| Learning to scuba dive was one of the
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| | might just get pushed out of your mouth?
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| best decisions I have ever made. Even
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| | If you don't own an octopus with built in
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| these days, every time I go diving, the
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| | swivel at the regulator, or don't have a
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| thrill is just like the first dive.
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| | first stage swivel, you might experience
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| Along the way, many experienced divers
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| | this discomfort. One way to fix this is
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| have shared their own diving tips with
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| | to buy and fit in a regulator 2nd stage
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| me. Some other tips are gained from my
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| | ball swivel. Another way I found quite
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| own experiences - usually after a bad
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| | useful to me, is to turn the air tank
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| one. Here are some of the tips to share
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| | slightly in the clockwise direction. As
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| with you.
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| | you assemble the Buoyancy Control Device
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| When choosing a mask, it is best for you
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| | (BCD) to the compressed air tank, with
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| to try on the mask before buying. Put on
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| | the BCD facing away from you, instead of
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| the mask, and inhale through your nose.
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| | having the K-valve face directly away
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| Make sure you don't have any hair stuck
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| | from you, turn the tank clockwise by
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| at the skirt of the mask. Hold your
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| | about 30° so that the K-valve is
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| breath and see if the mask stays on and
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| | pointing slightly to the right before
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| not fall off. Check to see if air is
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| | securing the BCD to the tank. You should
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| leaking into the mask. If the mask falls
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| | be able to feel the difference.
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| off, it usually means the shape of the
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| | If you regularly do boat and shore dives,
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| mask skirt isn't suitable for your face
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| | I recommend that you get a pair of
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| shape. Try as many brands and models as
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| | booties and open heel diving fins. Having
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| possible.
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| | booties on as you enter the sea from the
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| Most new masks have a protective film on
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| | shore will protect your feet from sharp
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| the window. This can cause fogging
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| | corals and stones from cutting your feet.
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| problems during your dives if the
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| | You can walk comfortably to a certain
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| protective film isn't cleaned away.
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| | depth before putting your fins and begin
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| Before diving with a new mask, clean the
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| | your dive. On the boat, you will at least
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| window with a recommended cleaner liquid
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| | minimize your chances of slipping on the
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| or defogging liquid. If you can't get
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| | wet floor.
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| hold of one, try rubbing some clothing
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| | For open heel fins with those removable
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| powder detergent onto the window and
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| | buckles, the best way to put on your fins
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| soaking your mask in water mixed with
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| | is to slip the strap over your heels.
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| clothing powder detergent and leave it
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| | While to take them off, by slipping the
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| overnight. I've had great experiences
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| | strap under your heels and removing the
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| using this method. Cleaning your mask
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| | fins. I know this advise seems to make
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| before the first dive is very important.
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| | the buckle useless, but from my
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| I should know. I've dived at great dive
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| | experiences and many other diver's
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| sites but was so busy doing the "flood
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| | experiences, the time we most often lose
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| and clear the mask" manoeuvre to clear
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| | a fin strap or buckle is at the end of a
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| the fog that I didn't see very much, or
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| | boat dive when we take off our fins by
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| just saw lots of blurry things at best.
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| | unbuckling while in the water before
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| On my dive trips, I've also found it
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| | getting on the boat. And finding a
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| useful to bring along some clothing
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| | replacement strap or buckle while on an
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| powder detergent packed in a small pill
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| | island dive trip can be somewhat
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| container. I just clean my mask with
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| | frustratingly difficult.
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| detergent at the end of the day ready for
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| | At the end of your boat dive, when you
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| the next day's diving. Great way to keep
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| | take off your gear before climbing on to
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| my mask crystal clear all throughout my
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| | the boat, always take off your weight
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| dive vacation.
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| | belt first, then your BCD and lastly,
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| Have you ever felt the regulator in your
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| | your fins.
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| mouth seeming to be pushing your mouth to
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| | I hope you find some of these tips as
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| the left during your dives? You know, the
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| | useful to you as it has been for me.
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| feeling that if you don't bite hard
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| | Here's to wishing you a great diving
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| enough on the mouthpiece, the regulator
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| | experience on your next diving vacation.
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