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I did a couple of nice dives in my damp suite on the 1st after a year off due to medical issues. Anyway, I forgot to prime the p-valve which lead to some interesting issues. First, when I did need to pee it was fairly hard. Being dense I figured I had a kink and power it out. Never mind I...

Hi All, I finally scheduled a business trip to Singapore with a free day to dive on April 6th. It seems Hantu is probably my only option for a day trip from SG. Any good dive ops you guys/gals can vouch for. I travel with my gear, but am totally clueless in Singapore about locations / ops...

I figured a couple of dives on New Years day is an appropriate way to start the year. I am planning on arriving around 8ish. Anyone else have similar plans?

I recently had a bad experience with travel insurance, my issue was with Allianz which has operated under different names (including Access America) in the past. I don't know if my issues are just with that company or a general issue. Many travel professionals recommend travel insurance for...

To make a long story short, while on work trip I drove down from Orlando to West Palm to do a boat trip with Jim Abernathy Scuba. Mother natures was a bitch and the boats were all canceled about 10 minutes before I hit town. Anyway, not only did the guys at JAS rent me tank and gave me map of...

If you dropped one of these babies at the Blue Hole last weekend (4/22-23) PM me.

I was enjoying stalking some lobster in the blue hole (OK, a slight exaggeration) and found a weight pocket on the bottom. The name GCANNON is on the tags. If its your and you want it back, PM me, describe the weights and I will figure out how to get it back to you.

Wow, the refresh speed knocked my socks off this morning! Thanks guys!

I managed to tag another great dive trip on the end of a routine business trip to LA. After nearly a year absence due to schedule conflicts I managed to hook up with Capt Tim on the Great Escape to Catalina Island and it brought home the reason I keep returning to his boat whenever possible...

I thought that since pony threads provides us all some much entertainment that I would start yet another one. Obviously there are some individuals (perhaps including myself) who are overly vocal in their opinions, so I though it would be interesting to get a read on the opinion of those divers a...

I am planning on spending a week at Tenkiller with the boat and family next month. I have read about the dive park and it does sound interesting, at least when the vis is not wiped out. Anyone dive there lately with a report on conditions? Any advice for a traveling diver? Thanks!

Recent post on an LDS charging $25 for trying on a wetsuit brought up an interesting point - how often do divers use the LDS for a fitting room and then purchase on-line any why?

Honest question. I accompanied my wife to a conference in Tampa so I could have some decent dives since I am living in Texas. Now for 3 days in a row, the dive boats canceled for "weather" and I have to head home bone dry. I understand the need to the captains to call in dangerous conditions...

I am planning on tagging along with my wife to Tampa for a conference and want to dive March 3 and/or 4th. Any recommendations for a decent dive boat or even good location for a shore dive would be appreciated. I am a fairly experienced dive who is serving a short sentence in Texas - the land...

Edit: Yeah, I know I misspelled the title -just one of those days I dragged my sorry butt down to the hole today, missed all the RMO's but I have a couple of questions (trying to live up to my name): When you see an instructor with 2 students fining vertical 3' off the bottom creating a 30'...

FWIW: On Discovery next week (Wednesday) there is a program "Surviving the Cut" about special forces combat diver training. Might be interesting to watch.

I will be traveling out to San Diego next week with the family and plan on diving. Not sure if I should be cheap and stick to shore diving off La Jolla or spring the extra money for a boat trip or 2. I appreciate any advice on planning. How is the local visibility and conditions this year? Are...

Anyone have ideas on parking at Nubble for a Friday afternoon dive? I realize on Saturday you pretty much need to be there by 7:30AM, just not sure about weekdays. Thanks!

Just back from the BH, lots of swimmers, no other divers and great vis. Anyway, found a few more dropped items on the bottom, wonder what else people have found (or lost). Last month - 6lb lead weight snorkel Today - Hotel key card $1 bill...

I am flying domestically on Continental and pushing my limits on checked baggage. Does anyone know for sure if dive gear is allowed to be over-size and over-weight without excess charges. From their website, they have a lot of exceptions for sporting goods and it appears that a bag containing...