Im just wondering if there are a lot of divers here. Go and try to visit Philippines, we have a lot of good dive sites. (maybe I should find a 'dive forum', but sorry to tell, I LOVE THIS SITE!!!) more power!!

[madmic]

I'm a diver.... of both oceans lol - are you offering to pay for my flights to the Philippines???? lol - actually its on my list of places to dive but dont think I'll ever have enough green to afford it

haha im offering my mask, snorkel, bootie, and fins so you can swim going here. lol people abroad wanna go here to dive, then people here wanna go somewhere else. what certification are you holding? at least i know there is a diver browsing this forum. hehe

[sherlockx]

Well here's another diver, not been out as far as your way (yet) but have dived a fair bit around Indonesia.

Mainly dive around the UK, and before you ask Instructor qualifications, PADI, SAA, mixed gas qualifications & have tried the lot from Hard Hat to closed circuit rebreather.

woah! you must have a thousand logged dive. ok sherlock, i have a question in my mind that i didnt even bother to look for an answer but since you're there i hope you can answer this. im just curious, when the rebreather is out of your mouth and put it back, how do you clear it?

[sherlockx]

Well dale the simple answer is there is a way of purging it ,easiest is to hold the mouthpiece so it free flows, remember that there are always 2 cylinders inside every rebreather, one oxygen and the other air or inert gas. You can normally take a feed off this second one for suit buoyancy, but can also use a separate cylinder.

All that happens with a rebreather is that you are exhaling through soda lime to scrub the breathing mix of co2, and the o2 content is replenished (depending on what partial pressure is best for whatever depth you are).

in theory the top of the range sets can give you a duration of 32 hours underwater (phibian)

not recommended unless you have a heated suit

ahh i see. sounds very interesting but complicated. =) well, with proper equipments, proper traning, and a good physical and mental condition this will be a little bit easier i guess. thanks bro, i hope i can find lucks to expand my knowledge and skills regarding diving. =)

[sherlockx]

Just enjoy yourself Dale,you have some wonderful waters out there. Rebreathers are very expensive to buy & run & have limited application for the normal diver who just wishes to enjoy the underwater world.

Another diver reporting. About 20% recreational and 80% technical.

Mainly dive around SE Asia. Been using some of the "available" deco programme provided in this forum.

Swedish certified diver for CMAS here, don't dive to much now tho :p

Another diver here.
Dived at Mexico (cavedives) & Honduras.
Going to Thailand next week.
Hin Daeng is my final target.

[Shdwknt]

New diver here.. got my Naui Rec diver in May.. have only 7 dives under my belt.. been doing 1 dive a week for the past 3 weeks and have 2 more scheduled this year.. Hard to do in michigan after fall

[bloop]

Padi rescue diver here working on dive master. Around 400 dive hours in total. Also dive nitrox. Looking forward to try a rebreather.