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Posted: 10/17/2018 1:33:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Squatch]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Marie:
@Squatch Cute kiddies!  She was too young to get her OW certification, but PADI has a "Seal Team" program for 9-year olds. She always rubs it in her brother's face...."yeah, but are you in the Seal Team?"
Here's my son saying "hi" to Jesus. 
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Posted: 10/17/2018 7:53:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Squatch: Thanks! She was too young to get her OW certification, but PADI has a "Seal Team" program for 9-year olds. She always rubs it in her brother's face...."yeah, but are you in the Seal Team?"
Here's my son saying "hi" to Jesus.
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/171820/9FC00250-3C1E-4056-875F-27273107D44F_png-708306.JPG |
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Posted: 10/17/2018 11:12:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TailHunter: Pennekamp? Unfortunately, the visibility went to crap really quickly. Within a few minutes of getting in the water, we got a pretty good swell, which kicked up a lot of sediment. We only spent about 20 minutes here, and then motored down to French Reef (previous picture). Apparently these northern reefs are iffy...the elbow, Grecian rocks, etc, tend to be more temperamental with tides and waves. |
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Posted: 10/24/2018 4:48:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Squatch:
Diving with kids is the best. Here's my son on his 11th birthday on French Reef. I was amazed at how quickly he took to diving. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/171820/Gabriel_jpg-708129.JPG Here's my daughter at Morrison Springs in the FL panhandle. 9 years old in this picture. We just swam around the shallow end of the springs looking at all the bluegills and bass. Despite being a bit chilly, she took to the water like a fish. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/171820/Alexa_jpg-708130.JPG Some of my best diving memories were with him. Take 'em out often. Ps- watch the bluegills. If they are anything like the ones we have here they like to nibble ears. |
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Posted: 2/28/2019 7:21:20 PM EDT
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Did some diving off St. Croix earlier this month. I took a GoPro knock off out and got some not great video of a lion fish capture and attempted feeding of a couple reef sharks. Here is a couple of images. Sorry for quality.
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Posted: 3/29/2019 12:53:50 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/3/2022 4:16:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/3/2022 4:18:17 PM EDT
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Split fins? You’re gonna die!
 Is the hairy one your son? |
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Posted: 7/3/2022 4:21:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Marie: Split fins? You’re gonna die! Is the hairy one your son? He is! Here's another dive buddy. She and I got our advanced, nitrox and rescue together.   
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Posted: 7/3/2022 4:33:12 PM EDT
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Split fins, one and all. Gonna wipe the family out!
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Posted: 7/3/2022 4:33:52 PM EDT
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On my birthday at the WI mine where I cave dive in the winter.
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Posted: 7/3/2022 6:16:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Marie: On my birthday at the WI mine where I cave dive in the winter. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/279183/D1C63013-7F0A-4920-8FB4-49E434E90A85-2320829.jpg So, the dry suit is calling me, after diving so much in fresh water where it's cold AF. Tell me more! |
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Posted: 7/3/2022 6:32:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bcauz3y: So, the dry suit is calling me, after diving so much in fresh water where it's cold AF. Tell me more! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bcauz3y: Originally Posted By Marie: On my birthday at the WI mine where I cave dive in the winter. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/279183/D1C63013-7F0A-4920-8FB4-49E434E90A85-2320829.jpg So, the dry suit is calling me, after diving so much in fresh water where it's cold AF. Tell me more! Whatever drysuit you get, just know that some point you'll end up pissing in it. Maybe the condom cath comes off, or you forget to open the bolt on the p-valve, or "I can hold it, it's just a quick dive, don't need to cath up" doesn't quite work out as planned. So the best advice I ever read about drysuits: as soon as you get it home, before you ever use it on a dive...turn it inside out in your backyard and piss all over it. Just go ahead and get it over with. It'll happen eventually, so you might as well go ahead and do it now and be done with it.
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Posted: 7/3/2022 7:21:19 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Marie]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bcauz3y: So, the dry suit is calling me, after diving so much in fresh water where it's cold AF. Tell me more! What’s your budget? My suit is a top of the line custom DUI FLX Extreme. $4100 in fall 2020. But I dive year round. I’d been eyeing that purple flames overlay for years. And definitely get the p-valve. and dry gloves Most people don’t spend as much as I did. But DUI is made in the US. |
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Posted: 7/4/2022 8:10:00 AM EDT
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Okay, get the expensive one and pee on it.
I feel like I stepped in some weird subforum of kink. Seriously, thanks for the info. I was diving on Saturday in ~60 degree water and it was getting cold. |
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Posted: 7/4/2022 10:43:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bcauz3y: Okay, get the expensive one and pee on it. I feel like I stepped in some weird subforum of kink. Seriously, thanks for the info. I was diving on Saturday in ~60 degree water and it was getting cold. Custom is the way to go if at all possible. With DUI that adds maybe $700 onto the cost of the suit. However, if you can fit in a stock size, that will save you some money. The guys over on ScubaBoard love a suit from the UK, called Seaskin. You can get a custom suit with a lot of extras for under $2K. Before all the recent price increases of everything, it was closer to $1500, I think. That’s one option. And you definitely want to get the Kubi dry gloves. |
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Posted: 7/4/2022 12:50:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bcauz3y: Okay, get the expensive one and pee on it. I feel like I stepped in some weird subforum of kink. Seriously, thanks for the info. I was diving on Saturday in ~60 degree water and it was getting cold. When I was in my early-mid 20s, diving in 50F water in a 7mm two-piece was fun. Now that I'm in my mid-30s....no thanks.
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Posted: 7/4/2022 1:01:24 PM EDT
[Last Edit: bcauz3y]
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It should have been a clue when my instructor was wearing a dry suit and side mounts.
Though, we did it in Nov in a spring. I've only been diving for a year. Less than 50 dives. Late 30s |
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Posted: 7/4/2022 3:44:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bcauz3y: It should have been a clue when my instructor was wearing a dry suit and side mounts. Though, we did it in Nov in a spring. I've only been diving for a year. Less than 50 dives. Late 30s Sidemount (singular, not plural). Lol. I got OW and drysuit at the same time. |
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Posted: 7/4/2022 4:41:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Marie: Sidemount (singular, not plural). Lol. I got OW and drysuit at the same time. I didn't realize you could even do that.
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Posted: 7/4/2022 5:05:58 PM EDT
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pic dump
  
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Posted: 7/4/2022 5:13:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bcauz3y: I didn't realize you could even do that. @bcauz3y Where are you located?? |
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Posted: 7/4/2022 5:38:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Marie: @bcauz3y Where are you located?? Huntsville, AL |
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Posted: 7/4/2022 8:15:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bcauz3y: It should have been a clue when my instructor was wearing a dry suit and side mounts. Though, we did it in Nov in a spring. I've only been diving for a year. Less than 50 dives. Late 30s Interesting. I feel an instructor for an Open Water initial cert class should be in a wetsuit, if the students are in a wetsuit. Hard to determine how cold their students might be, if the instructor is in a drysuit and their students are in wetsuits.  The instructor who taught me that is a bit old school though.
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Posted: 7/4/2022 8:22:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SparticleBrane: Interesting. I feel an instructor for an Open Water initial cert class should be in a wetsuit, if the students are in a wetsuit. Hard to determine how cold their students might be, if the instructor is in a drysuit and their students are in wetsuits. The instructor who taught me that is a bit old school though. And his instructor was diving SM, as well. That’s just weird for an OW class. |
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Posted: 7/4/2022 8:59:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: SparticleBrane]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Marie: And his instructor was diving SM, as well. That’s just weird for an OW class. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Marie: Originally Posted By SparticleBrane: Interesting. I feel an instructor for an Open Water initial cert class should be in a wetsuit, if the students are in a wetsuit. Hard to determine how cold their students might be, if the instructor is in a drysuit and their students are in wetsuits. The instructor who taught me that is a bit old school though. And his instructor was diving SM, as well. That’s just weird for an OW class. Yeah, that too! Instructors (again, especially for basic OW cert checkout dives) should really wear the same style of gear as their students. If the students are in jacket BCs, the instructor should be in a jacket BC. If the students are in a bp/w setup, the instructor should be in a bp/w setup, etc. Weird all around.  Kinda makes me wonder if they maintained instructor:student ratios... Scuba police, reporting in! 
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Posted: 7/5/2022 9:22:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SparticleBrane: Yeah, that too! Instructors (again, especially for basic OW cert checkout dives) should really wear the same style of gear as their students. If the students are in jacket BCs, the instructor should be in a jacket BC. If the students are in a bp/w setup, the instructor should be in a bp/w setup, etc. Weird all around. Kinda makes me wonder if they maintained instructor:student ratios... Scuba police, reporting in!  Appropriate except for the dupe sign. |
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