Pursue my diving career instead of leaving the industry to make more money, I would probably be happier in life if a little less financially stable!
What are things you wish you could tell your past self (SCUBA RELATED)?
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you are happy enough to hold a job where that is actually true.
For many people this phrase never translates into cash no matter how much time they would ever use!
GreggS
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Or 58 as in my case. I should have started a lot earlier.
Damselfish
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Try a liveaboard sooner.
Take fundies cuz your OW course REALLY SUCKED.
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Take AN & DP while you are young enough to reap the benefits.
Cathartic thread.
The more you dive, the more you realise you don’t know. In the early years, you know very little.
It takes real commitment and time to practice but the outcome really is worth it. However, you’ll never know what good looks like if you’re diving with mediocrity. Most of the people you thought were 'great' aren’t as good as you thought, but then you didn’t know any better.
For OC, sidemount is the best configuration.
Choose your instructors carefully, they vary greatly in skills and delivery.
Pay for mentoring. It’s a massive leg up.
Look to the technical divers early, their skills totally eclipse the recreational divers; it’s not about the kit, it’s the skills.
Divers who "walk the walk" are worth far more than those who "talk the talk". Instructors who dive different configurations or their own enjoyment outside and beyond the courses they teach tend to be better divers.
Choose your instructor before the course. A good instructor is worth their weight in gold.
Finally, there’s no rush into CCR. Wait until you’ve mastered OC before switching to CCR. OC is much easier and the OC skills really are transferable.
And start diving in your twenties not fifties.
The more you dive, the more you realise you don’t know. In the early years, you know very little.
It takes real commitment and time to practice but the outcome really is worth it. However, you’ll never know what good looks like if you’re diving with mediocrity. Most of the people you thought were 'great' aren’t as good as you thought, but then you didn’t know any better.
For OC, sidemount is the best configuration.
Choose your instructors carefully, they vary greatly in skills and delivery.
Pay for mentoring. It’s a massive leg up.
Look to the technical divers early, their skills totally eclipse the recreational divers; it’s not about the kit, it’s the skills.
Divers who "walk the walk" are worth far more than those who "talk the talk". Instructors who dive different configurations or their own enjoyment outside and beyond the courses they teach tend to be better divers.
Choose your instructor before the course. A good instructor is worth their weight in gold.
Finally, there’s no rush into CCR. Wait until you’ve mastered OC before switching to CCR. OC is much easier and the OC skills really are transferable.
And start diving in your twenties not fifties.
Buy a compressor and never set foot in the LDS again
stretchthepenn
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Don't buy the titanium yoke reg.
Skip the jacket-style BCDs; get a BPW.
Don't sell that double-bladder OMS rig, but if you do, double the price. And fer god's sake, DON'T include that stainless steel backplate as part of the deal.
Skip the jacket-style BCDs; get a BPW.
Don't sell that double-bladder OMS rig, but if you do, double the price. And fer god's sake, DON'T include that stainless steel backplate as part of the deal.
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