Search found 1023 matches
- Mon Dec 25, 2017 8:54 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Dry Suit Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3315
Re: Dry Suit Question
Aluminum tank? Go to steel and lose about 6# with no other penalty. FWIW, you simply have to figure out what specific part of the kit is contributing to your buoyancy, then see if you are willing to deal with the expense and trouble of switching. Like, going from a Ranger > Back Plate/Wing likely wo...
- Wed Nov 22, 2017 6:43 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Switched over to drysuit finally!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4238
Re: Switched over to drysuit finally!
I'm one of the (rare?) people that don't bother to equalize gloves. Hands are pretty bony. Unless you push things to serious depths the squeeze is not a bother. If you do equalize (some kind of tube), when you put your hands up, the gloves fill up. When you put them down (normal position) the air al...
- Wed Nov 22, 2017 10:28 am
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
- Replies: 5394
- Views: 926606
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
That's certainly a different set of pix from you. Pretty cool. I've only done one day of cenote diving.
Outer ear infection is a bummer. Multiple dives in warm water can do that if you don't take precautions.
Outer ear infection is a bummer. Multiple dives in warm water can do that if you don't take precautions.
- Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:12 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Lost gear alert
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2329
Re: Lost gear alert
Check with the MAST center also.
- Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:52 am
- Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
- Topic: Komodo
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5256
Re: Komodo
Fantastic! Did you take a drone for the aerial shots?
- Fri Oct 13, 2017 8:40 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: looking for drysuit advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2372
Re: looking for drysuit advice
Yes, one might. It's a Bare, probably less than 200 dives, maybe only 100. Fit is everything, well after not being a leaky piece of junk. You are welcome to check it out. If it fits you can take it for a test dive. Minimally you'll have more information going forward. I live in the north end, about ...
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:52 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: looking for drysuit advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2372
Re: looking for drysuit advice
I have 3 suits I got from friends that quit diving to sell. All in fine shape, zippers good, seals in 2 are all brand new, all different sizes. So.....what size are you?
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:00 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: air consumption curiosity
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4516
Re: air consumption curiosity
I can't answer wetsuit > drysuit for sure, too many variables, but suffice to say if you are freezing in a wetsuit, and warm in a drysuit your air consumption will probably be way better in the drysuit. If you aren't comfortable, the dive can be miserable. But, you can freeze in a drysuit too. I've ...
- Fri Sep 29, 2017 9:38 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Staying warm on a budget
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4129
Re: Staying warm on a budget
Go for the Weezle, they are excellent. This is from someone that has been wearing the 4thElement Arctic for years.
- Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:24 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Deception Pass 8.30
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2288
Re: Deception Pass 8.30
Nice video. Interesting ending.
- Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:11 pm
- Forum: Dive Site Listings
- Topic: Diving Hawaii Big Island
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9131
Re: Diving Hawaii Big Island
There are not a whole lot of nudis in HI, at least not easy to find. If you don't mind paying for a boat trip Kona Dive Company is excellent with critter finding and ID. Kerry Key, owner, is particularly good with nudis.
- Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:11 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Alternative uses for drysuit undergarments
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1962
Re: Alternative uses for drysuit undergarments
I use my old fleece a lot in the winter. It's warm and easy to get in and out of. We keep the house fairly cool that time of year. But, can't say how I'd react to see a stranger wearing it.
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:41 am
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: O2 fills?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1895
Re: O2 fills?
Didn't know that.
- Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:19 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: O2 fills?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1895
Re: O2 fills?
Only UWS Aurora has hydro. All other hydros get sent to Fire King. Shops don't make much on a hydro so you aren't doing them much disservice if you take it there yourself. They make their profit on the VIP after (which is technically unnecessary as a VIP is done with the hydro at a decent shop, whic...
- Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:12 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Dive Vehicles
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4599
Re: Dive Vehicles
Scubaroo Outback or Forester.
- Sat Jul 15, 2017 1:09 pm
- Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
- Topic: Best dive camera less than $500?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3135
Re: Best dive camera less than $500?
Have a similar setup, Oly EPL1. You need a strobe to get the best out of it.
- Mon Jul 03, 2017 3:32 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Skyline, Critter ID
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1412
Re: Skyline, Critter ID
I received a response from Andy Lamb. The colorful 'flea' is [Thorlakson's short rostrum amphipod Thorlaksonius brevirostris -- which is not in the hard copy of our book. However, it has been added to our online product. The book is now 12 years old and in the interim, we have added over 100 species...
- Mon Jul 03, 2017 9:58 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Skyline, Critter ID
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1412
Re: Skyline, Critter ID
Hoping for an ID, I get an education. Fantastic! You are the best.
I assumed they were using the 'sponge' opportunistically, not making it.
I assumed they were using the 'sponge' opportunistically, not making it.
- Mon Jul 03, 2017 7:26 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 638389
Re: Viz Reports Thread
Skyline, probably a very foggy 10'. Worst I've seen in some time at a site that does not get good viz.
- Sun Jul 02, 2017 9:48 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Skyline, Critter ID
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1412
Skyline, Critter ID
Did a dive at Skyline today. Lousy viz but decent critter action. Found a shrimp like critter I've never seen, about 1/2 inch. Could not ID in the big [Crabs and Shrimps of the Pacific Coast] book by Greg Jensen. Also found a dark gray sponge (I think) about the size of a tennis ball, with small cra...
- Sat May 27, 2017 7:41 am
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Keystone at ebb tide
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1574
Re: Keystone at ebb tide
Hopefully you mean reading current tables. Tide tables are an indication of the current but you really want to read current tables most of the time. For some sites like Keystone and Cove 2 some of the data provided by the tide is also useful as YellowEye pointed out.
- Sat May 13, 2017 8:04 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Dry glove system on neoprene wrist seals?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2509
Re: Dry glove system on neoprene wrist seals?
If the neo seal is 3mm or thinner and flexible you can use an OS system on it. The way the Kubi is 'normally' used is pretty similar to the OS, just a bit more elegant. You need to turn the sleeve inside out, position the cuff ring inside, apply a strong O-ring to the groove, then turn it back outsi...
- Thu May 11, 2017 12:08 pm
- Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
- Topic: Olympus TG-4 initial impressions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2956
Re: Olympus TG-4 initial impressions
Some molded housing can end up with a ridge/imperfection in the O-ring channel. Check it very carefully. If found remove with some superfine W&D sandpaper > 1000>2000. Old Canon housings were infamous for this. The current crop of Oly PEN housings are vastly superior to earlier models. Don't kno...
- Tue May 09, 2017 8:18 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: BCD storage, no air, some air? full?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1838
Re: BCD storage, no air, some air? full?
Same inflator I've gone to. Easy to overhaul with the special tool. I always carry a spare in my kit.
- Mon May 08, 2017 2:51 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: BCD storage, no air, some air? full?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1838
Re: BCD storage, no air, some air? full?
Good rinsing is probably more critical than state of inflation. FWIW my wife has a Zeagle, used extensively for NW diving for ~5 years. Then retired to tropical use for the next 10 years so it gets used well for 1-2 weeks every year or 2. Inside is always fresh water rinsed. At the end of use is it ...