Northwest Dive Club

While I agree with almost everything said, don't get too OCD about it either. As people have mentioned, you'll be diving in a range of conditions and salinities so things will change a bit from dive to dive. I can notice a difference between Mukilteo and Neah Bay for sure, but not enough to have me ...

Wagon173 wrote: They teach you everything you need to know in OW.

Wow. I wish I could have learned from your brilliance before I wasted all that money on continuing dive education.

That's Awesome dude. Another one hits the crack pipe. :blackblink: :koolaid: Ideally to weight it you want to use 4 weight pouches. All four for saltwater, and two that you remove to adjust for freshwater. The difference isn't really huge though. I never bothered weighting mine for freshwater. While...

Cool. They're actually doing the same thing to the delta of the snohomish river. The breach of the dikes around Ebey Slough are currently planned for 2012. I know this because my house backs up to the future floodplain and the army corps of engineers sends me regular updates on the progress. They're...

if you want to cover ground or fight current the frog kick is where it's at Well, what David Rhea taught me in the caves in Florida is that fighting current or flow is exactly where you jettison the frog kick. The reason for that is the glide phase -- during that phase of the kick, the current is s...

Glad things with Bob have gone so well. I wouldn't expect anything less with him. Keep your mind open regarding that frog kick. Scissor and flutter-kicking in silty Puget Sound wrecks the visibility. We dive busy sites and there are always other divers not far behind. thats a good point I hadnt con...

I used to do it right - then I took an arrow to the knee.

I'm so glad to hear it went well John. Here's to wishing you a speedy recovery and getting back in the water soon.

I tried ordering some Koolaid at Starbucks on the way to work. Apparently they haven't gotten the memo yet.


Congrats on the Affiliation!

Looks like Joe, April, Cory, Christina, Rachel, Greg, Linda and I will be in...









...the water in Maui on Monday. Have fun at the MUK. We'll try to enjoy ourselves despite the awsome viz and 80 deg water.

A good fill is one that has you looking at the pressure gauge, doing a double take, and then tip toeing to your car and laying the tanks in your trunk as if they were full of TNT

I'd have gone but I'm in Vegas. If you thought Vegas couldn't get any weirder, check it out for Halloween

I seem to be batteling a case of shin splints so I'm probably a no go. Too bad, viz has been amazing there lately.

I'm just waiting for Whatevah to show up and get the party started

Even though I'm a day late, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope you had a great day!

Another vote for hp100s. If you still have the bands from your 80s you could probably reuse them.

I think I can make it. Jake, I should have an hp100 for you

My Favs from the XS lineup are the X7-100, X8-119, and X8-130. I have all of them as singles as well as duble 100s and double119s. If it were my money, I'd get a 100 and a 119 or 130 (whichever is the best deal). I did this when I was starting out and was able to very tanks for say deeper dives or l...

Looks like I'm out too. I'll try and make it next week.

Looks like I'm in as well.

How much do you need? I probably have enough extra for at least one set.

Don't beat yourself up. Sounds to me like you were there for him when it mattered. Glad it turned out ok.

I really like my Iphone 4. Can't complain about the battery life either. When I go to the car auctions once or twice a week I use an app that decodes the vin tags using the camera and is constantly accessing the internet via WLAN or 3g and even after hours of that and a couple more talking I usually...

Dusty2 wrote: this little guy came out in our back yard yesterday for the first time and I just couldn't resist!

So how did he taste?

Well after searching high and low for a replacement battery pack and not finding one that would definitely fit my can I got on the phone with the guy at battery space who convinced me to just buy the individual cells and rebuild the pack myself. Since I was a little unsure about the wiring and had h...