[charleskieffner]

gear list thats REALLY BEEN TESTED AND APPROVED:

zeagle tech B.C. with h.d. bladder and optional pockets and lumbar support. weights integrated.

(2) poseidon cyklon regulators. choice of german navy and u.s. navy. owned them for 33 years.............NEVER A PROBLEM and simple field repairs if something does crap out.

(1) spare air bottle. nuff said.

using 1/2mm scubapro suit this time. unlike one in pic. water wayyy warmer than hawaii. and i sure as hell dont need my drysuit here!

scubapro/uwatec dive computer. VERY SPENDY but worth every penny when you read and finally understand the ungodly amount of information it can give you. mixed gas/nitrox etc. damn near wipes yer butt. and the AUDIBLES ARE DAMN LOUD! can download everydive to computer and build charts of my dives with times ascents/descents etc. wayyyy cool.

scubapro gloves/booties

scubapro mask w/lenses kinda hard to wear glasses untawater!

and u.s. divers big blade fins............TOP SPEED an astonishing 1.2MPH!

nikonos V 35mm with nikonos sb-105 strobe. maintained by southern nikonos repair in houston(plug)

sealife dc-600 digital 6.1 mega-pixiel, with sealife digital strobe. untested as of this trip. first time unda wata is always fun and exciting believe me. flooded cameras makes for a VERY BAD DIVE DAY!

and for taking on "whitey" i opted(weight reasons) out of the bigger than hell, heavier than hell, obnoxious as hell poseidon divemaster knife, and will rely on my gerber b.c. knife for mano to mano hand to hand combat with mr. "whitey"!

here "sharky - sharky" !