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The nice thing about wearing a Rolex is that you can take two pounds off your weight belt. As for actual diving uses, once upon a time a dive watch was valued because of the quality and toughness required - but today a $15 Timex can do anything you need. I love the classic quality and look...

This. If mine rolls, it just needs to be repositioned a bit higher or lower.

"...the picture you just painted, was one where the divers came up into the props of a boat going overhead. This was caused by divers surfacing where/when they should not, and had they been surfacing by their flag under the protection of a Dive Charter operator, the charter boat would have stood...

Caye Caulker will be a LOT more personal and individualized than Cozumel. Much smaller - in a good way. For getting around in Belize, don't overlook small aircraft that serve the local dirt strips. More expensive but a big time saver.

Baking soda can be used to fill gaps with crazy glue. Rub it in and saturate it.

As pilots say, you must stay ahead of the airplane... Vent "early and often". Do not use the suit as an elevator (lift). You can pre- vent before starting to ascend and even remain very slightly negative as you swim up. Also bear in mind, buoyancy changes are proportionally the most...

Did you read their answer? They correctly pointed out that your statements display an apparent ignorance of how a SPG actually works.

"...assuming that everyone is one easy crime away from being a criminal. " Actually that is exactly what I did NOT say. Read what I actually wrote. I have lived and worked with with people in these kinds of places. Knowing how they maintain and guard their integrity despite greater...

My experience with grouper is that they hate lights, they startle and bolt. Some other types of fish don't care at all.

Look up Elbert at White Sands dive shop. Good guy.

"struggling to breathe..." Be sure your wetsuit fits properly. I once had to rescue my so-called Divemaster/assistant (during an Open Water class) when he went into a full blown panic being "unable to breathe." Basically his wetsuit was too tight.

Offshore lodges in Belize, on the barrier reef.

So very very true. Panic and tunnel vision is what kills divers, and it all starts with rapid breathing, for whatever cause. A diver showing high rate of respiration is a stressed diver entering that down-spiral. Stop. Breath. Think. Then Act.

It would hurt a lot more being tumbled over the barnacles or smashed into a ledge with no control. Admittedly I always have protection. And why not. And yes my knee pads are shredded. Aquaseal is cheap enough. In a big surf on a rocky shore it may be your only choice. What better...

Sounds to me like you are overthinking it, and could benefit from less calculating and more diving. Get in a pool or shallow water and try different configurations, testing buoyancy at the surface. Me, I'd rather have too much than too little. If you are going to a drysuit - in cold water -...

"Shore Entry and Exit - It is exiting that is difficult with the wave knocking you down repeatedly. " Don't even try to stand up. Just swim u/w and ride the surges until you can crawl out on your hands and knees, fins on. Each wave will assist you forward, and the backwash can drain out...

I do know one or two people that say their nose will not fit into a low volume mask.

Ditto the above "Good Book." Look for AirSpeed Press online. I happen to know Vince and dive with him. He is plenty smart about this stuff, but also very practical and honest about sensible real world shortcuts versus true hazards.

I much prefer a low volume mask because.... it is low volume! Duh. The extra buoyancy of a high volume mask became very annoying to me when I spent hours each day u/w. I became hyper-aware of how it would ride up on my face and I was constantly readjusting it. There is also significantly...

I agree with the objective - that students/divers should 'know' their reserve. I expressed it (perhaps too loosely) in terms of how I at first encourage students to develop that habit early on, without being an overbearing drillmaster. I don't think that is 'ridiculous' or poor teaching...