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Thank you for your responses. I know Blue Water got Rodale's #1 pick, which kinda makes me uncomfortable! I'm affraid that the publicity may turn a good operation into a cattle boat. Has anyone dove with them lately?

I'll be in Miami on business in a couple of weeks and I'll have the weekend to myself. Can anyone recommend a good dive op around Key Largo or Islamorada? Thanks.

Never had any problems with the IWS. I guess it also depends on the amount of weight you stuff in the pockets. The new MRS seems to be a better design. I have been very happy with the Mares brand and the service and support of the Mares dealers in my area.

They are two completely different types of BC's. Zeagle ranger is a great back bouyency BC. It is a well-designed high quality item. I was also quite surprised with the Evolution. I never regraded TUSA a high quality scuba manufacturer, but the evolution is different. It is a very...

There are plenty of great mares dealers in nj/ny area. Try 1877scuba-usa, Scuba Network, or Lakeland divers in nj. There are plenty more in nyc.

I woudn't trust tusa with my life support equipment. They make good accessories...

I was under the impression that Aeris made decent products until I came across this BC. What's wrong with it? 1. Very uncomfortable even for a jacket style 2. Inflator valve has a very poor flow 3. It could use another remote dump valve, I could not dump trapped air regardless of...

Get your reg/octo from your LDS. A quality reg does not have to cost you an arm and leg, as a new diver you will not need a high end setup. But do purchase a reliable name brand reg. Look into online retailers, that's where you save on the computer. You should be able to find a decent...

On a brand new suit!

except the guy wanted to charge me $$ to change the seal to neoprene on a brand new suit. This is what you need: a good quality sharp pair of sissors, medium sized, nothing too big. Trim one ring a time. I have also tried to strech it over a tank. Did not make that much of a difference.

I recently got a CWD kit installed on my Proton. It costed about $65 at the LDS. The kit also seals your first stage and this is the main reason I got it. It must be installed by a tech, it's not something that you want to mess with, unless you know what you're doing. I have dove with with...

Viper America may not be anything like a Poseidon, but it should not give such a problem. Get it checked out. There are a lot of great regs priced between $300 to 400. Buy one which unlike SP is not price-protected!

For diving in 50-70 degree water you need either a 7mm semi-dry or a 7mm FJ (2 piece). Now here is the thing, I'm 5'8", 156 lb, my 5mm one piece is a Medium and my 7mm FJ is MediumLarge (I couldn't get into a Medium). One the other hand my dry suit is a Medium and it's a tad big on me. Now...

Do you mean farmer john by two piece? If so, they do keep you warmer than a one piece of same thickness. I regularly dive in below 50 degree water in my 7mm FJ. On the other hand, they restrict your movement a little bit more and require more weight to offset the extra bouyency. You need to...

The black skirt is supposed to reduce the ambient light and give you the ability to focus. If you do a lot of underwater photography you might like this type of mask better. The clear skirt is supposed to let more light in and give you some pripheral vision (not that much in my experience).

It's a matter of personal preference and type of diving you do. I have both and personally favor my clear mask better. I would put more emphasis on the fit, comfort, field of view, and volume than the color of the skirt.

I just got a pair of IST split fins and dove with them a couple of times. The are just as good as Tusa or Atomic and cost a lot less. I'm glad I didn't pay $180 for fins.

Not bad for an entry level suit. It's no DUI, just an average suit. The price is OK, call your LDS, you should be able to get one in the same price range, maybe ever cheaper...

Apollo Bio-mask is the best value, LP sells it for under $30, you should be able to get it from you local shop for not much more than that. I have heard good things about S-Max also, but I have no experience with them.

I wear my contacts while I swim or dive both in fresh and salt water. Never had a problem, but as precaution I remove them afterwards and put my eyeglasses on, occaionally put some visine in my eyes. I also carry a pair of back up contacts with me just in case.