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I started diving 12 years ago, moved to the upper midwest 9 years ago and other than a few trips to the keys (a couple days away from the In-laws over the holidays each year) haven't done much diving in those 9 years. I bought my computer when I first started diving and haven't paid any...

Going to be in PCB in July, looking for some diving opportunities. Been a couple years since I've been wet so looking for recreational diving limits, though I am certified advanced (for what that's worth). :) Will have everything but tanks with me. Ideas?

I'm heading to Key Largo the weekend after thanksgiving. Anybody have an update on conditions? Any issues from Sandy?

At the end of July my family and I will be relocating to the Quad Cities from Northern VA. I am currently the only diver in the family (wife has a rule, she doesn't swim in the fish's water, they don't swim in hers). My 8 year old son did a neat try it program with a local shop where he got to...

I am looking at a possible move to Iowa (Northeast region around Davenport and Iowa City). I was wondering what the local dive scene was (clubs, shops, groups, etc). I started diving a couple years ago and love it and I've got some pretty good local options now and real good options within a 4...

This is completely non-diving related, but this is the type of act that makes you proud to be part of a community like Vienna, VA. We have a young man who is a Soph in HS this year who was diagnosed with a nasty form of skin cancer two years ago. He underwent treatment with positive results...

I know a lot of people here buy and sell on ebay and use Paypal. This happened today and I was so shocked that I wrote it up and sent it to several technology security reporters, media outlets and bank fraud departments. If Paypal thinks this is OK, consumers need to know...

For those of you who remember Castle Wolfenstein 3D (one of the original first person shooter games, the game Doom was based on) you will enjoy this..... Some NSFW language and subtitles, so be warned... YouTube - Hitler Reacts to Wolfenstein 3D

I have a tropics BCD and while diving with it in Oct the cap at the top of the inflator hose came off. It seems I found all the parts (it was on a dive boat with lots of people so it's obviously possible parts are missing) but it won't hold air any more. Since the inflator hose has the REV...

I was in Naples, FL a couple weeks ago. Big chunks of seaweed started coming ashore and there were bunches of little fish hanging around. There was also these cool little critters that sometimes were attached to the seaweed and other times swimming loose. Unfortunately I didn't have a...

I'm going to be in Naples and was hoping to make a run to the Atlantic coast for a day of diving. Usualy go to Key Largo and dive, but I was thinking it would be fun to try something new, maybe a beach dive in or around Miami or Ft Lauderdale. Suggestions, ideas, anything special going on...

How do you inflate the DAN SMB? :lotsalove: Just got one in prep for my first boat diving trip without an instructor. There is a valve which I can manualy inflate but it appears that I can take the lp hose from my BCD power inflator and use it to inflate..is that accurate? It also seems...

I'm going to be driving from Naples to Key Largo early in the AM. Anybody have any comments on driving 41 (the short route) vs 75 accross to the TPK? Mapquest says 41 is 2.5 hours and 138 miles, sound reasonable?:confused: TIA

I'm going to be in Naples in April with the family visiting my inlaws. No way I'm going that far south and not diving. My goal is to do a 2 day run down to Largo alone and was wondering if anyone had any ideas for best budget way to stay one night. I know a shop in NC runs a hostel type palce...

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs 1 to move it to the Lighting section...

I bought my Mares regs (MR 12 Abyss) in May of this year. I'm quickly approaching, probably already in, a period where I won't be diving for a while due to other commitments, schedule, etc this period will run through mid-Dec when there are opportunities that may arise to dive (in-laws moving...

Is it normal for Certification Agencies, in this case PADI, to have instructors certify divers without an affiliation to an LDS. A friend is being offered a discounted class as part of a group of people from a club. It is more or less freelancing from what I see. Seems logical, I've just...

Looks like I'll be in Emerald Isle the end of August with the fam. I am pretty sure I can get away for at least 1 trip and hopefully 2. I am taking my deep class this weekend and after this I'll have rougly 20 dives experience. Wrecks are calling me, but I want to do things that are well...

I'm getting ready to take my Night and Nav class and need to buy a light (I have an Ikelight that is a great backup already. A headlamp seems to make a lot of sense (hands free, light goes where your head goes, etc). In looking for pricing I didn't see a lot of them so I started to wonder if...

I have begun the process of considering the option of looking into buying tanks... yes I have commitment issues. I am in the middle of the AL vs Steel debate. I have heard the advantages of steel (more air, smaller size, use less weight) and I have to see where I come in on those factors...