About to splurge for my first BC/Regs package, looking at Mares Dragon
with either ScubaPro regs or Mares regs.  Can anyone offer me any
constructive advice.  Please bear in mind, I dive recreationally and
not in cold water.  Weight of both sets of items is a factor as I get

I sent gear for my girlfriend and me, based on a promised one-week
turnaround. After a month, they send it back with a letter from Tim
Robinson the Repair Service Manager, saying they didn't service our
brands. They have since updated their web site with acceptable brands

I bought this Stanley oversized toolbox at Lowes.  This is going to be great
for hauling and storing my scuba gear.  You can check it out at:
www.marshallkarp.com
By the way, I got Akona and DAN sent me some real nice stickers for

Just in case you need to piss or sh.t, what do you do underwater?
I mean, a gay fish may bite you in your willy if you try to piss there.
Or another gay fish may swin into your a.shole if you try to sh.t
there.

Considering a new suit by either.
Pros, cons ... ?
Alternatives for cold Souther California diving or colder Northern
California diving ?

I have not dove in a few years due to bad sinus. Used to dive with
contacts, now wear glasses. I am going to order a prescription mask for
snokeling.
I am blind with out my glasses for distance :-) But do I have to have