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This is really helpful, thanks :)

Hello, I'm going to be in Houton for a work trip soon and I'm clueless as to what diving is available. I have a vague memory of reading about somewhere coastal I could get to in a few hours with good diving, does anyone know where I mean? It'll probably be my husband and I for a weekend or two...

Is it sensible to use average depth for table calculations? Just asking because some times backing up my computer on PADI tables (which I intend to keep doing) I've bent the table if I haven't dived a square profile, so I might have been down 20 ft deeper for a few minutes and then have to add...

once you get the tecnique of using a thumb and finger in oposition it is really easy, especially in the water. I do worry about the ammount of force it takes to open them and wether they will wear out. They were worth the effort for me since I'm a dufus and prone to loosing regular straps by...

you did well to do a controlled ascent so don't beat yourself up too much :). Your instructor is right- better to freak out and deal with it while training than when you are out by yourself- it means you understand how you feel when you panic and you can get used to that feeling and control it...

Idiots... and people like me who are a little number blind and struggle to relate numbers on gauges to real life concepts. It takes a lot of concentration for me.... BUT I still use tables as well as my computer. When you don't have a clear concept of wether your computer is giving you a...

use your finger and thumb in oposition, just be careful to keep your fingers out of the mechanism. They loosen up over time and get easier to open. I couldn't do them at all at first.

pencil. I write stuff like psi at start of dive, psi at end of dive to help me log later. I also write things I might forget like rock bottom pressure. Also good for swearing at my buddy.:D

try and get more pool time, I had an extra session with my instructor before the OW dives and it made me a lot more confident. If you want to know what to expect from the checkout dives, read the PADI OW manual. Schedules are given for all the confined and OW dives. Your instructor might do...

My PADI OW was 2 short classroom sessions to go over knowledge reviews and any questions. This face to face time with an instructor was invaluable because even though I am allegedly smart, some things need to be explained by a person rather than a book or they just don't compute. We then had 2...

phone the people at divetank.com, they are very helpful. I paid $800 for suit, uderware, boots, gloves and hood from them. My buddy paid twice that but he got dry gloves and a tougher suit that will last longer and that he can put on without my help. There are different types of suits (neoprene...

I don't think anyone did find it upsetting. I didn't. It's clearly your choice and I respect that. I just deided I shouldn't have got sucked in to replying because I'm not sure I want to discuss something personal like my beliefs with a bunch of strangers who may or may not respect them. I'm...

can you have a religion based around a lack of beliefs? Perhaps. I don't know. Some atheists do have a fervor approaching religious.. Personally I think not believeing in god, living life according to a humanist moral code and not getting too het up about other people's beliefs is just common...

I think the AOW would be best left until you are more comfortable diving dry. I have 3 dry dives now and am just starting to feel in control, but I figure I need at leat another 5 before I'd be happy trying to learn more new things. I found the learning curve quite steep- the extra bulk of the...

As an atheist I think it is important to enjoy every minute of life as long as I don't hurt other people, so giving up something I love would be against my core beliefs. On the other hand, since I really enjoy diving and if I were filled with catholic remorse/ guilt, diving and Ben and Jerries...

my buddy and I wore wicking tshirts and pants under our thinsulate underware. We wore the thinsulate for the pool session to get the weighting right, but we were both running with sweat gearing up. Once in the water it wasn't too hot, but we still stripped down to just the baselayer as soon as...

very, even though I'm younger than most of the people who posted so far and reasonably fit. I'm just weak and get tired easy. Slowing down has made a huge difference, as has diving dry- harder to get the gear on but the less fatigue overall because of staying warm.

octopus... if you stick fabric tentacles onto yourself they'll float around in a really cool way.. and possible get tangles in all your buddies..

agreed.. I for one am taking my ball home.

:rofl3::rofl3::rofl3: not as far as I can tell... but I stopped looking quite quickly.. I could feel my cells dieing