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If you want a liveaboard Bilikiki is amazing. Have done 6 trips with them. Have not dived with whale sharks or whales in the Solomons. There are currents but many dives without or without anything significant. Some divers use reef hooks on a couple of the dives but I never have. There are...

Have questions for anyone that has size US 12 or 13 Bare Force 1 Drysuit Boots: what is the overall length and what is the widest width of this boot in size US 12 and/or 13? I need some new rockboots and want to buy some Bare Force 1 Drysuit Boots but am unsure about the size. Other rockboots...

008 orings seem to work for me as well. Great post lexvil!

I had the same problem many years ago and have been using Si-Tech dump valves ever since. Have not used current Apeks valves but they look the same s the one Iused.

Independent doubles or sidemount: if you run them properly it takes 2 major mechanical failures or a major mechanical failure and a major brain failure before you are out of gas. With normal doubles with manifold a single (unlikely) mechanical failure or failure to monitor contents can result in...

It's been a long time since I stopped working as a scuba instructor, but I think all your concerns and comments are justified. I think that the instructor should have done much more to make your dives a better experience. Not keeping track of you on descent is a big failure. A poorly fitting...

My Petrel 1 had similar problems to the OP. After working perfectly for a few months, strange failures and battery problems developed. At the time I was told that the battery contacts would corrode (surface corrosion not really observable by the naked eye) and cause problems with lower voltage...

I have four Shearwater computers and all have failed. A Shearwater Pursuit is attached to the head of my rebreather. It is about 12 years old and has done hundreds of dives. Recently one of the buttons failed. Suppose I can't complain after 12 years. I am exploring options to get it fixed or...

Hi jale - those spacers look exactly like the ones I got from Diverite Express (now Dive Gear Express) years ago. They are pretty good and I still use them a lot with independent doubles. It is a shame that these are no longer readily available. A friend I dive with is an engineer saw mine and...

Coldest water I have dived has been in Antarctic and Newfoundland.

Hi j0rd1 - I got the neo seal from here in Australia: Waterproof Neoprene Neck Seal - 3mm - The Scuba Doctor Dive Shop Seen them here in US as well as in other places. Neoprene Neckseal-XL/2XL I found these size charts to be useful, although you may want to check they are current. Sizing...

The Orust is the only quick change system I have used. I don't have any concerns about it falling apart. It seems robust and reliable and is supposed to be more flexible (comfortable?) than other SI Tech systems. Changing out seals is not particularly difficult. I filed the sharp edges off a...

FWIW, I got an Orust neck seal at the same time as when I had the zip replaced on my Seaskin Nova. An adjustable warm neck seal was put on. Have used it with silicone and neoprene seal (which I like much more) and have found that the clips can be accessed without too much trouble. It looks like...

I did some great 50 m dives in the Maldives in the 80's. The 30 m limit has stopped me from wanting to go back. Would be good if the depth/no deco limits were removed. Not sure what the situation is with solo diving but would like to be able to do that as well. I would probably orgnanise a trip...

When I did my gas blender course a few years ago the standard was supposed to be O2 within 1% and helium within 5%. I mix gas for my own cylinders adn don't do a lt of fills compared to a shop, but find it pretty easy to meet those paramaters. I think a shop should be able to fill accurately...

Oceanic makes one that might work for you.

I have used Zeagle DSVs a fair bit in sea water down to -1.5 C. Have dived in the Antarctic and off Newfoundland in these conditions. Have done a little bit in freshwater as well, but nothing in really really cold air temperatures. They seem to work OK. The first stages are perfect for this, I...

Just to make it clear, Gods Pocket is not the Hideaway. Both operations dive the same area but appear to me to have very different approaches to operating a dive business. I have only dived with Gods Pocket and think that it is outstanding and is a truly world class dive charter. Have been...

Have had more success with slip on knee pads than glued on. Slip on pads like these but without velcro: Omer Knee Pad Glueing on pads can make wetsuit less flexible and add stress points to suit. They may even have to be replaced in some work situations. Slip on pads give good protection but you...

No - sorry - didn't think you were saying that - but was trying to make the point that for me even though I have visual indicator for solenoid operation on my ccr and even check it is working on predive check, I don't find that feature very useful. Apart from possible failure of the failure...