By Laura MacInnis
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens,
making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on
Tuesday said.

There was a discussion a while back on wing type and back inflation types of
buoyancy compensators.  Here is something new.
Yesterday I used a wetsuit, BP/W, and 16# of lead.  The dive plan was to
swim a few hundred yards and sit on the bottom and pull weeds.  Sixteen

Getting There: About a 6-7 hour drive from the Philadelphia area
Motel: Best Western White House in Brockville exceeded our expectations,
very nice room. It is just a few minutes from downtown Brockville and
the park where the dive boats are.

Is there a minimum of equipment I can buy to get down to the bottom of our
pool which is 12 feet?  I just have this urge when swimming in the lane to
start going down when the pool depth starts to drop off.
I figure I need at least a mask, fins and weights.  Is there a minimum of

Hey all, another dumb newbie type question here...
Basically I started pricing out some scuba gear, pending the
completion of my certification, I'll likely be purchasing my own
kit...however when my instructor found out I was doing so online, his

Yesterday it seemed like a good idea to pull milfoil at a local lake.  I
swam to the swimming area with a dive flag.  At the swim area I surfaced to
cross the milfoil to begin work.  Holding the weight of the flag shaft in
one hand and the plastic line reel in the other I set ...

AquaSeal Adhesive comes in a tube and can be found at many dive shops.  You
can use it with Cotol-240 to cure faster.  Both these products will become
useless in short order without proper storage.  I'll tell you how to keep
them in useful condition and what they are useful for.

Happen to be out at a local quarry over the weekend
and it was storming....
So - we all were wondering about lightning & diving ?
Ignoring the entry/exit aspect, as then you are "exposed",

I have some vintage, meaning old, dive gear I want to get rid of.
Specifically a US Divers Sea Otter BC, a SeaPro ATPack BC with a compartment
for lead shot in lieu of a weight belt, a regulator with a US Divers
Conshelf XIV second stage and a Mares 12 III octopus, and a ...

Just returned from a week of diving with friends off Bonaire and skipped out
just before Hurricane Dean shut down most air traffic in the region.  Stayed
at Captain Don's Habitat.  Surprised to see Don is still kicking although
not really involved in Habitat except a weekly ...

had a weekend trip to a local quarry and used some Scubapro 5mm booties.
Now, a friend said to swish them out with something like simple green,
to kill anything growing in there, and then let them dry out completely.
It is taking a long time to dry out - have them propped up with a ...

Something came up between two instructors from different shops and I
wonder if anyone cares to add their opinion.
Padi 15m No Mask Swim from pool dive 4.
All the standard says is that the student must swim 15m without a mask,

While the eye of Dean is slipping slightly above them this time, it is still
wreaking destruction in Ambergris Caye and Chetumal areas with its inner and
outter bands.  This is a huge huge storm.  Even Roatan and north Honduras
are feeling it.

Got me a new anchor with 10' SS chain and 90' of new rope, and a
fishing pole. :) Oh yeah, limit of lobsters as well.
Here are some of the pictures. I am really needing a strobe.
http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g167/kr-yppy/81207dive/