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I was hoping to get more info from my first post that would help me find some resolution to my problem but I am still in a bind. I ordered a drysuit from Dennis in early December 2020 and paid a deposit that was more than half the cost the suit. At that time the timeline for completion was 6...

I'm trying to get in touch with anyone who may know Dennis Mears of Predator Drysuits in the UK. I've been trying to get in touch with him via phone and email with no luck. If anyone has any info, can you get in touch with me through a personal conversation. Thanks

The people we had with weight problems were under weighted due to the additional undergarments. Our ice diving last year got postponed due to covid so it had been a while since many had done cold water diving. The inflator valves froze open on two people but both of them had come to the...

Thanks for the replies. We use Deviators but only one mask free flowed. The other free flows were from inflator valves. The first two people in the water did not have free flow problems. People later in the line up had issues and after seeing your replies I think that was for two reasons...

We recently had an ice dive training which had multiple freeze ups and free flows mostly related to BC valves and one full face mask. Temperatures were in the 20's (F) with a slight wind. Water temps in the mid 30s. Most of the free flows happened after divers were under for a short while so...

Thanks for the info everyone!

Will be on the Big Island late in the month and was planning on using a variety of charter companies for dives. We are thinking about Honu Sports, Kona Honu Divers, and possibly others. Looking for reviews and suggestions. Thanks

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Welcome and good luck. Big change from recreational diving, but who doesn't want to be diving in zero visibility? This board has members with a lot of good advice. So if you have questions don't be shy. From my experience, I have always gotten good information from people here. What team...

Thanks for the info. Thought there would be more people with some dog stories out there! Related to water searches that is!

We recently had a search in a river that was flowing at about 4 mph with 5-15 feet of depth. Windy conditions prevailed on both the evening of the first day and the morning of the second day of the search. Dogs were brought in on the morning of the second day. Water temps were about 56...

Spring Meadow drowning victim named Fast response, fast recovery but to no avail in warm water. The team had hopes for a better outcome based on the speed of the recovery but after discussing with medical the chances were minimal after less than half that time under. Good to know but...

Thanks everyone for your answers. We've used dogs previously with some sucess. In this case, we would have been better off diving where most rec divers at this location go prior to diving on the dog hits. Would have saved us a lot of time. We will still use dogs but I probably won't make...

Yeah I feel we spent a fair amount of time and energy looking at those locations when we could have been more productive to a general search, which based on where we eventually located him, we would have saved a lot of time. Hind sight - 20/20.

We recently recovered a diver who had been in the water less than 24 hours (temps in the mid 40s) at a depth of about 25 feet. A dog team had spotted on two locations neither of which were where we found him. He was in a dry suit with only the face exposed. Does anyone know if that is enough...

Lewis & Clark County officials identify dead scuba diver | KXLH.com | Helena, Montana Not sure of the cause yet. Waiting for autopsy results.

Its a Mako 4 stage. It is stored in a heated building. Not sure how many hours a year it runs but we fill about 150 80lb tanks a year with it or less. Runs more in the summer but we do fill tanks all year. Service that I've seen before consists of going over it, changing out filters...

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Yeah I mean twice a year air testing.

The company that services our compressor recommends annual service. Only problem is that it is fairly expensive ($700-$800 per service). Since we get bi-annual air tests done and they have always had positive results, is the yearly service really neccessary? Just wondering what other PSD...