Northwest Dive Club

Dalco Wall ?

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Totally down with Sund Rock ... it's worth the money.

There are no pre-bought passes ... everyone needs to stop at Hoodsport-n-Dive and sign the roster.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

There was another article about them yesterday ... seems to be showing up quite a lot lately ...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c ... -1.4164883

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

For small hands, I think a great option is the Viking bayonet style system. Easy to install, less expensive than a lot of others, and very reliable. But they're smaller diameter than some other systems, which makes them a better choice for women or guys with slim hands.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

60south wrote:Perhaps pyrosomes?

http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News ... -the-ocean

That's it!

Thanks ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I will be there, and bringing a "little buddy" along with me ... my girlfriend's son starts his OW class this upcoming week-end. I think it'd be a great way to introduce him to Sund Rock ... and a gaggle of really cool people ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I'll be heading to the Hideaway in September ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

One of my co-workers was catching these off his fishing boat out in the Straits. He asked me what they are. Durned if I know ... do you? http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/sheep%202112.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/sheep%202111.jpg ... Bob (Grateful...

I just spent $25K for a new car ... which is still worth less than all my scuba toys. Which is why the car sits in the driveway while the garage is for my scuba gear ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Thank each of you who posted. I miss diving horribly, and your pictures are a treat. In my trips to Barkley Sound, I was driven by two attractions: shipwrecks and six-gills. I was shut out on six-gills, but I remember the wrecks of the car carrier Vanlene and an old steamship, the HMCS Thiepvel. Th...

Optical Ocean has the Oly camera with housing on sale right now for $299 ...

https://www.opticaloceansales.com/olymp ... undle.html

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I have a camera for sale. Might be a bit more than you're looking for, but I'm offering it at a good price. It's a Sony Alpha NEX-7, with a generic housing. Comes with a dome port adapter for wide-angle photography, a spare battery and charger, and extra o-ring for the housing. I used it once, for a...

Jess, right now Megan's looking specifically for pictures of Maury Island barges. I suggested that she ask here, since it's been several years since I've dived that site.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

The Peace is a great dive op out of Ventura. We used to go diving with them every year for a while, and had a fantastic time ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Was at Barkley Sound with a few of our fellow NWDCers this past week-end. Figured I'd share some photos, both topside and below ... Puppy love ... https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/18076642_750495971797430_3113633783485540474_o.jpg?oh=0e1edb2b21d80fed526fc57c1fffd37d&oe=5987F41B King of th...

I don't really have a favorite size, it depends on the circumstances of the dive. I own HP130's, HP119's, LP95's, and HP100's. Overall I prefer the 100's, as they're relatively small and lightweight. However, they're often not enough gas unless I'm diving sidemount ... in which case I'm carrying two...

I'm looking at handheld a light for searching some tight spots for octopus and other entertaining life in the sound. What lights are you using and opinions on power? Brighter the better bro. Never heard anyone come out of the water yet complaining their light was just too darn bright...lol Bright t...

Dori and I decided to stay inland and drive to Yakima to see if we could get away from the rainy weather. We wanted to go hiking at Cowiche Canyon. Unfortunately we picked one of the five or six days a year it actually rains over there. It was gray, but dry when we got there ... but 20 minutes or so...

Dusty lights are a great investment for the recreational diver ... but they're really not designed for tech diving. Nor has Dusty ever suggested that they are. They're less expensive than tech diving can lights for a reason. Right tool for the right job ... there's more to consider than just brightn...

To make the point succinctly ... fish broilers are fine as long as everyone on the team has one. Mismatching lights ... with one buddy's light being much brighter than the other's ... isn't a good idea if you are interested in using lights for signaling and for passively keeping track of your dive b...

... and the point I'm making is that when one diver has a much brighter light than his dive buddy, the buddy's light is useless for signaling ... you won't even be able to see it over the cone of your much brighter beam. It has nothing whatsoever to do with shining in your eyes ... even if used prop...

Light management has nothing to do with the brightness of the light ... it has everything to do with discipline, and with considering the resources of the team ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Dusty light for the price is tough to beat, but not nearly as good as my Light Monkey 35w HID. ... but if all you want to do is look at stuff you don't need a light powerful enough to boil water. I once had a DM with one of those ... I wouldn't let him use it during class dives, because it was too ...

I currently own three handhelds which I use for backup lights, but that are plenty bright for overall general use ... https://www.diverightinscuba.com/1000-lumen-dive-light-18965.html - uses three C-cell batteries. Benefit is that on typical rechargeables you've got plenty of power for two or even t...

I don't see the issue here ... they're just big playful puppies ...



... Bob (Grateful Diver)