My Winnebago has a pre-drilled roof access port. Check yours as many manufacturers do this. If not, drilling a hole isn’t as bad as it seems although it’s understandably nerve wracking. Use a good cable gland and recommended adhesive+sealant.

Takes too long.

Seems fairly accurate. I don’t have another thermometer to compare but I believe that as long as you’re moving the temp sensor works fairly well. Air temp less so.

@@TheBigHeavy Okay, thank you. That sounds good :) So do you have a fenix 8? And are you happy or are there many things which aren´t so good?

Definitely amoled. The only place I don’t love the amoled is running around noon n a sunny day. Otherwise it’s superior in every other situation.

@ thanks!

I think I’ve worn a past Garmin during a rec scuba dive, and I’ve swam with the Fenix series a ton in both pool and open water. They won’t work as a dive computer obviously, and they recommend against pressing buttons under water, but I would imagine you’ll be fine to 30’ish feet as long as you’re not constantly hitting buttons at depth.

Hola, tengo el fénix 6 pro y hago snorkel y vídeos haciendo apnea hasta 20 metros. No hay ninguna actividad para buceo por lo que no puedes ver tus métricas, ni profundidad ni nada. Solo la hora o poner un cronómetro

My pleasure! Thanks for stopping by!

No problems, other than very limited "legal" airspace in France, especially near population centers.

I believe deeply in the universal law of the universe, which says that there's no such thing as a free lunch. EVs and solar "generators" are fine, as long as you know the limitations and applications but as you said, once you get into dishonest marketing and/or pushing an agenda things start to fall apart.

I frankly can't remember the nuances of the license purchase screen, but if you read the fine print it will guide you to the right one to purchase for FRDS.

@TheBigHeavy Thanks for the response. I chose the FJDS and it allowed me access to the FDRS software. I'm not sure why Ford can't update their website.

I haven't tried it. I've seen a fair number of people diving with Suunto computers so clearly they're doing something right. However, last I looked at Suunto they lagged Garmin on the general sports front. 99% of my activity is endurance sports (mainly ultrarunning) so the running/sports aspect is important for me and the diving is a nice bonus.

Not sure if they're available on the F8, but they are on the Garmin Dive app, which you can use even if you don't have a Garmin watch.

@@TheBigHeavy soo is that posible to fenix 8 reading dive map when diving?

this 1 i was looking for

hey, i'm in the same deciding process, what did you end up getting and are you happy so far? :)

@@emyvh7452 I ordered the fenix 8. still hasn't arrived. Amazon had a good deal but they are rly late. Just bare in mind, if you do ice cold plunges like I do, the watch will shut down. there will be a fix obviously, but for now, it s still a going issue.

@@emyvh7452 I saw one mk2 for good price but I have myopia and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to read the numbers properly from farther, since it isn't oled

If I remember correctly, there's a way to set youself up without a company, it's been a while, but I think there are 2 or 3 options for account type, and one is something like DIY or Other than doesn't require a company affiliation. That said, I haven't been into Motorcraft in a while so something may have changed. Let us know if you figure it out!

I'm no lawyer, especially a French one, but my reading of the rules was that if your drone has camera or video capability, you need to register regardless of weight.

Or someone who could actually justify a $5K setup because it is actually used for real business. A desk with actual stuff -- stuff and docs jammed everywhere - REAL LIFE

Depends on what kind of dives you're guiding. For me, I'll probably use it more or less never. For someone that's into tech diving or a tech instructor, they might use it daily. For rec divers like me, the question is more "How valuable is Air Integration?" or "I'm definitely heading towards tech so would rather buy something I can grow into."

@@TheBigHeavy thank you so much. I also just realized that there is exactly one beige color of the MK3 43 mm .. which is super annoying, BCS you cant really combine beige with anything else ... why wouldn't they make every version also in black. ...

It's been great for me for the last few generations of watch. Unless you're under major tree cover/canyon or something like that the tracking is spot on.

@@TheBigHeavy perfect thank you. And the watch is also not tracking anything that you are not doing? Because I was literally standing next to the guy and watching his watch tracking climbing sessions while we were just chatting 🙂

@@AMCAcademicMoodleCooperation I've never seen anything like that. I have had a couple gamins (I've probably owned a dozen at this point) that started doing strange things, but mostly inaccurate altitude (was a problem with the F3 I think) and reboots. Garmin happily replaced both watches and the replacements were fine.

Yes, there are some examples on the website, and they have a nice glossy magazine with layouts. I was hoping the designer would provide some "tweaked" examples based on what I told her I wanted to do, but perhaps I was expecting too much. You're right that the shelves are much cheaper, but the cabinets are really nice. It's one of those "forget about the purchase price but remember the quality" each time I use them, which is on a daily basis. It's still a total gut punch when you see the first quote.

@@TheBigHeavy I'd agree with nearly all that based on my experience so far. I'm looking at a two-wall setup in my home office and my guy has been good at suggesting various different layouts upfront. So the gut punch varies in intensity. He put cabinets in some of the layouts, which I thought was maybe sly upselling, but they do look sooo nice. I've been a fan for a long time, having got four wide shelves some years ago and always promised myself more. So I'm a pretty easy customer!

I realize I'm spending someone else's money by suggesting you consider the cabinets, so apologies for that and I'm just some dumb guy on the internet so factor that into the equation. That said, one of my favorite (that I show a bit of in the video) is the drop front cabinet, since you get a little bit of a "workspace" when the cab front is down. I wouldn't put a ton of stuff on there, but I have all my little camera and electronic knick knacks in there, and it's nice to drop the lid and have somewhere to empty out that various bins I keep in there, and assemble whatever adapters and little gadgets I need. A final pro tip is to get a buddy if you're going to get cabinets. Those suckers are heavy and it's easy to bang up your walls trying to install one by yourself.

@@TheBigHeavy Luckily I have a primary domestic stakeholder to help with heavy lifting. I've also been thinking of treating myself to Vitsoe's own installers, though feel I should really be able to do it myself. That spirit level is such a simple idea, yet such a lifesaver for the amateur DIYer.

I'd say if you can work a drill and tape measure, and do basic math you've got all the skills you need. I personally like this kind of stuff but found it very soothing to see the shelving come together. If you haven't already, check out their installation manual (I believe it's online) as it describes the process quite extensively.

Our local Tesla dealer has the exact tiles (based on appearance/feel anyway) and those cars weigh a crapton! I haven’t damaged one yet (knocking on wood).

Thanks for the comment! I’m definitely a Garmin fanboy since the forerunner 305 days but the Descent is my first Garmin dive watch. So far I’ve put way more running miles on it than dives but it seems to be doing well at both. Hopefully the Fenix 9 or 10 being in air integration and then all my dreams are fulfilled.

Thanks! Good luck on your tile endeavors!

its only 3.5k USD lol

Awesome! Enjoy the new watch!

Boutros Boutros Ghalli?? Magnus von Magnusson?????

It would be nice if that was more effectively documented somewhere. I hate to think of all the people that have woken up to a spoiled cooler full of food and frustration on what's going wrong!

same question)

Fenix 8 gives you the new UI (still somewhat buggy from what I've heard, but theoretically the future of Garmin's flagship watches), new HR sensor that does the EKG stuff, microphone so you can answer calls on your watch (my wife has this on her venue and uses it occasionally), and basic dive functionality. The MK3i gives you air integration, multi-gas capabilities including trimix and CCR, dive readiness, and apnea hunt but loses all that other Fenix 8-specific stuff. My understanding of apnea hunt is that it's basically the same as apnea but with all the beeps turned off so you don't scare the fish you're trying to bag. Theoretically you could setup regular apnea mode with no noises and have the same thing. For me, the air integration is a big deal. Fenix 8 could get apnea hunt and some of the other stuff added as it's software, but will never get air integration as it's a hardware feature.

@@TheBigHeavy Thank you for such a detailed explanation! As far as I'm not interested in air integration, I'll go with Fenix for spearfishing and freediving!

@@76tygfgug Awesome. I think you'll love it!

Tnx 💪🔥🔝

Glad I could help! Dive safe!

which one?

To my knowledge, Garmin doesn't make an integrated front/rear dash cam like some of the other companies do. That said, their "Drive" app will supposedly play and sync video from 4 garmin cams. You could also just pull video and sync the timestamps if you had an incident and wanted to see multiple angles. There is power you can tap into behind the rear seats. Check out my video on the radio install and you can see what I mean.

Yes. I can’t remember if it’s 75 or 80% but it’s around there. It’s timed but you can have a window open with the drone rules to help with the more esoteric questions.

@@TheBigHeavy awesome thanks

Except for air integration I’d tend to agree.

@@TheBigHeavy and it has a limitations to 40 m and no multigas

Glad to help. It’s been a lifelong learning experience and hopefully I’ve learned a few things along the way!

Awesome! Let us know how you like it. I dive with the MK3i and ran 10 miles this weekend and was pretty happy one watch could do it all. If you don’t care about the air integration F8 is probably the right choice.

the thing is ... does anyone know how often one needs the multigas function and tracking of more than 40 m as a dive guide/instructor?

You bet!