dive Rite’s EX35, flew down to Tulum and found the light much too green. (Reminded me of my local Lake Ontario on a summer day.) The people I dove with used Light Monkey. The EX35 outputs at 5700 Kelvin, whereas LM at 6500, so closer towards the ultraviolet and therefore...
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    SMS 75 as a single backmount?

    If anyone has used sms 75 as a single backmount, can you share your opinion? I have one lying around and am looking for an on-budget single backmount system. Someone suggested I add an STA to the sms75 and done. Is it that simple? Is it any good in this config? Other than an STA, what would...
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    SANTI boot options advice

    I'm in the process of getting a SANTI E.motion Plus (first dry suit) and have just come across a video of Steve Martin and Vas Proud talking about dry suits. Specifically, Vas argues that integrated boots may not be as good as socks with regular dry suit boots because: 1. they introduce extra...
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    Owning cylinders - is it worth it?

    I've recently been thinking of getting a pair of own sidemount cylinders but am not sure whether it makes sense. My local shop charges $20 to rent one, so each outing ends up costing me $40. They're Nitrox filled and I don't have to worry about maintenance and storage. Aluminum tanks with...
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