Northwest Dive Club

My folks did exactly that for both my brother and I. When my brother turned 21, my wife and I got him the "General Defensive Handgun" course through Insights (http://insightstraining.com/view_course.asp?courseID=146). He also went to the courthouse on his 21st birthday and applied for his ...

Yes, thanks for the thorough description Alex. That helps a lot. My family enjoys coming down to the (not-a-car) marine center when we visit my parents in Port Angeles. It was very fun to watch the octopus in the tank envelope the crab in the "balloon of salaiva A" while we were there. Tha...

Anyone that doesn't follow basic safety rules around firearms deserves a visit from Darwin. Agreed, but unfortunately, many of those who think they've got the most experience with firearms tend to have the most negligent discharges. There are many videos like this one, He says something to the effe...

Sounder, It would be my pleasure to take you to another adventure in the woods. Que creepy banjo music . . . We's huntin' buddies... Glocks are wonderful pistols. I could hit the broad side of a barn with one, but that is because I am can't get used to the grip angle. Have you tried a CZ-75 or vari...

I figured since every trigger happy diver is going to chime in on this thread, I'm looking for a hunting buddy come hunting season. My hunting buddies have grown old to hunt, and others relocated to California. My only remaining buddy is my 21 year old son, who unfortunately is also very busy with ...

Anyone know instructors teaching basic side-mount in the greater WA/BC area?

If'n all you want to do is shoot, just get a .22. You can shoot all day for $20. We put several hundred rounds though my Buckmark and .22 1911 last night. Ray... you know better than to get a .22 instead of a 9mm. The proper thing to do is to GET BOTH!!! :partydance: RJ - I think the G-19 is probab...

It's fun that opinions vary so widely. Richard, here is my no-hijack, no-BS recommendation. 1) find a range that offers rentals and try out a few different pistols. It's the cheapest way to find what you like. 2) There is nothing wrong with 9mm. I love it for many reasons. Low cost ammo, manageable...

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I dive HP130s and if you'd like to try them out, I have 7 you may pick from. I can do any rec dive around here on them while maintaining both enough gas for me AND my buddy should they require. Beyond that I have various sets of doubles.

http://shop.lhbindustries.com/ShowProduct.aspx?ID=104+&Product=Rochester%20Medical%20Male%20External%20Catheters +1 ...and the best piece of advice I got was to go with Widebands. I tried several styles and WB's are definitely the way to go. Also check out the Philips "BodyGroom." It'...

HUGE CONRATS to both the MDS team on finding the bell AND to Laurynn for being the 3rd female to hit the wreck!! Laurynn is amongst some talented company with Mel and Jeanna... and THE bell, not just any bell, but THE BELL of the Governor!! Fan-f'ing-tastic all around!! Sounds like a rather historic...

Saturday morning at 8am might not be the best time for good vis, plankton blooms aside.

ktb wrote:P.S. Can someone make sure Sounder DOESN'T get a bullhorn next year?!?

"How can you win an argument against someone who is louder than a chain saw? Even if you’re completely right, you’re wrong, because I have the bullhorn."

As with many injuries, the swelling from barotrauma can increase over the first 24 hours. It really isn't unusual to go to bed after diving, and wake up in the morning with significantly worse symptoms. What you are describing sounds like very classic barotrauma, although the tinnitus is concerning...

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26 - .32 RMV? Wow, even people like Lynne and Laurynn don't have consumption THAT good!

Uhh . . . wrong.

Show off. Just because you get out of the water with more gas than you got in with doesn't mean you need to rub it in!

Tell me more about the "+ a few other factors" you speak of. Also, just curious for my own knowledge - what is your typical profile? Staying until the air is gone sounds AWESOME!!!!!!! Computer diving rules.

.26 - .32 RMV? Wow, even people like Lynne and Laurynn don't have consumption THAT good!

The Hollis is, by far, the tightest focused beam available. It's like a modified laser, which for signaling (the most important use of a back up light) is immeasurable. I, however, run Light Monkey 9w LEDs quasi-primary lights as my back ups too. They're not cheap but put out more light than any oth...

Janna, It sounds like what you're after from the pony bottle is to have some redundancy on dives where you're solo, or doing a survey that requires significant buddy separation. As long as we're going to throw out recommendations for entirely new systems of gear, the other thing you might consider ...

Hahaha, you just can't STAND the fact I dive in one of those old fashioned strokey type jacket BCDs, can you?? :neener: I think you're basically trying to tell me: RESISTANCE IS FUTILE - YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED! I guess I'm down for trying one out sometime. But a can light?!!? Thanks for the pony b...

I can't crab this weekend...will be gone....Grrrrrrr.. I am up for next weekend though...does that work for you? What do weekdays look like for you? As for weekends - I'm slammed this weekend with Dive Around The Clock, and next weekend I'll be around Lake Crescent and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, b...

Oh, I want to go back SO BAD!!!!!!!! :burntchef: Great footage, especially under those conditions! That was a "gets your attention" dive... on experience required, and the spoils of the hunt. This is not "your regularly scheduled programming." The fact that Laurynn got ANY shots...

We're missing the obvious here... Janna needs a bp/w, and a hearty can-light. That'll clear things up. Ok Janna... would you entertain TRYING one, once (ok, maybe twice if the first time it isn't adjusted right)? :angelblue: :blackblink: I'll bring the post-dive, no caffeine, non-alcoholic beverages...

I don't even quite know what to say... other than, uh, I'll be in Florida in November and may want to dive. He really has grown up, hasn't he?! I'll admit, it brings a tear to my eye... but just one.