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I usually rent from AB on Bonaire, but am going on a last minute trip and they are out of trucks. Avis appears to have trucks, but I have read awful things about Avis on Bonaire in posts from 3+ years ago. Ha anyone rented from them recently? Are they as bad as they used to be?

I'm wondering if we might be able to make this a pinned thread in this sub-forum where people can list the current conditions in bonaire including surface temperature, sea conditions, wind, and general weather as well as water temperatures and visibility. Photos are always welcome! I'll be on...

My family and I are heading to Bonaire on Saturday and I’m trying to decide how much and what kind of repellent to bring. Can anyone tell me how buggy it currently is in Bonaire?

I need to pick up some desiccant packs for an Olympus TG-6 in a housing, and it seems that some options like Moisture Munchers are marked way up for their name. Amazon has a lot of generic options, but does anyone have any idea how many grams of silica in the sachets would work best?

I’m thinking about picking up a few Sofirn SD05 lights for my family to use on occasional clear water night dives. Is anyone using these, and if so what are your opinions of them?

I’d like to find a camera setup that will work well for photos and video that my family can take turns using on an upcoming trip to Bonaire. I’m not sure whether I want to deal with lights, but having the ability to attach a red filter would be a bare minimum. None of us is an experienced...

I am switching my wife’s setup to a console Shearwater Peregrine with an SPG and just removed her SPG from her old console boot. When I removed the gauge from the hose I found some corrosion on the SPG threads and going into the unit itself. I see no sign of water in the unit itself, but would...

I’m debating whether to buy a BC for my 14 year old son, or whether to just rent. At 14 he is already 6’1” and 165#, so he is definitely not done growing. Because of this, if I buy I will get him a BP/W setup, most likely the HOG Total Buoyancy Control System so that it can grow with him. We...

Can anyone recommend a light with a nice balance of price and quality to use as a primary for recreational diving? I ask because my family of five is heading to Bonaire for a week, and we plan on taking a few night dives. Buying gear for myself and my wife is painful enough, but now that we...

I’ll be flying into FLL on business tomorrow afternoon and would like to stop off at a couple of dive shops while I make my way up to Wellington. Can anyone share what your favorite and/or the biggest dive shops in that area are? Thanks!

Given the option would you buy a factory refurbished Garmin Descent MK2i with warranty for $990 total or a Teric for $1,050?

I'm planning to buy a Divevolk SeaTouch 4 Max for my family to share on an upcoming trip to Bonaire. We will be using it for general and artistic photos and videos (my wife is an accomplished photographer on land), and I am definitely planning on purchasing a kit with the red filter. My...

I need to purchase a new computer for my wife, and she has a strong preference for console setups. The two options that I have come down to are the fully AI Aqualung i550C console and the Shearwater Peregrine mounted in a boot with an SPG (we already own the SPG). The Peregrine and boot are...

Does anyone sell standalone puck console computers anymore? I need to upgrade one of my family's old Oceanic Veo 100 computers to a Nitrox compatible model, but really don't want to replace the SPG, boot, etc. The problem is that I can't seem to find anyplace that sells the computers alone, at...

My wife and I will be taking our three kids (14y/o son and 16 & 18 year old daughters) to Bonaire this March for a week of diving, and I am trying to come up with ways to minimize risk any way that I can. One thing that I am considering is a wrist worn A/I dive computer that can link to...

My 14 year-old son just became a certified diver last year on a trip to Belize, making him the fifth and final member of our family to become certified. He is now enrolled in a school program that will culminate in a week-long live-aboard in Belize this coming summer (lucky kid, I know). I’m...

I travel quite a bit for work and would like to adjust my gear so I can take opportunistic dives. As an example, I will be in the Palm Beach area for a few days next week, and would like to sneak in a night dive at Blue Heron Bridge/Phil Foster park. I currently use a Zeagle Stiletto for...

Our family of five is heading off on a spontaneous trip to Ambergris Caye on Saturday (the day after tomorrow), and the nature of the trip means that our 13 year old son didn't have a chance to get OW certified before we go. We are planning for him to start the PADI e-learning tonight and...

When I've been traveling with my wife for dive trips I have used our Akona padded reg bag to carry both or our regulator sets. Now that our two young daughters are certified, it looks like I'll be carrying more gear. We are heading to Belize in June, with the first week in the rainforest and...

Does anyone have experience with Go Sea dive shop in Placencia? I’ve been researching shops to complete the referral open water certification dives for my two daughters, and to dive with while we are there for a week in June. I’ve been able to find information on some other operations, and have...