For all you DIR afficienados .... http://www.scubatoys.com/store/joelarry/dir.asp
(hey, I like much of the DIR philosophy, but this is a fun commentary, IMHO)
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- Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:01 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: DIR - (tongue-in-cheek)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3228
- Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:28 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Found: HMS Ontario
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1092
Re: Found: HMS Ontario
Yeah, thanks.... just saw that myself. Tried to delete my post but can't when someone has replied to it.Nailer99 wrote:... someone beat you to the punch ...
- Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:22 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Found: HMS Ontario
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1092
Found: HMS Ontario
Thought I'd share the news of an apparently intact British warship from the American Revolution (circa Oct 1780) in Lake Ontario.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080613/ap_ ... reck_found
A bit deep, though.
Too bad the zebra mussels have gotten to it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080613/ap_ ... reck_found
A bit deep, though.
Too bad the zebra mussels have gotten to it.
- Wed May 28, 2008 9:11 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Permanent Dive Buddy
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4256
Re: Permanent Dive Buddy
That's absolutely fantastic! ...... Sincerely wishing you all the happiness that life can bring!Maverick wrote:I asked Cuppie to Marry Me over the weekend and she said YES.
- Thu May 22, 2008 1:48 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Travel gear bag
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3501
Re: Travel gear bag
Good point!! ... and for one time I had a bag really lost, for the claim, the airline wanted receipts for everything I had in it ... (I'm talking just regular clothes!!!!) So I said (politely and calmly) to the baggage counter attendant, that it is unreasonable to expect anyone to keep receipts for ...
- Thu May 22, 2008 1:25 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Travel gear bag
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3501
Re: Travel gear bag
... Scuba bags say "SCUBA GEAR!" on them, and they tend to be expensive. I'd go with a Costco or REI special. ... We have bought wheeled duffle bags at Costco. They have a bunch of compartments, are very light when empty, collapse so that they don't use much space in a hotel room, and do ...
- Wed May 21, 2008 1:44 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: UK Light Canon bezel - hard to remove
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1870
Re: UK Light Canon bezel - hard to remove
... the bezel, or lens part that has to be removed to change out the batteries, takes a huge amount of force to unscrew it. Last time I put a pile of masking tape around the lens and used an oil filter wrench to budge it. Thing is, I am not screwing it down tight, .... ... the light was never put i...
- Sun May 18, 2008 2:58 pm
- Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
- Topic: Is there a better way to deal with the cold?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1942
Re: Is there a better way to deal with the cold?
...I don't mind getting frightfully cold - so long as by the next day there are no ill effects.. seattlethought - Good advice above, but I'd like to share my thoughts FWIW ... I think you're right to be concerned - beyond just the discomfort of being cold... with loss of body heat (as you learned i...
- Fri May 16, 2008 11:23 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: BP Setup & Hog Adjust
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1103
BP Setup & Hog Adjust
\:D/ Got my brand new, shiny BP & STA in the mail yesterday - and now I've been looking at online tips & instructions for adjusting the Hog harness on my BP (a first-time for me). :book: I've looked at a number of sites that have what sounds like pretty decent instructions, including the fol...
- Tue May 13, 2008 10:46 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Friends, Romans, Countrymen ...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1025
Friends, Romans, Countrymen ...
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_ ... aesar_bust
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_ ... aesar_bust
- Sun May 11, 2008 11:56 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Wing Selection
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2329
Re: Wing Selection
"Thank you" to all for your thoughts and advice!
I think I'm solidly going in the right direction now.
Happy Diving!!
I think I'm solidly going in the right direction now.
Happy Diving!!
- Sat May 10, 2008 12:39 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Wing Selection
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2329
Re: Wing Selection
Got it! Thanks. That is a good discussion, esp for the decisions regarding equip & travel.Ken G wrote:There is some really good info on this thread you might want to check out http://www.nwdiveclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4289
- Sat May 10, 2008 12:36 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Wing Selection
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2329
Re: Wing Selection
Well, since you're going to be using a weighted STA I'd say that narrows down your wing choices to those designed for use with an STA. Of those, my preference would be either the Halcyon Eclipse of the Oxycheq Mach V. If it were me, I'd go with the Oxycheq. I like the slim design better, and it's l...
- Fri May 09, 2008 4:10 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Wing Selection
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2329
Re: Wing Selection
I'm not sure what plate you have but 10# is unusually heavy. My knockoff SS plate is about 5-6lbs. I'm guessing that's plate+sta. My plate+sta combo is a hair over 10.5 pounds. -Ben Both right ... the BP alone is around 5 but I added in the weight of the STA: I ordered a Hammerhead & they state...
- Fri May 09, 2008 12:53 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Wing Selection
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2329
Wing Selection
:smt024 Looking for some help …. couldn't find a discussion on this, so I need to start one to get smarter ... I'm changing to a BP & wing. While the SS BP & STA is making its way to me on a big brown UPS plane, I find I'm faced with too many choices for a wing….. Looking for some advice. I ...
- Sun May 04, 2008 11:41 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Grey Market Equip Problems?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2524
Grey Market Equip Problems?
:smt024 While cruising around looking at what mfgs have for equipment this year, I came across this on the Aqualung web site that sends a broadside into Leisure Pro. http://www.aqualung.com/us/content/view/265/ I'm wondering ... - Have you ever had any issues with "grey market" goods / equ...
- Fri May 02, 2008 3:28 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Growing Atlantic & Pacific Low Oxygen Zones
- Replies: 0
- Views: 726
Growing Atlantic & Pacific Low Oxygen Zones
This caught my eye today - thought I'd share it: a USA Today story about growing low-O2 zones in the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans, threatening sea life. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2008-05-01-ocean-oxygen_N.htm?csp=34 (one of these days I'll figure out how to do one of tho...
- Thu May 01, 2008 12:10 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Discontinued DUI drysuit model
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1173
Re: Discontinued DUI drysuit model
Not necessarily "discontinued."
Look at the DUI web site: http://www.dui-online.com/dry_rs.htm
DUI vulcanized rubber drysuits are marketed for commercial use in contaminated water.
Look at the DUI web site: http://www.dui-online.com/dry_rs.htm
DUI vulcanized rubber drysuits are marketed for commercial use in contaminated water.
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:10 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Underwater features - placing them legally or not?
- Replies: 123
- Views: 22768
Re: Underwater features - placing them legally or not?
:smt024 Folks, I realise I'm coming into this discussion late, but I feel compelled to add my own 2 psi... I dive for the pristine areas, for self-discovery, the same as I hike in the back trails of the Olympics: to see nature - no neon, no billboards, no "art," no signs of mankind except ...
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:39 pm
- Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
- Topic: Dive videos
- Replies: 0
- Views: 936
Dive videos
Assorted dive videos at http://www.divefilm.com/
Short videos about fish, wrecks, ice dives, etc. Some good ones & some yawners. Worth a look, I think.
Short videos about fish, wrecks, ice dives, etc. Some good ones & some yawners. Worth a look, I think.
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:29 pm
- Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
- Topic: Maldive Panoramas
- Replies: 0
- Views: 922
Maldive Panoramas
360 Degree panoramas are at: http://www.refocus.de/work/underwater/
You can select from Quicktime, Shockwave, and full screen Java viewers.
You can then pan not only 360 degrees around, but 360 deg up and down as well - pretty cool!
You can select from Quicktime, Shockwave, and full screen Java viewers.
You can then pan not only 360 degrees around, but 360 deg up and down as well - pretty cool!
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:07 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: FOUR YEARS LATER....
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2020
Re: FOUR YEARS LATER....
Congrats!
Looks really good! ... bay windows, fireplace, .... when's the party?
Looks really good! ... bay windows, fireplace, .... when's the party?
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:15 pm
- Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
- Topic: Another dive job
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2276
Re:
As this is under the "diving education" portion of this forum, I'd like to ask what this sort of job looks like. What exactly is the procedure to resurrect a boat having been recently forced underwater by the elements? Do you complete the task with a team, or is it a one man job? (please ...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:10 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: MARCH 28th Snow!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2024
Re: MARCH 28th Snow!!
Had it in Bremerton too. .... crazy! Just flurries, though.
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:14 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Valerie's Dive Flag
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1473
Re: Valerie's Dive Flag
Seems like you could modify your dry glove system and get that thing all nice and cozy like inside the suit. Or just wrap it up in a plastic bag? :dontknow: ...... That with a little Nitrox and you've got yourself a little hyperbaric oxygen treatment going... ought to cut down the time to heal to a...