My 3mm Henderson InstaDry gloves are mostly ratty fingerless gloves at this point. After a particularly cold dive (50 F) I decided it was time to join the warm hands crowd and get some drygloves. Most drysuit gloves on the market attach directly to the drysuit cuff, replacing the latex seal with a compressed neoprene …
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Halcyon Tea
I popped into the newly opened Halcyon Tea in South Park yesterday evening. The shop is located just a couple doors up from what used to be Santos, and a short block from Grant’s Marketplace. They have done a nice job fixing the shop up and it looks great. Their tea selection is pretty good, …
Sharkwater
I had heard about Sharkwater on the film festival circuit for a year, but wasn’t ever in a place where it was showing. It came out on dvd last week and I finally watched it last night. Sharkwater is really three movies in one. Part nature documentary on sharks, part educational documentary on shark finning …
Sea & Sea DX-1G review (aka Ricoh GX100)
Since the death of my Fuji F810, I’ve been looking at a way to get some decent underwater photos. Kitting out my Canon 350D/Rebel for underwater use would cost a huge stack of cash – $1200 for a housing, $400-700 for a wide angle lens, $200-400 for a wide angle port. The idea of a …
Toshiba Portege R300
While in Canada I had a friend pick up a new purchase for me. I’d been wanting to buy a laptop for a long time, but never was satisfied with the combinations available out there. My prospects were the Sony TX series, the Fujitsu 1505D, or a Panasonic Toughbook. Ultimately they all seemed to have …