Northwest Dive Club

I have never dove deep air, I am currently working on my instructor before i move over to tec. I do have an instructor though that teaches Narcosis Managment, and he also dive deep air often to the depths of 214" and hasnt run into any issues. Part of his Narcosis Managment course is going dow...

Oh, and btw, there is no need for anybody to do the flooded dry suit test. I have already done it. . BUT! In the name of SCIENCE! I kind of want to completely flood my suit on hot days anyways. While diving with the Cove 2 GUE guys, my suit filled to my shins and that was surprisingly okay. Well, e...

If you blow out a neck seal in the water you will very quickly want enough lift to hold you up without much suit buoyancy. 30lbs can be enough if you are lightly weighted or have enough detachable lead. My halcyon wings are supposedly 40lbs but I think that's a bit of a lie. They don't seem that bi...

5) it won't make people like you more or less, or be more or less inclined to dive with you. If it feels like that is the case, then get out and dive with more people. The diver makes the diver, not the gear. : I second this. ONLY reasons I switched from my old BCD is for using a scooter and reduce...

Golem gear is worth trying out as well. I had my gear setting up for 2 years, sometimes in heat, and the gear performed good beside a leaky inflator that hadn't been serviced since I bought it new back in 2009 or 2010. That speaks to me the quality behind Golem gear.

I just wanted to quickly say, great post Bob! I got into this sport not for my ego or to be a badass. I want to explore the seas and swim with the fish. I think all of us start scuba for more than one reason and one we can all enjoy is the joy of swimming. So why not share these common interests and...

32 pounds of lift is fine for Puget Sound, assuming that you aren't huge and using a neoprene dry suit. . I just wanted to say that I own a 35lb golem std setup and find the extra 3 lbs to be unnecessary and at times a tad bit frustrating. Sometimes I wished it were 30lbs of lift. Most of the time ...

I'd say it looks pretty good. The viz was amazing too! What was it? 30 ft? 40 ft?

Coulda guessed Louisiana just by the dudes duds. Fairly sure I used to own one of those shirts.

I'm curious about the low light performance and if the gopro higher frame rate helps. Did you shoot in the sj4000 stabilizer mode Norris?

So cool! I've been eyeing these. I'm very curious to see how worthy they'd be to this task! I've been dreaming about modifying one for U/W photography. Did you figure out a way to mount a good light? I'd be up for such a meet-and-greet! :) I have some ideas for real lights, but need to get a better...

So I'm curious if anyone has personally reviewed this, or know of someone who has. The many features and being upgradable plus the price is a selling factor for me. Maybe some news on it? I've already completed an extensive search on this product and want to know if anyone on this board has experien...

Just a quick post. I dove with the cove 2 wednesday guys after receiving my weezle extreme. Had to do a weight check and all of that since this was my first dive in about 2-3 years. Had some complications, my suit pretty much flooded. Thankfully I stayed warm, the entire time I was pretty much compr...

Oh, and if someone has a spare dive computer, I would greatly appreciate it. Mine just crapped out on me.

I will be attending all but, may only just tweak my gear or bs. Need to fix my weighting and backplate shoulder harnes length.

Thanks, Thanks, Thanks Photo Doctors! Desiccant and/or the cooler: That makes sense and I didn't see or think of it. (The air temp yesterday was 20°F warmer than the water temp.) I did try some closer pictures (see attached), but that didn't work either ... likely because of the fog problem. As for...

No expert, but did you use a desiccant in the housing for fogging? These appear to be either fogged up, or out of focus.

I used to shoot below water with a g11 and single strobe setup, now I shoot above water with a Nikon DSLR. As Inflex mentioned, moving from dslr to point and shoot will drive you insane. I hate shooting in full auto now, even on my DSLR. The difference between a point and shoot in the PNW, and a man...

Basically any panasonic based 18650 is nice, so long as it's protected. Don't trust anything with fire in the name. Those are either death traps or severely over-rated. Here, this one. http://www.amazon.com/3400mAh-PROTECTED-Orbtronic-Rechargeable-Battery/dp/B00ANX46H2/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF...

Can you use vinyl, but turn the cuff inward so you have vinyl on both sides?

Another vote for Weezle from Rawlings. I have both the extreme and the plus in fullsuits as well as a 2-piece. The extreme is what I use the most but I do get cold easily. I want to use the plus but it's literally too thick. The kind people at Weezle told me to put it in the dryer with some tennis ...

Can someone do me a huge favor and hit Curtis in the head with a lead weight while he is in the water. I don't want him to forget about me. I'll let him tell the story. Glad to know you are back and finally gonna get wet again Amigo! Geez, I still have a huge scar from the last 2 pounder you mauled...

Can someone do me a huge favor and hit Curtis in the head with a lead weight while he is in the water. I don't want him to forget about me. I'll let him tell the story. Glad to know you are back and finally gonna get wet again Amigo! Geez, I still have a huge scar from the last 2 pounder you mauled...

Can someone do me a huge favor and hit Curtis in the head with a lead weight while he is in the water. I don't want him to forget about me. I'll let him tell the story. Glad to know you are back and finally gonna get wet again Amigo! Geez, I still have a huge scar from the last 2 pounder you mauled...

I have used Don Peterson for reg service for about the past 8 yrs. He's fixed everything I broke and done my not so annual annuals too. He does great work, documents everything he does, and charges a reasonable price. Waayy easier than trying to get parts yourself or any of that shenanigans. Don so...