After Open Water Course

[Buliwyf]

Take a swing dancing class?

Gear up.

 

[USdiver1]

Good advice here. I echo the dive as much as you can sentiment. Buy the gear you need: mask, fins, snorkel, bcd, regulator with gauge set, wetsuit, boots, knife, weight belt, etc. You can hold off on a tank and lead if you will be diving with shops / dive operations, get them if you and a buddy will be diving locally. Used gear, if serviceable, should be ok, provided you are on a budget and don't want / can't afford new gear, go with something that your LDS can work on. Enjoy your new sport, and welcome to our world.

 

[Slym]

Thanks guys! My dive shop does one or two meet ups a week during the late spring and summer so I want to try and make 2 or so a month during that time, they do trips to Tobermory as well!

So there is certainly no difficulty in finding time to dive. They offer decent priced rentals too now all I need to do is find time to fit in the "Swing dancing classes" Biliwyf suggested!

 

[Dive Right In Scuba.]

It sounds as if you are committed to diving locally, which is good. A lot of people in colder climates only dive on tropical vacations, which puts a real limitation on their diving and leads to long time gaps between dives in which skills are lost and enthusiasm wanes.

Consider learning about dry suits early on. I suspect this will enhance your enjoyment.

 

[Neilwood]

It sounds as if you are committed to diving locally, which is good. A lot of people in colder climates only dive on tropical vacations, which puts a real limitation on their diving and leads to long time gaps between dives in which skills are lost and enthusiasm wanes.

Consider learning about dry suits early on. I suspect this will enhance your enjoyment.

Plus they don't get to see the cool things that we have in cold water - each ocean/sea/lake is different so dive as many as you can!