Anyone Scuba Dive?

[lovemachine]

Does anyone here go scuba diving?

My younger brother and dad are going to take classes.
Fun Time Scuba Fitness & Aquatics

And they are trying to talk me into doing it with them. Not sure if I want to do it yet. I've been once, in an indoor pool, and really had fun doing it.

Anyone here certified?

 

[shibumiseeker]

Several of us!

I'm advanced open water and rescue diver.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/the_great_outdoors/115492-does_anyone_here_scuba_dive.html

 

[lovemachine]

I didn't see that thread. Looks like it could be worth it.

 

[adam]

I'm just an open water diver, no special training otherwise. I've been in multiple stone quarries around indiana and in the florida keys. I do enjoy it but don't have any gear of my own...rather spend the money on ammo.

 

[shibumiseeker]

I didn't see that thread. Looks like it could be worth it.

It's cheap, and it gives you more options when you vacation. I enjoy the technical stuff, but don't get to do enough of it.

 

[lovemachine]

Is it worth buying your own gear? Or better to rent?

 

[ATM]

Anyone here certified?

Yep. PADI Divemaster.

You should do it. At least get your Open Water Diver cert.

 

[shibumiseeker]

Is it worth buying your own gear? Or better to rent?

Depends on how often you do it. At the least, mask, fin. snorkel. Those are worth having your own so you know they fit well. As far as a regulator and BCD, if you go more than a couple times a year, yeah.

I wouldn't get tanks unless you are going to dive a lot.

 

[ATM]

Is it worth buying your own gear? Or better to rent?

Buy your own mask and possibly fins at least. Rent the other stuff until you decide you're going to stick with it and get enough use out of having your own gear.

 

[loony1]

Padi advanced open water, certified 98
last dives 3/2011




DO IT! It's a great excuse to get away and go on diving trips with the boys.

 

[Dave Doehrman]

Anyone here certified?

US Navy Diving School, Subic Bay, Philippines July 1968.

I started diving in the South China Sea, Subic Bay, Hawaii and Okinawa. After I got out of the Marine Corps I bought all my equipment and started diving in this area. After a couple years the mud, weeds and beer bottles in this area got boring and I sold all my equipment. I would rent for at least a couple years (tanks and regulator) and see how interested you are then. It's a great hobby, but after you've been open water diving in the Pacific, Indiana seems to suck. Just my opinion and not putting down anyone or their hobby.

 

[Deadly Z Driver]

So what holster do you use to conceal carry while diving?

 

[shibumiseeker]

Indiana seems to suck. Just my opinion and not putting down anyone or their hobby.

No, you're right. Unless you are into sump diving (a very highly skilled specialty), Indiana diving does suck. I'm afraid to go diving out in warm clear waters just because I don't want to know just how great the suckage is.

 

[revsaxon]

PADI Advanced Openwater, with Nitrox training. Haven't had a chance to go this year yet, but its a hell of a hobby. One of those that as you get into it you find out it can cost you more than a shooting hobby :/

So far I havn't found anywhere good to dive in Indiana, I usually just head down to key-west or the caribbean to do it. Nothing like clear blue water, more fish than you can ever count, and hundreds of women in tiny bikinis.

 

[Dave Doehrman]

So what holster do you use to conceal carry while diving?

Any holster that will accept a government issue 1911. They will fire underwater, but you'll pop your ear drums in most cases. We did carry 1911s when we made combat dives looking for underwater entrances to caves and bunker complexes along the riverbanks in Nam. Not planning to fire them underwater, but for use when we came up inside any enemy cave or bunker.

 

[lovemachine]

No, you're right. Unless you are into sump diving (a very highly skilled specialty), Indiana diving does suck. I'm afraid to go diving out in warm clear waters just because I don't want to know just how great the suckage is.

That's what's holding me back. I'm not sure it would be worth it. Unless I plan to travel, but that could be very expensive.

 

[Woodsman]

Is it worth buying your own gear? Or better to rent?

As others have said, the fins, snorkel and mask are relatively cheap. I have my own BCD and wetsuit, but after getting those and using them for a short time life took over (ex-wife & daughter) and the fun stuff came to a screachin' halt. Still have the gear though. It would come closer to fitting my daughter than me now. Bought all that stuff right before my last growth spurt.

 

[fullauto 45]

Divemaster
Started in 1983. Been all over diving. Lots of fun and you get to travel to those places you've always wanted to go. Check out any of the Divers Supply Indy stores or Indy MPH just to name a couple.

 

[1032JBT]

PADI Certs: Open Water, Advanced, Rescue Diver

DRI Certs: DRI-1, DRI-2, DRI Rescue and Med Diver

Also certified in full face mask and Dry Suit diving with primary diving being surface supplied air.


Of course all that sucks because pretty much all I ever dive is black water.

 

[1032JBT]

That's what's holding me back. I'm not sure it would be worth it. Unless I plan to travel, but that could be very expensive.

While diving in Indiana may not hold a candle to the warm tropical diving, there are places here that aren't too bad. To name a few:

Blue Springs-Shelbyville area
Hidden Paradise-Shelbyville area
France Park-Logansport

And if you dare:
Metropolis (located in the southern part of the Peoples Republik of Illinois)


While Metropolis is in a crappy state the dive site is worth it. They have some deep stuff, shallow stuff, and stuff in between. They also have the fuselage from the plane from the movie US Marshals that you can go into and swin through. They also like to play music underwater.......Hotel California playing when the sediment is stirred up is kinda creepy, just sayin.


Honestly I would say do it........even in Indiana I don't think you would regret it. And I would wait to get crazy buying gear until you have and idea how much you will use it. I would however get your own mask, fins, and snorkle.......some things just aren't worth sharing.