On Thursday, Kenn, Steve, I took a mid week day for a
UTD Stage Mini.
For technical diving, the use of deco bottle or stage bottle is a necessary skill. The UTD Stage Mini allows one to learn how to use a deco bottle in a workshop format. The day consists of lecture, equipment review, [...]
As cold water divers move from wetsuits to drysuits in the pursuit of warmth, happiness and dryness many experiences await!
As recreational divers move towards the technical path, they will have many decisions and experiences:
Okay, this is a total self promotional blog.
As scuba divers, we know that hydration is incredibly important before and during the dive day.
Lately, I’ve been bad to the environment by buying bulk packs of water from Costco. Going through 3-4 bottles a dive day is definitely not ecologically sound (or financially smart).
The alternative was [...]
Pictures from the UTD Essentials scuba diving class in Monterey, CA this past weekend.
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Sidemount diving seems like the last refuge of individualized gear. Whereas back mount cave divers have more or less adopted the hogarthian configuration, side mount set-ups are quite varied.
Even the newly off the shelf units such as the Golem Gear Armadillo and Dive Rite Nomad are constantly being modified or “improved” by their owners.
The [...]
Brian of Frog Kick Diving in the Pacific Northwest has a good article on how to mark a stage and deco bottle. In addition to the how, he also explains the whys, which is equally important for the thinking diver.
For all countries, O2 bottles are to marked with “OXYGEN,” in English. This is [...]