Tag Archives: vintage scuba

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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Buoyancy Control & Wetsuit Compression

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Joe Ross

I joined a vintage scuba message board a couple weeks ago so that I could contribute to a discussion about the concept of a formal vintage scuba class. Presumably, the idea would be to train divers on the safe use … Continue reading →

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Rare Blue Double Hose Aqualung Mistral

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Joe Ross

This is one of my double hose regulators. It is one of only three that I know of but I’m sure there are more like it. What makes it so unusual is that it labeled (view the gallery here to … Continue reading →

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Cool Vintage Diving Video

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Joe Ross

Anyone for diving? from Vintage D on Vimeo. This is awesome! I love seeing the way classes were handled back then. I was first certified around 1980 (YMCA) and it wasn’t that different. I remember having to recite Boyle’s Law, … Continue reading →

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Jacques Cousteau

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Joe Ross

I don’t have anything profound to say about Jacques Cousteau, since most likely, anyone who stumbles across this already has been touched by the man or his work in some deep and enduring way. As a kid growing up in … Continue reading →

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Vintage SCUBA Lake Tahoe Anyone?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Joe Ross

I’m starting to think seriously about organizing some dives for vintage nerds like me at beautiful Lake Tahoe this Summer. I am pretty sure that I can arrange a special room rate at the Tahoe Biltmore in Crystal Bay, as … Continue reading →

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Vintage Double Hose – Cool Site!

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Joe Ross

http://www.vintagedoublehose.com/index.php/component/content/article/91.html This site has a really cool listing, with pictures, of double hose regulators. I like that there is a rating system (1-5 stars) depicting the rarity of each double hose regulator they list. Among the rarest is a “blue … Continue reading →

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Double Hose Regulators Are Cool

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Joe Ross

In a sudden wave of inspiration, I just pulled one of my vintage double hose regulators out of storage and connected it to a scuba tank (single 38 cu. ft., 1800 psi). I have several of them, all of which … Continue reading →

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