Northwest Dive Club

especially an instructor who wears it because that's what his shop sells, rather than that's what he'd prefer to be diving in. Disclaimer and additional info...I do teach for NWSD and they do sell Diving Concepts. They actually picked them up not too long ago and I was thrilled when they did as I'v...

I was told that the Laminate was more durable than the neoprene...it feels more durable....did I get that wrong? Traditionally, tri-lams are more durable than neoprene. Crushed neoprene drysuits are pretty durable, more durable than regular neoprene drysuits. My personal experience, having put seve...

Welcome Tom! Glad you decided to try the diving here. While I do like taking dive vacations to warmer water destinations, I think the diving here in Puget Sound is amazing and I'm always ready to come home and get back in the water here. As far as drysuits go...I'm on my 3rd drysuit now, which is a ...

BDub - do you know exactly what model the guy was using who had trouble with it when the DM came up to him? Doug- I don't know for sure. I think it was the SS1 (red in color, which I believe the Atomics is), but it could've been a Scubapro Air2. I'm honestly not sure though and I'm purely going off...

Sounds like a good plan Sounder!

I'm really leaning toward a conventional set-up but I just think the in-line system is really worth consideration I agree. In fact, I think all configurations should be considered before making a purchase. It's very convenient until the emergency (but that's when it has to count) That statement say...

My first priority though would be practice - I like to know all the in's and out's of my gear no matter what it's for. Practice is certainly important. also like having that air source right next to my mouth From the quote you copied in your original post, there are other options that allow your ba...

Sounder- I'm not a fan of them, but it is also matter of personal preference. If you do decide to use this configuration, make sure you practice practice practice, just like any other piece of gear or skill, for the reasons mentioned in your quote. I had an Advanced Diver student who had this type o...

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.

Looking forward to diving with you!

Brian

Hey everyone, my name is Brian and I forgot how I stumbled onto this site, but I'm glad I've found yet another place to hangout. I've been diving for about 6 years now. I was originally certified in a crash course in Cozumel (won't go into the details of that, as it horrifies me now that I know what...