What do you think of cave/cavern diving?

Rhone Man

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Deliberately posting in "basic scuba discussions" to get a broad spread of opinion.

As a diver, I just don't get the whole concept of why cave diving should be fun. So I am wondering if it is the cave divers that are the weirdos, or me?

 

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Rhone Man:

I just don't get the whole concept of why cave diving should be fun.

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Have you ever done it?

 

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Nothing....why would you want to put yourself at such risk??? They have all lost their marbles

PS. I do like the Cenotes though, some of me best dives every, amazing colors and great viz.

 

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The caves I have seen are among the most beautiful and tranquil places on earth, After my first cave dive I was hooked and could easily have walked away from any other diving I have done to do only cave dives.

I can't figure out what people like so much about reef diving, looking at fish does nothing for me.

 

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RJP:

Have you ever done it?

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God, no. The concept terrifies me. They die in there you know!

 

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yo

I love it and have done over 2500 cave dives in the last 15 years either open circuit backmounted or sidemounted of with rebreathers either SCR or CCR. I live very close to them in Mexico and the reason for me to live here is them caves ...

greetings
Matt

 

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After my first cave dive, I quit my high paying aerospace engineering job, sold my house in Colorado and moved to North Central Florida so I could work as a tank monkey and dive the caves!

There is nothing in the world more rewarding then the feeling you get when cave diving!

Be safe and have fun in the water! Bruce

 

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Rhone Man:

God, no. The concept terrifies me. They die in there you know!

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How about wreck penetration?

A wreck is nothing more than a metal cave.

 

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RJP:

How about wreck penetration?

A wreck is nothing more than a metal cave.

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It is, but they (usually) have multiple exits, and you don't go hundreds (or thousands) of feet into wrecks. Wrecks make me nervous, but I'll do it. Not caves though.

 

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Wrong.. The concept may be the same in theory but thats it. In a wreck you dont see beautiful geological formations or fossils from millions of years ago. Cant compare the two.

RJP:

How about wreck penetration?

A wreck is nothing more than a metal cave.

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