Dive Rite 12 lb QR Weight Pockets – Review
Dive Rite 12 lb QR Weight Pocket System Probably the only thing in diving that’s less elegant than weight pockets are lead weights themselves. However,…
SCUBA Diver’s Body Recovered in Lake Tahoe After Almost 20 Years
[wp_geo_map] http://www.rgj.com/article/20110801/NEWS/110801045/Sheriff-Body-found-Lake-Tahoe-could-from-1990s-accident If there’s one dive in Lake Tahoe that required solid buoyancy skills, the Rubicon Wall is that dive. A diver’s body was…
View More SCUBA Diver’s Body Recovered in Lake Tahoe After Almost 20 YearsMy New Apeks TEK3 Regulators!
These are my new Apeks Tek3 regulators fresh from the dive shop on the front seat of my truck! They’ve been tuned but the zip…
View More My New Apeks TEK3 Regulators!OMS BC117-K 94lb Lift BCD/Wing Review
I have been using the OMS BC117, 94 pound-lift BCD (wing) for technical diving for quite some time. I’m not very active in tech diving…
View More OMS BC117-K 94lb Lift BCD/Wing ReviewEdmund Fitzgerald: Most Famous of Great Lakes Shipwrecks
http://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/edmund-fitzgerald-36/ I remember hearing the Gordon Lightfoot song when I was about ten or eleven years old. It’s kind of burned into my memory so…
View More Edmund Fitzgerald: Most Famous of Great Lakes ShipwrecksSCUBA Regulators: DIN vs. Yoke?
The subject comes up in every class we teach, at dive sites and on boats. That is, which regulator to tank fitting should I choose?…
View More SCUBA Regulators: DIN vs. Yoke?Altitude Specialty Diver Course: Lake Tahoe
Now that Summer’s finally here, I’ve been doing a lot of teaching, which I love. Even better, I am generally able to adjust my schedule…
View More Altitude Specialty Diver Course: Lake TahoeDive Planning: What Happens When One Member of a Dive Team Fails
“Plan your dive. Dive your plan.” How many times have your hear that one? It’s especially important when dives take on complexity, and is down…
View More Dive Planning: What Happens When One Member of a Dive Team FailsMore Gold From the Atocha
Story: http://news.yahoo.com/florida-divers-treasure-famed-wreck-151015129.html If there’s one thing that I believe all divers have in common it’s that somewhere deep in the recesses of our subconscious minds, there’s a…
View More More Gold From the AtochaHappy Independence Day from JoeScuba
It’s the fourth of July, and I want to wish everyone, especially my fellow divers, a happy and safe Independence Day. It’s a day for…
View More Happy Independence Day from JoeScubaSierra Diving Center – Monterey, CA Fun Dive: July 30
On July 30th (2011), I’ll be leading the Sierra Diving Center Fun Dive. Everyone’s welcome. We’ll meet at the Breakwater at 7am. I’ll post more…
View More Sierra Diving Center – Monterey, CA Fun Dive: July 30Diving with Dolphins (in Case Diving with Pilot Whales isn’t Exciting Enough)
Dolphins! The Pilot Whale experience was truly rare, but if ever there is a place divers have a good shot at diving with dolphins, Kona…
View More Diving with Dolphins (in Case Diving with Pilot Whales isn’t Exciting Enough)Pilot Whales: Kona Diving at it’s Best!
I’ve been spouting off for the last few months about December’s planned dive trip to Kona. This is just one of the great things about…
View More Pilot Whales: Kona Diving at it’s Best!SCUBA Diving Top 10: How to Achieve Neutral Buoyancy
Of all the issues I encounter as a dive instructor, one stands out above them all. It is widely known that perfecting buoyancy control adds…
View More SCUBA Diving Top 10: How to Achieve Neutral BuoyancyLearn to Dive in Reno
Summer is finally here and if you’ve ever considered learning to SCUBA dive, now is the time to do it. If you live in or…
View More Learn to Dive in RenoJoin JoeScuba
When I originally created the JoeScuba blog, I had several informal goals. First, managing a blog is a fun way to stay connected between dive…
View More Join JoeScubaResort Operator’s Opinion on Buoyancy Control
In an earlier post, I mentioned that most, if not all, dive boat operators would support and encourage any diver wishing to perform an adequate…
View More Resort Operator’s Opinion on Buoyancy ControlFourth Element 5mm Dive Gloves Review
For a long time, I have been complaining about my dive gloves. For starters, I wore holes in the fingertips of my old Deep See…
View More Fourth Element 5mm Dive Gloves ReviewChoosing a Dive Computer vs. Decompression Computer
Choosing a dive computer in some ways is a pretty straight-forward process. You decide on a budget and go for it, because most of them…
View More Choosing a Dive Computer vs. Decompression Computer
Hurricane Bay Lake Tahoe – Dive Site
Anyone who dives Lake Tahoe knows that it is spectacular in terms of surroundings, clear water and fairly good access to most dive sites. We,…
View More Hurricane Bay Lake Tahoe – Dive SiteTry SCUBA Diving with a PADI Discover SCUBA Diving Experience
If there’s one thing divers know that our land-locked friends and neighbors don’t, it’s that the world looks a whole lot different after you’ve experienced…
View More Try SCUBA Diving with a PADI Discover SCUBA Diving ExperienceSCUBA Diving Neutral Buoyancy – It’s a Zen Thing
Photo source: http://www.diversinc.com Of all the skills a diver learns, achieving neutral buoyancy stands out in terms of safety and enjoyment of the sport, and…
View More SCUBA Diving Neutral Buoyancy – It’s a Zen ThingAqualung Black Diamond BCD Review
I had a chance to get in the water with the new version of the Aqualung Black Diamond BCD. I’ve mentioned elsewhere here, that I…
View More Aqualung Black Diamond BCD ReviewSubGear XP10 Mac OS X Compatible?
(Update: As of July 2013, I no longer use or recommend the SubGear XP10 dive computer. I’ve had reliability issues as well as frustrations with…
View More SubGear XP10 Mac OS X Compatible?While I’m on the Subject of Strange Sightings Underwater…
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View More While I’m on the Subject of Strange Sightings Underwater…