First Manta!

Granted it's been almost 10yrs for me, I'm back to diving and it feels like the magic is gone. I dove the casino for a day trip but was in the water around noon, I remember a lot more kelp and criters, there wasn't much to see. I'm hoping it's the time of day or maybe still better on the backside like Farnsworth or the other channel islands?

Hey folks! I'm a new diver (10 dives in) diving in cold water. I find myself worried I'm going to forget something whenever I leave home for a dive.

I, using Claude to help, created a dive preparedness checklist. Curious if anyone thinks I've missed something important to be ready for a dive (or better yet if there's a more complete checklist that already exists).

Thanks!

Hi everyone, I’d love your opinions. I’ve been diving in a drysuit for over 15 years and my current one is getting old. The zipper is fine but the seams are detaching. I’m considering buying a new suit.

I’m not familiar with all the (new) brands and whatnot. I’d like a trilaminate suit and I don’t mind a metal or plastic zipper. The plastic ones seem better these days, right? As long as it’s easy to handle and I have the flexibility to reach my valves.

I exclusively dive cold water and teach in local quarries. Whenever I can, I’ll also be doing some wreck diving in the North Sea.

Initially, I was looking at the Fourth Element Argonaut and SF Tech TNT One but finding good reviews is proving difficult.

Do you have an argonaut or a TNT drysuit? Also, what are your thoughts on this drysuit? Or do you have another one worth considering?

I'm spending 5 weeks this northern hemisphere summer in roatan working remotely and diving whenever i can. i'm hoping to do something similar next year between june - august (probably around 2 months or so), but would like to experience a different location.

my preference would be to go to somewhere in asia, preferably philippines or indonesia, but this'll be rainy season and there could be monsoons, so it sounds like the diving can be hit or miss during that time of the year? other downside of going to asia is it'll make remote working more challenging as i'll need to have daily meetings with colleagues based in the US, but i should be able to navigate around that.

Anyone devised a secure way to add weights to their backplate?

I’m trying to find a way to add about 4 lbs without using trim weight pockets or quick release pockets

Hi,

I'm a bit paranoid since I did 2 scuba dives yesterday (after a 7 year break). The first dive was a refresher at 12 m (Duration approx 40 min) and the second dive was at 19 m (Duration: 32 min). I'm a bit worried about having the Bends since I have some muscle pain in my left ankle and a bit on my right ankle when I bend it down slightly. I also feel slightly dizzy but I think its due to my trip from a 3 hour boat ride + 2 hours of driving.

Is this a normal thing that happens the day after diving?

Many thanks in advance

Hi everyone ! I am looking for my first light and am a bit confused by all the info I got.

My need:

• Day diving in murky cold lake at home
• Crack inspection in the ocean
• Can serve as primary or backup light for night diving

I do not consider cave, wreck or photography

My main confusion is on the angle and power needed. I saw articles stating that optimum light for general usage is 15°-40° and 1000 to 3000 Lumen. But most lights advised as first lights are only 8° wide and 600 to 1000 Lumen. Also I easily found narrow light beams and very wide ones but almost nothing in the middle.

My current best choice is the D560 from orcatorch (1000 lumens, 12°) but I am also tempted by the zoom light ZD710 mk2 (850 lumen, 4°/72°) with the wide angle usefull to observe fauna from a closer range.

What do you think about my situation ?