Northwest Dive Club

Anyone in the Hoodsport area today (5/23)??
I'm planning on diving Mikes tomorrow and was curious as what to expect.

Thanks!

Thanks everyone, I've done 3 things. 1. Ground a bit of the sharp edge off with a dremmel. 2. Put a small length of 1 inch webbing down into the sleeve to lock it into place, but it now extends up where it is wearing. 3. Decided not to worry about it much as it would take a long time to wear this ou...

Here is the backplate that I bought. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BQ2 ... PDKIKX0DER

I got the harness from Dive Rite https://www.divegearexpress.com/bcs/dr_bpw.shtml#1728.

Hadn't even thought about taking some of the edge off. Great idea. Dremmel be the best for that I'm assuming?

Hi, Need some advice. I have been using this harness for literally less than 20 dives. Everything brand new. I took special care to line up the strap protection so that it wouldn't wear. However, it is wearing at this point coming up and over the backplate and then over my shoulder. The picture is o...

Hi I just got back from diving with Rocket Frog about 6 weeks ago. If you want some details, you can reach out. Rocket Frog was "ok". Not the best, and not the worst. They loaded 3 tanks that were either close to empty or close to it onto the boat. We were lucky some of the divers opted ou...

Hi everyone, I "had" to go to Costa Rica for business. While there, I arranged for some diving and following several recommendations, picked RocketFrog Divers in Playa del Ocotal which is in the NW Coast (Pacific Side). Quick trip report. Day 1. Travel down. Went out through Atlanta and go...

Wow. Fantastic pictures. Thanks for sharing them!

Hi, Looking for some pointers or advice. It appears that I'm going to be in San Jose Costa Rica in late January or early Feb. It makes sense to get in some leisure activities while there. From some time ago, I recall a recommendation somewhere to Rocket Frog dive shop in Playa Ocotal so I called the...

I'll admit that I know almost nothing about the recent news about what is changing in Cuba, but 3-4 headlines have mentioned cigars and travel. I have the assumption that Cuba's waters have not been a focus for conservation, nor tourism is a very long time so the chances of them having good dive inf...

Hi, New to diving in the NW, and fairly new to diving. Saturday, I'm doing skills training and it is looking to be COLD outside. Report is for close to freezing (33 degrees) temp both Sat and Sunday. I'm driving up from SW Washington so I need to look at nearby options/ideas for staying warm. Resour...

I'm excited. After 2 aborted attempts due to low-vis, my son and I are in the water with Bob next weekend.
Come on visibility.

Hi all, I'm the OP. I thought I'd report in and let you know how I'm progressing with the training and getting up to speed. We have almost all our gear put together at this point. It appears I may have to get a large BCD as the L I'm using doesn't look like it is going to work on top of the drysuit....

In order to get more dives in without freezing or flying to warm water, my son and I are getting all our own equipment and it appears there are a few different options for trying things out and starting to get more experience with drysuits. I'm looking to see if I'm leaving anything out or if I'm on...

Thanks guys. I live in Vancouver WA. We have 2 dives shops here. Quick search shows that one of them is a dealer for my BCD. Should have thought of that right off.
Off to see them tomorrow.

Hi,
I live near Portland and would like to get my gear serviced. I just picked up a BC and a reg. I could go through my dive shop but I'm assuming they are just going to send it somewhere up north which I could do on my own.

Where should I send it?

I just got back. Wow... What a perfect suit. Perfect, brand new, never used condition. The guy was not kidding when he said it was new. It was. I just wish I could have gotten it up an over my shoulders. So bummed. I almost bought it just so I could re-sell it. Fantastic deal. If anyone is intereste...

I don't have the undergarment yet. My dive shop suggested that I could get that after the fact, but you raise a good point. What clothing could I take with me that would be similar to most of what I would need? If I had a heavy sweat-shirt and sweat-pants, is that similar at all. 2 sweatshirts maybe...

I'm going to try on a used (but never used) DUI (TLS-350) later today. It is an XL. When the guy and I have exchanged body size comparisons, we are very close. He wears a size 36 inseam, where I'm a 32, but chest size, height, weight, are all very similar. Do you all have some advice for me on what ...

Hi I'll share my experiences a couple of weeks ago with a new GoPro while in Cozumel and a light setup I bought from someone here on this forum. Advice from a new diver and new camera user. 1. A filter is better to get than a light. Suggest you tie the filter to secure it rather than just letting it...

Hi all, Here is what I did. The pen was stored in my camera bag. I also took along my test pen which shows how easy it is to pop the top and how to stab me. We talked about the fact that if I were in some sort of distress, what signal I would use, and how restrained breathing was. We had a signal th...

Hi, I just got back from Cozumel and stayed at Villa Aldora. I was amazed at how great they were, and I will do a write up about that trip. One of the things I wished we had taken more advantage of is the free tanks they will let you use if just diving from the back deck of the Villa. You can get to...

I totally qualify on the new diver with very little of my own equipment. The problem I would have is on the 2XL size. How big would I need to be to fit it? Pretty cool the way you/your friend is doing this. I'd love to start getting more equipment but we need it for both my son and I which makes any...

Thanks for all the advice everyone. I've got a few key summary takeaways from this discussion so far. 1. Most important. Tell the DM about the fact that I use and EPI Pen and where it is. 2. I hadn't considered the pen would be compromised at depth. Makes perfect sense and I'm not taking it down wit...

Hi, I read through the thread with interest about "when" to apply an epi, but I really already know that. I have epi's and I keep them with me all the time. What I've been told will kill me is wasps and hornets. However, I'm sure there are all sorts of things that could sting me underwater...