For those of us cold water divers, whate about..
A guy in complete gear, air tank, reg, fins and all in the shower with the water on and a caption
I Just couldn't wait for open water!
Or, I just couldn't wait to try out my new reg
It seems EVERYONE has underestimated my WILD!!!!!!
Just keep it up!!
We are used to being the underdog!!!
The WILD is our reward for the Vikings!!!!!:wacko: :wacko:
I don't know about scuba equiptment but, your contacts can cause you to be searched. Disposable contacts come in foil that obstructs the view of the xray machines. If you bring that in your carry on luggage they'll search it to find out what it is.
I have read quite a bit about LDS prices and while I cannot afford them and will be buying my stuff at LP or DIVEINN, I keep hearing about the 100% mark up LDS's offer.
Ihave been in retail for almost 20 years and must tell you, most stores charge 150% mark up. LDS charge quite a bit more than...
I am not petite or thin by any means however, I would get one of those plastic bins with wheels. most dive sites would work for them (often there is limited amonts of sand so you canbring gear down to the water and unload much of it there)
as for walking with all that equiptment on, my husband...
Welcome to Scuba!!! I can't tell from your post where you're from.
so, I'll just give some basic info. I paid 400 to learn scuba last year. (in Minnesota) I don't know what you might pay elsewhere. That included rentals of any equiptment you might need. I wouldn't buy any equiptment yet, you...
Sounds like theses rules were lobbied for by one of these dive shops that get to charge 42$ to take a diver out on an easy dive.
(ie: diver is certified and has a few dives under his belt....not much work there)
I don't get it though, if someone is certified why do they need supervision? if they...
I have never seen that kind of info anywhere but here. I too thinkit is important to know these things so that you can hoefully keep yourself and your buddy safe.
Must be accurate though, there are a lot of inaccurate stories.
Welcome to the boards!!!
and welcome back to the addiction er... I mean scuba!
One of these days we'll have to start all our posts..
Hello, my name is Lisa and I'm a scubaholic.
THANKS FOR THE INFO.
I am not sure but, it looks like I am going the internet route (unless I win the lottery)
If I wait till I can afford to buy my equiptment (and my husbands) from the LDS, I will miss out on alot of dives!!
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