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Who here does scuba diving? (1 Viewer)
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eLmo
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me!! 
..i love it...such a strange feeling
..i love it...such a strange feelingYeah I've been doing it now for about 3 years. Best thing I ever did. A good idea would be to stop around at a local dive shop and see if they have any "try dives" on. It's usually held in pools and you can try on the equipment and hop into the water to see what it's like (under supervision of course). Maybe visit different shops and see who you feel most comfortable with
Awesome! How long have you been doing it? Where do you dive normally?Originally posted by eLmo
me!!
Yeah that's a nice spot, you can follow around a chain underwater, see some pretty nice stuff!
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Yeah I agree! My next aim is to try sky diving
I find scuba diving quite relaxing especially with school and everything. You just enter another world and leave all worries at the surface
It's also great because you can decide how far you want to go. You can do the basic course and stick around shallow water or you can do more courses and experience new things (like night diving; now that is mad).
It's all up to you
If anyone has any questions feel free to ask/msg me!
I find scuba diving quite relaxing especially with school and everything. You just enter another world and leave all worries at the surface
It's also great because you can decide how far you want to go. You can do the basic course and stick around shallow water or you can do more courses and experience new things (like night diving; now that is mad).
It's all up to you
If anyone has any questions feel free to ask/msg me!
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logged my 68th dive on sunday.
Yeah I know it's not that much (for abour 3 years diving) but I've been out of the water (due to ear problems) and sometimes transport issues
But now that everything's fine again and that I have my P's I hope to get a lot more diving done
My current certification level is "Rescue Diver"
Here's a course overview of what you can do
http://www.bigbubble.com/courses/padi_chart.jpg
Yeah I know it's not that much (for abour 3 years diving) but I've been out of the water (due to ear problems) and sometimes transport issues
But now that everything's fine again and that I have my P's
I hope to get a lot more diving done My current certification level is "Rescue Diver"
Here's a course overview of what you can do
http://www.bigbubble.com/courses/padi_chart.jpg
eLmo
Stalker.
Only 1 year....I've been diving in fiji...
..i remember the second time, my mask was filling up with water and i started panicking - i think that was the one of the scariest experiences..
..i remember the second time, my mask was filling up with water and i started panicking - i think that was the one of the scariest experiences..
I've always liked snorkelling in Clovelly, so that's pretty much where it's come from. But my ears are fucked from water pressure, I have to start wearing ear plugsOriginally posted by Sabbo
Hehe yeah but be warned, once you start it's pretty ADDICTIVE
Yeah I can imagine. Must have been scary. I had some scary moments myself but I think you always learn stuff from them.Originally posted by eLmo
Only 1 year....I've been diving in fiji...
..i remember the second time, my mask was filling up with water and i started panicking - i think that was the one of the scariest experiences..
So you've just been diving in Fiji or do you dive locally as well?
Hmm Well you can't really wear ear plugs with diving because you need to equalize to release the pressure (you know when you dive down and you ears start hurting?)Originally posted by Loz#1
I've always liked snorkelling in Clovelly, so that's pretty much where it's come from. But my ears are fucked from water pressure, I have to start wearing ear plugs
Are you sure they are actually fucked?
Have you seen a doctor about it yet
You sure it's water pressure and not an ear infection (that's what I've been having problems with)
Before you start the course you have to get a dive medical certificate anyway so it will come out there.
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Persephone87
Parlez Francais!
Advanced open water, PPB and wreck diver
eLmo
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nope only in fiji- sO nice and the water is warm .... but my friends dad goes up the coast somewhere ...eh i dunno where exactly though
.... but my friends dad goes up the coast somewhere ...eh i dunno where exactly though Hehe I can imagineOriginally posted by eLmo
nope only in fiji- sO nice and the water is warm
Haven't been much to the tropics though, just GBR onceCool, how was wreck? Do you reckon the course is worth it?Originally posted by Persephone87
Advanced open water, PPB and wreck diver
Besides Advanced and Rescue I've done photography, nitrox and multi-level diving
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Kwayera
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I Scuba dive. I love it.
I got my Master Scuba Diver rating with PADI (I've also got a multitude of other ratings - deep, boat, shark, DPV, bouyancy control, you name it - except wreck. I got sick when I went for the course last hols, and was unable to complete it. STUPID barotrauma) when I was 14, and I've been diving in heaps of places - Fiji, Phuket, Palau, Papua New Guinea as well as Sydney.
It's the best thing I do, other than fly.
I got my Master Scuba Diver rating with PADI (I've also got a multitude of other ratings - deep, boat, shark, DPV, bouyancy control, you name it - except wreck. I got sick when I went for the course last hols, and was unable to complete it. STUPID barotrauma) when I was 14, and I've been diving in heaps of places - Fiji, Phuket, Palau, Papua New Guinea as well as Sydney.
It's the best thing I do, other than fly.