A while back, I mentioned National Geographic Adventure Paper.

After some more use, and more submergings, I have additional information to add.

At least with my HP ink, over time, the red starts to bleed and fade, and blue starts to show through onto the other side of the paper.

Underwater cameras need to have the viewfinder on top rather than on the back. I think that will make setting up shots much easier since divers should be horizontal when they're kicking around: having the viewfinder on the back makes people want to get vertical, and it's hard to get "low down" shots, particularly shots near fragile coral heads ( Read more... )

My digital camera recently ceased to function properly. * Unfortunately, it did so right before my trip to Cancun (I leave on Monday). Amazon had a 6 MP camera with waterproof housing on sale for $108. I figured I'd take a chance on it for my vacation. It arrived yesterday. I sent it back this morning. Read on for my thoughts on the Intova IC- ( Read more... )

Today, I bought a pack of National Geographic "Adventure Paper" from Great Outdoor Provision Co.  Print on it using your inkjet printer, and you've got a waterproof printout.  It only works in inkjet printers, no laser printers.  They intended it to be used for printing maps, but I can see all kinds of other uses.

I printed out a copy of my nitrox ( Read more... )

A "Magic Eraser" is really good at erasing a dive slate without sanding and without Soft Scrub.  Just wet the magic eraser sponge (I'm using the el-cheapo Harris Teeter brand) and then rub the slate.  You don't even need to rub hard.  It'll take off pencil and Sharpie.

No need to have soft scrub and brillo pads with you, anymore.  Now, you just need ( Read more... )

Tested the dive computer housing in the pond this weekend.  It leaked.  It was fine for two weeks submerged in a bucket at my house, but it didn't survive 2.5 feet in the pond for maybe 45 minutes attached to a swim suit ( Read more... )

I rode to the beach this week with my brother, niece, and her friend in a station wagon tied to the underside of a kayak.

Apparently, I'm so pale that complete strangers feel the need to yell obscenities at me as I walk down the beach shirtless: "Why are you so f%#@ing white?"

At least it wasn't "Why are you so f%#@ing fat?" Like the hymn says ( Read more... )

I'm cleaning my room and found this scribbled on an envelope I'm about to throw away:

32 lbs Al for AL-80I think I heard that in a video online showing how scuba tanks are manufactured ( Read more... )

After greasing up the o-rings well and doing another test of the housing, it still flooded ( Read more... )

It flooded, though not immediately. It was a trickle: I couldn't see an obvious leak, though I didn't have much time to spend staring at it.

I've looked at it, and saw something (trash) under one of the gaskets. I'm going to try again tomorrow after Kyle's defense.

If removing that debris doesn't fix it, I'm going to try some kind of goo.