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We recently uploaded a video to our YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/user/lakehickoryscuba), pondering the question, "Has Diver Training Really Been Watered Down?" And it has had a great response. I wanted too pose the question here as well, for all divers, not just instructors, mainly because...

The dreaded 5 year interval has come yet again, and you must send your cylinder off for a new hydro-static test. No one really likes being with out their tanks, but it is a necessary procedure that must be done. So what exactly is a hydro test, and how is it performed. Well, we got a private...

We recently published a video on our YouTube Channel about all the different training agencies in the world. And in the video, I gave a brief history of the agencies that I teach for and the Instructor ratings I held for each. At the end of the video, I asked for our viewers to post their name...

One of the things that tends to plague new divers is the investment they put into diving. They spend around $300 to $700 dollars to get certified, then spend $1000 to $2000 on gear, and if they are lucky, they go diving 4 or 5 times a year while on vacation. Then they sit back and look at...

To all new divers out there who are considering taking continuing education courses, or those who have been wondering what the difference is between a Master Scuba Diver and a Divemaster, hopefully this video will help you out. Disclaimer, the standards discussed are from Scuba Schools...

So the shop just recently got back from our annual Christmas Trip to Key Largo. I want to give a shout out to Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort, great group of guys and gals and an awesome facility for anyone looking for a great place to go stay and dive. We were there for 4 days and tried to get...

During a recent discussion while teaching an Underwater Photography class, I was asked why there are camera filters if we use lights which add the light back to the scene. So the discussion went on for about 10 minutes or so and then we moved on to the next topic. But as it would seem, it did...

Why I Would Rather Scuba Dive Than Drive A Car With all the media coverage here in the south recently, of shark attacks that seem to be on an incline of incidences, I felt the need to do a little research in the matter, to study just how dangerous it is to Scuba Dive with such ferocious, and...

As a diver (diver being certified for over 20 years) I know how important it is to be prepared for each and every dive. Now as a 20 year veteran in the dive community I have at times fell prey to being complacent during gear set up and even while planning dives. Now thankfully I'm am still...

This should be an interesting post, what scuba items do you use outside of the realm of scuba diving? For me it is the Intova Edge Action Camera, Intova Nova Action Camera, and the Intova HD Sport II Action Camera. Great thing about these little cameras, you can use them in many different...

The year was 1988, and I lived in a small little housing development with a neighbor who had a small 5 foot deep swimming pool. I can remember my father, Tim Stafford, asking me if I wanted to try scuba diving. Now to a 6 year old, I thought this was the coolest thing my dad could have ever...

Hey guys, just wanted to give everyone a heads up. Lake Hickory Scuba & Marina is now offering Side Mount Courses through PDIC (Professional Diving Instructors Corporation) and SEI (Scuba Educators International). There are many agencies that teach Side Mount, and have great training, but if...

As with the past several years, Lake Hickory Scuba Center has assisted the Hickory City Police Department with the North Carolina Special Olympics Polar Plunge. Each year people gather at the Wildlife Access in Bethlehem, NC, to take the plunge for the Special Olympics. Safety personnel from...

Hello Scuba Board, just wanted to say hello and hope that everyone has a very MERRY CHRISTMAS. I'm new to the forums but a frequent visitor. You can follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com/lhscuba, Facebook www.facebook.com/lakehickoryscuba, and Youtube LakeHickoryScuba - YouTube. Over the last...