Tag Archives: technical diving

Mounting a GoPro Camera to Scuba Gear

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Joe Ross

Mounting a GoPro to Scuba Gear recently got my hands on a GoPro Hero video camera. I honestly never gave GoPro much thought since I am in the media business and use a lot of high end video gear all … Continue reading →

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New Free SCUBA Classified Ad Website

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Joe Ross

I’m not sure if the world needed another free classifieds website or not, but here’s one more. I mostly created joeuw.com as a test related to another project, but now that it’s finished and live, I really like the site and … Continue reading →

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Fourth Element Halo 3D Review

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Joe Ross

Over the weekend, I taught two classes, a PADI Drysuit Specialty Course and a PADI Altitude Diving Specialty Course. Being near Lake Tahoe, both are popular courses, so I spend a lot of time in Tahoe’s frigid water. On Saturday’s … Continue reading →

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Apeks Tek 3 Review

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Joe Ross

About six months ago, I made a regulator change on my technical rig from Poseidon to Apeks. My Poseidon regs (Cyklon 300′s) are close to 25 years old, and while they’re still exceptionally good regulators, the hose routing sucks, and … Continue reading →

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Scubapro 330M Digital Gauge

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Joe Ross

I recently had a conversation with a technical diver who explained that his “backup” depth gauge and timing device was his older sport diving computer in gauge mode, but that the screen would occasionally “go dark” during a dive. A … Continue reading →

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PADI Tec40 Course, Lake Tahoe

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to push your diving to the next level, PADI Tec40 is the first step beyond recreational diving. The PADI Tec40 course offers an introduction to diving with redundant systems, double SCUBA cylinders, lift … Continue reading →

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DUI Dry Gloves, Zip Glove Review

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Joe Ross

Last week, after literally thousands of dives in drysuits, I decided to buy myself a little something for my birthday; dry gloves. Specifically, I bought DUI Zip Gloves in the standard, heavy duty (blue) version. I know DUI was/is changing … Continue reading →

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My New Apeks TEK3 Regulators!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Joe Ross

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 tie on the long hose hasn’t even been cut yet. I have been planning to … Continue reading →

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OMS BC117-K 94lb Lift BCD/Wing Review

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Joe Ross

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 forums, but I do haunt them from time to time, or read a thread or … Continue reading →

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Edmund Fitzgerald: Most Famous of Great Lakes Shipwrecks

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Joe Ross

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 every time I see something about the Edmund Fitzgerald, I perk up a bit. I … Continue reading →

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