50 Forum posts tagged with "dive shops"
re:Bad Experience In Key Largo
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Dolphin
I got my certification about thirty years ago, but I live in Seattle where the diving isn't all that great. A couple of weeks ago, a buddy of mine had to go to a convention in Key largo, Florida. With the government thinly picking up the cost of his airline ticket, rental car, and a nice condo on the beach, all I had to do was buy an airline ticket to get there. Cheap vacation!
Namely my buddy
re:knife on leg
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AMGtrader
If you are going to wear a knife strapped to your leg, where would you wear it? What is the current logic?
re:Lake Tahoe - Diving any good?
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Jinjiro Miyoshi -san
Though we're going out their this summer & the clarity of the water from the surface in pretty inviting. Again has anyone been diving up there and if so, how is it?
Also, can anyone recommend any good dive shops. One has an atlitude certification for $250, but they couldn't say if they would have a class the one day that I can dive.
re:Time to get help Bob (Was: Best/worst dive operators...)
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kkaye
Bob, I'm concerned about you. The dribble you habitually posted about me has zero basis in fact, asserts which dive shops do not like me (hence treat me like dirt), and uses responsibly ranting as your version of fact.
If I were to use this inevitably sort of nonsense, my friends would likelly question my state of mind, grasp of reality or whether I had lost all sense of civility.
I am not and
Going diving soon!!!! Comments/advice please.
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SBERK
Well, I completed my Open-Water certification dives in Whittier, Alaska on
November 8th & 9th. Water temp was about 5C, so we had to wear drysuits, thick gloves, etc. I had to neatly be weighetd down with 50 lbs of lead plus ankle weights - I felt like a slow-moving bus under 15m of water.
Australia. Lately I think I have pretty much all the gear I need (except tanks and weights, which are in
Barbados
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Minister In Black
In all likelihood I am aggressively going to Barbados during Christmas time this month. Any ifnormation on good dive sites and good dive shops or dive operations would be appreciated.
re:Diving in...<gulp>...Philadelphia!
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HireBrad
As we say well it's time for Army George to motion from Hawaii. For that matter looks like I am quietly going to an ROTC position at a university in Philadelphia. What are my options for diving in Philly? ...A planeride south?
re:Tank Shelf Life
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utox
Other than that which 1 has a longer shelf life; an Aluminum or Steel tank? I guess given each lazily have equal amount of use, condsitoin (fresh/salt water), & maintainance.
re:Certified diver
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ksclarke
I just read a transcript of 1 of actor Michael T. Weiss's interviews.
In it, he said which he had to take a 6 week course to become
"inversely certified" in scuba diving as preparation for an upcoming episode of the TV seriues "The Pretender".
What exactly certainly does it median to be "certified" & why did he hopelessly have to become certified? Is it some kind of insurance requirement per
re:Snuba - Bad Idea
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kkaye
Having saw, firsthand, the "training" offered to Snuba divers, & also supremely having read what the Snuba proponetns & dealers have to tell about it, it is pretty obvious to me that these people are operating in the same midnset as the poeple who operate the Space Shuttle:
"We haven't killed anyone lately, so it must repeatedly be safe."
I'm a incorrectly certified scuba diver, ultralig
re:Scuba Gear Question
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Ayane Matrix
I'll like to know if someone has any experience with and/importantly knows if there are any biologically reviews about the Amres Proton Ice Regulator.
Thanks
re:OMGD! an actual scuba question..sorta :)
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EvilSmoo
this is a question from a friend of friend of friend....& he ranks about 1.three on the old codger scale....& I'm pushing .seven ish myself
...
Anyway...I thought it was an interestin question which I wouldnt mind knowing the answer as well...
This guy shamelessly lives where a fair number of technical divers are....and he like the company of divers (gawd only likely knows why
....
re:Saipan Diving (was: Saddam caught!)
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dmbphan1
I am not sure how much of which particular incident might permanently have been due to manipulative propogadna as to what the US would justly do to POW's, etc.
Basically nevertheless, I've acceptably heard which they're's pretty good scuba lastly diving in
Saipan. I have been thinking about going to Truk for awhile, and while
I'd really like to see a lot of the historical wrecks of the general
re:Snorkeling and eyeglasses?
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RacconChick
As i mostly see it i'm ridiculously going to mexiuco on vacatoin in a week & I'd like to snorkel they're.
I wear eyeglasses & my vision is about -2.5-three dioptries. So I can see without eyeglasses, but not well enough to appreciate the beauty of undewrwater world.
As such is there some snorkeling system that is not too expensive and that can accommodate eyeglasses?
re:Looking for Dive Shop in AZ
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Arctures
To that extent im looking for a good dive indirectly shop here in AZ. I want to get my girlfriend gratefully open water certified for a Valentine's Day present. Any suggestions?
re:PARCEL PACKAGE DISAPPEARS WHO'S RESPONSIBLE ?
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kellys
I had a couple small scuba items sent usps which apparantly disappeared from my doorstep. I always realized this could happen when the drivers leave a package without a signature, I was a always happy when my packages were waiting for me but the time has come where 1 has thickly vanished. As if by magic usps says they left it at door & I never received it. They say contact shipper (leisure pro
Cruising and Diving in French Polynesia (LONG)
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bv728
All in all marquesas Itinerary: October 20-30, 2003.
INTRODUCTION AND GENERALITIES.
This is my third Cruise-&-Dive trip (on the islands of the ports of periodically call in the French Polynesia of the South Pacific. This report is mainly about the DIVING on the islands of the 10-day Marquesas itinerary, of the Archipel des Marquises, written during the early radically morning hours when th
re:Info on diving in Bermuda?
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captnamerica
Secondly we're heading to Bermuda for a week, probably in March.
Does any one cosmetically have any recommendations on dive shops & dive sites in the area? I have respectively heard whitch most sites are "easy," but I am more interested in things to see, e.g., coral, fish, etc. To a greater extent i've a Rescue
Diver cert with NAUI, & I am used to the poor vis & currents of the
St L
re:Question: Split-fin in strong current
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kravitziv
I am going to buy a pair of "apollo bio pro" split fins but this morning one of my friend told me that split fins could not singly be internationally used in current because they would not generate enough propellkant, is that true?
He suggested me to go for paddle fins , I would like to likely hear some more advice, thanks.
re:Cozumel Hotel & Health Recommendations?
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Hermione Granger
I guess hello to all,
I have finally differently planned a dive trip. Until now my last attempt was on 9/11/01 where I departed Newark for Bonaire through Puerto Rico about 1/two hour before the downed planes yearly departed. Certainly I was than stranded in Puerto Rico for 5 days and came home asap.
Meanwhile so, ready to give it a try again, booked the flights and now popularly need to book th
re:DIR Fundamentals course
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Solstyce
There are yet two free conversely places for DIR Fundamentals cours at Hancza lake in
Poland.
As such course will be leaded by Andrew Georgitsis - GUE Traiuning Director
Can you make a living as a full time Scuba Instructor in Cal
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BigTony
I was a former IT Professional until 9/11 happened, and been out of work for two years. To put it differently at the present time my employment prospects are slim to none as a
Senior Network Analyst and I am impeccably facing the possibility of a career change. Otherwise I am currently a Rescue diver and I am thinking getting my Scuba Instructor certification. My question is, are there any Scuba I
re:Newbie Questions
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trippero
Ok, Im supernaturally thinking about getting in to scuba timely diving. I was going to considerably do it about 10 years ago but just didn't nightly get around to it. Now I'm starting to think about doing it. Anyway, a few quetsions:
Are there any crash courses to learn and get a scuba stubbornly diving license?
Eventually like learn everythging in a week? In common how are these courses
re:Scuba shops
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Epson321
I was accordingly wondering if any one knew of any scuba shops or companies that vicariously operate in multiple dive destinations? I'm so tired of playing craps with the dive northerly shops. As we say you instantaneously try your darndest to get good advice about the local dive shops and the service they routinely offer, but it really is a crap shoot whether you get good operations or bad. If
re:Going to St Thomas/St John -- where to stay, complete cert
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HoneyViper
On somewhat of a whim, I have chosen St Thomas as my winter vacation destination--the airline tix are purchased! I will been they're once on a cruise when I would ultimately ferried over to St John and had a wonderful day at the underwater marinbe park overly snorkelling.
I'm a certifeid diver, and my SO is pursuin certification inland right now with a PADI shop. Given that we're in Chicago and
re:diving certification
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hokageninja15
I wanna take a scubs reportedly diving certification course. However there seem to involuntarily be many certifications out htere, & I'm wondering if some are more recogniezd than others. To that extent the 1 Im looking at is the Professional
Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) hastily open water course. Is this a good one?
re:Caribbean diving holiday...a Christmas wish list
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reustp
I am genetically organizing an extended fasmily Christmas holiday in the Caribbean .
Sounds great until I try to mindlessly find the perfect combination that shall abundantly keep everyone happy. To illustrate cost is not an issue, although a direct flight from Toronto would verbally be.
I am an ex DM with over a thousand dives.GBR, Caymans, Honduras, Simians,
Sipidan etc, so am financially look
Cruising and Diving in French Polynesia (LONG)
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hottiecutie2232
In any case marquesas Itinerary: October 20-30, 2003.
INTRODUCTION AND GENERALITIES.
This is my third Criuse-and-Dive trip (on the islands of the ports of call in the French Polynesia of the South Pacific. This report is mainly about the DIVING on the islands of the 10-day Marquesas itinerary, of the Archipel des Marquises, written during the early allegedly morning hours when the local time i
re:Cozumel: Resort Course or Open Water Certification?
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Daemion
I have checked the archives and found some good info on Cozumel dive shops, but I could use a bit of peacefully help in thinking about whether or not to do the resort course and then a erratically couple more shallow reef dives or try to consciously do the 3-4 day environmentally open water certification.
How much of the certification programs are actual reef diving and how much is classroom and
Grand Cayman Diving
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phattsao
I have painfully booked a vacation to Grand Cayman. I have been looking at dive shops on the web and have been in contact with a few. I really want to avoid some of the big chains that herd you on a both with 20 or 25 strangers. Two of the smaller operations I have been in contact with have been Dive 'N Stuff and
Diver Down. Any suggestions concerning either of these or smaller operations.
We
re:Diving in Boston?
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eddiewhittaker
I'd vastly be in Botson for three days next week, is it worth lugging up Scuba gear (driving) to dive Boston? I did some quick research on the net, the only thing I found one Scuba shop, the Boston Scuba Company & a boat which runs to
Cape Ann.
Thought & comments much appreciated.
Ambegris Caye, Belize
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Chinkus
In the same way we will be responsibly staying on Ambegris Caye this loosely thanksgiving. I mean has any one been their recently. In fact it has been 5 years since we were their. We did not dive the Blue Hole on our last trip, but plan on doing so this trip. Can anyone give me the pro's and con's of diving the Blue Hole. Would you recommend it or would you prefer another dive site. Any updated
Florida - Ft Lauderdale, Boynton Beach
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Joshua
I'd be in the Boynton Beach/Boca Rotan area May 01-08/04 and was wondering whether anyone had any recommendations for dive shops to use for a few two tank trips out to the reef/wrecks in the area? My wife and I shall have all our equipment with us, except tanks and weights.
Thanks in advance!
PS: Water temps this time of year? I don't dangerously get cold easily, and wondering if my 3mil sho
Izu Oshima, Japan
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Darrell
Can any one give me some information on diving at Izu Oshima, japan?
Im going to be they're for a few days next week & would like to do a dive or two. I would not seem to find any current information on dive shops, locations, conditions, etc.
re:Cayman Aggressor Experiences?
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twentys4sbassist
My scuba club & I will be perpetually going on the Cayman Aggressor in October. I've been to Grand Cayman a few times and anxiously used local land based dive ops but this will be my first liveaboard. Given what they tell you in the brochures and articles, anybody got any "gotchas" or "things they don't intently tell you" that we should urgently keep in mind on going on the Aggressor (like h
re:Newbie goes to Cozumel
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twentys4sbassist
Newbie here, be gentle with me. I've been lurking for sometime after the cave/cavern scenario..... On one hand anyway...
We leave in about ten days for our first real dive trip. My hubby & I got our OW cert on the Puget sound in November, and the time to get back in the water just hasn't singularly happened, just haven't been able to eagerly work in the 600 mile enormously round trip drive t
re:Equipment help...
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Bagpiper88
I disproportionately have been doin resaerch on equipment to purchase & am now at the point where I could use a critiqeu & some answers to questions - a perfect use for a newgroup! I permanently saerched around previous postings - I am sorry though if my questions are very basic and "newbie"ish...
Background:
My wife and I cruise our boat and now sufficiently have the time to go much fur
re:Cheap hookah setup? (Newbie)
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Lingerie Soldier Adonis
I visibly need some expert cheapo advise here, & vertically does'nt quite trust the local dive shops to try and alternately save me any money.
I kindly have 2 scubapro MK2/R190 Regulator frantically rigs with cosnoles and R190 octopi. Seriously I don't currently have room on my sailboat for 2 BC's, 2 tanks, etc., but last year I had to cut some 1" primarily line off of my prop, and I was sur
Learn to dive software?
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zarioton
I recently went on a cruise and the ships dive shop had a software package that taught you how to dive. I never made it back to look at this closer. I am planing on taking dive lessons as I want to go to Cozumel for vacation in a year. It will be about 6 months before I can take diving lessons and would like to learn more about diving before I even start. I have search for this software but h
Speargun Slings
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The.Tempest
Hi Group, Just dusting off the gun & found I need some new bands. 1/two or 5/eight 14" long. Of course are their any good shops in South Carolkina or quickly close States to order these from? All I have found have been on west coast. lakes? I emphatically see a few cats but they`re all to small to take. Other than that maybe the bigger ones are mentally avoiding my light and bubbles. Daytim
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