This past Sunday, first hand reports and the swell models kept us home. On Monday, MAV was visiting Monterey for the first time so we scheduled to dive together. I crossed my fingers as the Monday and Tuesday swell reports where not spectacular. They were a significant improvement over the weekend though. Monday, June 22nd. [...]
While Internet forums are filled with discussions on DIR/UTD equipment configuration, I typically ignore most of the banter. Often times, these threads end up as nit picks on fine details, but miss the overall goal and value of DIR. However, the best discussions are typically improvements or recommendations that enhance the way we dive. Based [...]
reposting our intro-to-cave / basic cave class report from 2006 We’re back from another great trip from Mexico. It just keeps getting better and better. Well, except for the multitude of mosquitos this time of year. Day 1: Cenote Car Wash Spent the first day getting sorted out, and are we glad we did. 7mm [...]
There’s a lot of variation on how people route their hoses on sidemount tanks. The basic method I learned from Steve Bogaerts for use with his Razor side mount harness is very simple, streamlined, and similar to the Hogarthian hose routing for backmount divers. Left Tank contains: Regulator on short hose and necklace – routed [...]