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**dannubis** · April 12, 2011, 13:57

Originally posted by Felch View Post

There are definitely scuba classes that you can take. I know a guy who took one a couple summers ago in PA, and he said that below a certain depth the water is bitterly cold even with the wetsuit.

Dry suit FTW !

**OneFootInTheGrave** · April 12, 2011, 17:35

Originally posted by dannubis View Post

Most impressive wildlife I had the fortune of diving with is the oceanic white tip shark. Zeven of those babies circling around you teach you some humility.

My most impressive wreck dives were on the Maidan (-120 meters on a vertical cliff) - I would post pictures of it but the pressure killed the waterproof housing unit of my camera.

Best dive site: South Western Ireland - Dingle Bay + Blasket Islands + Valencia Island. S-t-u-n-n-i-n-g-l-y beautiful.

120m?!? what is that 10-12hr dive?

**Tupac Shakur** · April 12, 2011, 18:31

What's the point of scuba when snorkeling is so much easier, cheaper, and safer?

**BlackCat** · April 12, 2011, 19:20

Originally posted by Tupac Shakur View Post

What's the point of scuba when snorkeling is so much easier, cheaper, and safer?

Different preferences I guess - some like the safety of diving to the bottom of the toddlers basin, others prefer the bottom of the tower diving basin.

**Aeson** · April 12, 2011, 19:37

What about hookas? Doesn't anyone think of the hookas? (Not that kind of hooka Felch!)

**Felch** · April 12, 2011, 19:57

What other kind of hooka is there?

**KrazyHorse** · April 12, 2011, 20:37

Originally posted by Tupac Shakur View Post

What's the point of scuba when snorkeling is so much easier, cheaper, and safer?

Because the degree of freedom you have is incredibly different?

**KrazyHorse** · April 12, 2011, 20:39

Signed up for classwork and pool session. Need to decide if I want to go to 4 crappy lake dives around here to complete certification or wait until I'm opportunistically in some awesome place to do my open water dives.

**Felch** · April 12, 2011, 21:26

Might as well wait. Not like a scuba certification will do you much good in Manhattan.

**Wezil** · April 12, 2011, 21:38

That all depends on whether he intends to fly US Airways anytime soon.

**DaShi** · April 12, 2011, 22:15

After your first time, it's never the same.

Also, scuba'ers are easy prey for sharks.

**KrazyHorse** · April 12, 2011, 22:19

Not me. I bite back.

**dannubis** · April 13, 2011, 04:52

Originally posted by OneFootInTheGrave View Post

120m?!? what is that 10-12hr dive?

Bottom time was 20 mins. Total dive time was something around 3-4 hrs. Rebreathers are cool...

**dannubis** · April 13, 2011, 04:53

Originally posted by DaShi View Post

Also, scuba'ers are easy prey for sharks.

Actually no. Most accidents happen when people are on the surface. Under water sharks are curious but not interested in eating you.

**OneFootInTheGrave** · April 13, 2011, 05:15

Originally posted by dannubis View Post

Bottom time was 20 mins. Total dive time was something around 3-4 hrs. Rebreathers are cool...

oh, that does not sound like that much.

I thought that once you go past 60-80 meters that the buildup of nitrogen is too high, no matter what kind of mix you breathe, and that it takes forever to get back up, but I guess tech and technique are a lot better than I thought

do some of your colleagues go deeper than 120m, and what about light, was there still some light down there, or did you use lamps?

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