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HAIGH QUARRY OPENING FOR THE 2012 SEASON IN jANUARY?
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
1/7/2012
No, the season at Haigh Quarry is not opening this weekend! It will open for the 2012 season on Saturday April 7th, but because of our unusually warm weather Tina has decided to give Midwest divers a chance to scratch th...

SCUBA DIVERS LEFT BEHIND IN FLORIDA
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
10/6/2011
The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it was investigating RJ Diving Ventures of Miami Florida. The investigation was initiated because the dive operator left behind two tourists while they were scuba diving.   D...

10 WORST MISTAKES MADE BY RECREATIONAL DIVERS
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
9/30/2011
1.      Don’t make safety decisions based on financial considerations! Many fatalities and injuries occur because people want diving, dive training or dive travel to be cheap, easy and fast. Always use the proper equipme...

MSD FORUMS - GENERAL EQUIPMENT DISCUSSIONS
TOPIC: wet suit storage
lcarlson

Joined on
1/31/2009

I am currently taking a scuba diving class and was told that purchasing a wet suit is a good idea.  I have a samll one bedroom apt. with no storage space.  Does anyone have any advice?
MgicTwnger

Joined on
6/1/2006

Got a closet? Hang it on a thick hanger.
lcarlson

Joined on
1/31/2009

I do have a closet, but someone said not to hang it by clothes because of the "musty" type of smell that would then get on your clothes.  So I was wondering if anyone has had this problem and what they did about it.
steve.tisinai

Joined on
1/22/2009

My wife yells at me all the time because my closet smells like neoprene from the wetsuit and drysuit, but it really is the best place for it and I happen to like the smell :)  otherwise, teh basement is a good place - just not too close to the furnace - we don't want the dry heat effecting the neoprene.