Search results

Just got my first BCD-integrated octo. Playing with it on land, I orally inflated and, while it did work, I got at least some of my exhaled air out the exhaust intead of into my wing. I realize there are design limitations due to the multi-function aspect of this piece of gear, so is this...

I won these gift cards in a contest online and -- living in Southern CA myself -- do not see myself getting to use them any time soon. I will let them go for 110 bucks, which -- if I'm correct -- is $20 off their value based on current trip rates at Jupiter Dive Center. I will mail them to you...

Diver, do not for a minute think that I am amused -- like some of the less responsible and/or less experienced divers in our group -- by what you are doing to that Pufferfish. You are causing it trauma and maybe even jeopardizing its life. I will aim away and even turn my camera off before...

I thought I was pretty clever with my Princeton Tec Amp 1.0 backup light. $10, easy to stow, and nice and bright when I needed it. Eventually, though, it flooded and the corrosion is pretty much irreversible. Was I expecting too much? Or can these cheapie lights be a viable backup if you...

Hi! I have a RaZor first stage screwed into an AL13 pony bottle, and I fill it using a transfill adapter and an AL80 with a yoke valve. Lately the transfill adapter has not been sealing well when trying to fill from my full-size tank's yoke valve. Air just blows everywhere and I can't get a...

Trying to sell my spot on the Spectre to Anacapa this Saturday because I'm interested in booking a different day instead... Please contact ME, not THEM, if you're interested (just PM me) so I can refer you to the right person (technically, they're sold out). Thanks!

This is another "please reinforce my bad behavior" troll, but here goes... I use a transfill adapter with my pony bottle, which means I top it off it myself from a full-size tank and do not need to ask for a fill at the shop or on the boat. This takes away one of the primary incentives for...

Reposting from Wetpixel..... I just got a wide-angle lens for shooting on deck with my backup camera (also an HC3 like the one in the housing) and so came across the CONVERSION LENS setting. If I understand it correctly, if set to WIDE ANGLE it makes the OIS less sensitive so that the edge...

I travel very infrequently for diving, but I dive locally here in Southern CA quite a bit. I'm wondering if the non-travel related accident/medical/equipment coverage applies to all my diving for the year even if, for example, I only paid for a Single Trip program. In other words, for the...

Tobin: I don't know if you really like doing these, but it's great when you do! Just trying to see if you agree with this.... Bahamas (not that location matters) 79 degree F salt water (not that the temp matters either) Diver: 140', 5'9" (sinker) Stainless steel DSS backplate...

Traveling alone and spending one night in NAS mid-May before a Blackbeard's trip... The way I figure it, with taxis charging $35 each way from the airport to downtown or Cable Beach, if I can find a hotel that has a shuttle (or uses Majestic but rolls it into the price), then I can spend...

Question: Do rock bottom calculations and tables for pony bottles (i.e., one reg, one diver) seem applicable to one's primary tank when solo diving? In other words, disregarding one's ACTUAL pony bottle for a moment, as well as the need to reserve air for one's buddy (not necessary), do the...

I know people like to carry their specialty cards around, like Wreck, Nitrox, etc.... and I'm sure the Nitrox one, at least, helps when trying to get a fill on some boats. However, I only have certs that are LEVELS of certification: OW, AOW and Rescue. So I've been leaving my OW and AOW...

At the end of a dive this weekend, I swear my battery indicator came on. However, sitting here at my desk today, new battery in hand, I turned the computer on to check once more and the indicator was off. I also ran the quick battery test in SYSTEM mode and it reported "OK" Anyone have a...

Hi there! Posting this here in hopes of a great answer from Hog users/reps... I am about to use my Hog 2nd stage as a bungied backup. Wondering if turning the cracking pressure all the way up (or down, i.e., closing the knob all the way to the least sensitive) and pushing the venturi lever...

I have a Henderson 7/5 hooded vest and, honestly, I cannot detect the difference in thickness between vest and hood. Is it rated like a wetsuit in that the core is the first # (7mm) and the hood is the second # (5mm) ???

I have a DSS Torus 26 wing on a stainless steel backplate. As a pony tank, I use an AL13, backmounted to the right of my tank (usually an AL80). Full and with the reg, it's about 3# negative. At home here in CA, I counterweight it on the other side with 3# of lead on the cam band. With...

I have a Mares V-16 Proton XL first stage like this one: ....and I'm wondering if I can cut the plastic cover off and have a perfectly fine, workable reg when I'm done. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks! bk

There is just a dorkalicious assortment of gear for sale here on Craigslist (Los Angeles). Here's just one photo of many: I have no vested interest in this sale. Just thought the DD forum would appreciate it. -bk

I'm trying to see if anyone would be interested in sharing the drive to DEMA from the LA area. I'm working until Thursday night and would be driving late Thurs or early Fri, returning Sunday. So that would be only the last two days of the show. Please reply or PM if this works for anyone...