Has anyone tried putting those chemical heat packs inside their drysuit for
warmth?  It's a little cold at the moment...

I've finally decided that it's time to put my old Oceanic regs out to
pasture so I'm now looking to replace them with two sets of Apeks regs. As
I'll be running them on a twinset, I've kinda settled on the DS4 first
stages rather than the flashier DST with its lovely 'point of ...

Diver Magazine's website is claiming that Portland Port Authority
has applied for planning permission to build a number of wind
turbines in the harbour at Portland. These turbines are in addition
to the two units on the ends of the breakwater for which permission

Snorkellers have some unusual pets!
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040212/80/elv7z.html

I have a Suunto Vyper which is four months old and has been in the
water 5 times. Using the simulator mode to get to know it the other
night, I noticed that whenever the backlight is on there is a
constant, high-pitched beep/whine coming from the computer as well (I

My name is Andreas and I am from Salzburg, Austria.
I will spend my summer vacation (first two weeks of august)  near Bodmin,
Cornwall.
As I want to go scuba diving in the area I ask you for some hints about

I am about to start diving in the uk,my previous diving and training
(currently PADI Rescue)has always been in warmer climates.From what i have
read in various groups and articles there appears to be additional equipment
that is considered the norm for a UK diver.

The NG programme on the Britannic exped is being shown on Sunday 15th Feb at
2000hrs on the National Geographic channel for all those interested.
Angus

The air from one of my tanks tastes horrible if stored in the tank for a few
days. Any suggestions for cause and cure?

A group of us (6) are having a family holiday in Oz in Aug / Sep & plan
to do a few days diving somewhere between Brisbane & Port Douglas.
I'd appreciate any recommendations of where is best to dive. I have
heard that Fraser Island is better that the G B Reef. Any comments?

OK,
I don't know who's going to be first to laugh.
I'm (at the very beginning of) looking at the possibility
of a CCR. (Cue "I told you so's" etc...)

I have several first stages all of which seem to have two different sized
holes for hp and lp. Are these holes standardised across all (or at least
most) first stages? What is the more correct size definition - are they
metric or imperial?

Just got back from a week on the MV Orchid on the stormy waters of the Red
Sea (aka the North Sea - Sharm region).  Bumped (bit hard not to in those
waves) into Huw Porter and a few pals.
A book about DIR and its principles mysteriously manifeted itself before my

If any of the regulars want invites onto the new Google phenomenon Orkut
mail me and I'll get you one. If you're not enough of a computer geek to
know what Orkut is (ie you haven't been reading Slashdot or the Register
lately and missed it), you probably don't want an invite.

Right.
What should i go for? Extreme or Compact for use with a membrane drysuit?
Suspect the Extreme - but at an equiv of 400gr thinsulate would it be too
warm for summer uk use?