Who on here is a scuba diver? Who wants to be??
Tell us about your diving experiences!
Tell us about your diving experiences!
SCUBA divers.... Step up and be proud!!!
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I dont see any SCUBA gear in that pic......
definitely one of my plans in life, along with getting my sky diving license as well!
I started diving in 1966
Got my last certification in 74 for mixed gas.
My favorite dives are cave dives using a rebreather.
Not on my own but with guided groups. Those rebreathers are too damn expensive.
Used to dive a lot more when I had a boat (36ft Tollycraft) and loved going out to Catalina and some of the farther Channel Islands.
Deepest I've ever dived was 507 feet. That was with a couple of buddies that were US Navy Salvage & Construction divers. It was mixed gas controlled from inside the "construction shack". And upon surfacing (inside a transfer bell) we were slowly brought up to surface pressure. It took days. I couldn't qualify medically to do that these days. The Navy medics put you through a huge series of tests. Having dental work (crowns) can disqualify you as can nearly any spinal surgery. Imagine what the pressure at depth could to do to you if you had a void in a tooth or spinal disc.
Got my last certification in 74 for mixed gas.
My favorite dives are cave dives using a rebreather.
Not on my own but with guided groups. Those rebreathers are too damn expensive.
Used to dive a lot more when I had a boat (36ft Tollycraft) and loved going out to Catalina and some of the farther Channel Islands.
Deepest I've ever dived was 507 feet. That was with a couple of buddies that were US Navy Salvage & Construction divers. It was mixed gas controlled from inside the "construction shack". And upon surfacing (inside a transfer bell) we were slowly brought up to surface pressure. It took days. I couldn't qualify medically to do that these days. The Navy medics put you through a huge series of tests. Having dental work (crowns) can disqualify you as can nearly any spinal surgery. Imagine what the pressure at depth could to do to you if you had a void in a tooth or spinal disc.
No scuba here but would love to go to the Army combat diver school. Most likely never will though with this unit.
Cuba diver here. Been certified since 1993.
You sir are crazy. :lol: CCR's kill way too many people for me to get into them, and cave dives creep me out. I can handle dirty Texas lakes with 0-5' viz, but I do not like overhead environments.
You sir are crazy. :lol: CCR's kill way too many people for me to get into them, and cave dives creep me out. I can handle dirty Texas lakes with 0-5' viz, but I do not like overhead environments.
I have been diving since I was 13 (I'm 30 now) I have too many stories to list here. I think everyone should do it atleast once. We know more about the the moon than we do about our own oceans.
NoSlowGt- Some of my favorite dives have been in Hawaii. SCUBA diving with turtles as big as humans is definately an unforgettable experience. I would post underwater pics of some of my dives in Hawaii but they are on my other computer.
NoSlowGt- Some of my favorite dives have been in Hawaii. SCUBA diving with turtles as big as humans is definately an unforgettable experience. I would post underwater pics of some of my dives in Hawaii but they are on my other computer.
Been certified since the mid 80's.
I've been through the Caribbean several times, off the Florida coast once.
My last trip was on a dive boat from Cairns where a buddy and I spent three days and two nights on the Barrier Reef. Boat had about 20 people on it, we (and one hot girl from Chigago) were the only Americans.
4 dives a day, two were night dives.
I've been through the Caribbean several times, off the Florida coast once.
My last trip was on a dive boat from Cairns where a buddy and I spent three days and two nights on the Barrier Reef. Boat had about 20 people on it, we (and one hot girl from Chigago) were the only Americans.
4 dives a day, two were night dives.
got certified as a kid with my Dad and Brother, in the late 80's, have to kept up with it much. Did go diving in the Cayman Islands with my Wife in a structured program for beginners. It was awesome to do it again!!
Got open water PADI certified in Sicily. Few years back we pulled into Cozumel and while on topside watch had an instructor visit our ship cause he was interested in the remote control sub we use to hunt and dispose of underwater mines. So I showed it to him and he took me scuba diving the next day for free...great water there. -Shane
Go back and do it!
give me 10G's..... and i'm on my way :beer:
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