SCUBA Certification

[machonachos]

+1 on the shallow dives. Don't see the panache surrounding the whole "how deep did you go"

 

[r-balljunkie]

I go deep, cuz thats where the pretty fish are im trying to catch

Its one of those conditioning things....after a few hundred dives, you get conditioned to it.

Early on, i'd blow thru my tank in 25 minutes going deep.

Now I can go to 130 on a 28 blend nitrox, hang out for 12-15 minutes, work my way up and still get 60 minutes on the dive...this takes time and many many dives to get to this point.

Yes, i agree deeper isnt always better.

 

[tkeracer619]

One of my favorite things to do is go somewhere I can just sit on a shelf and watch big stuff come by.

Eventually I'd like a re-breather setup so I can stay down for extended stays

 

[hogfanreefer]

I go deep, cuz thats where the pretty fish are im trying to catch

Its one of those conditioning things....after a few hundred dives, you get conditioned to it.

Early on, i'd blow thru my tank in 25 minutes going deep.

Now I can go to 130 on a 28 blend nitrox, hang out for 12-15 minutes, work my way up and still get 60 minutes on the dive...this takes time and many many dives to get to this point.

Yes, i agree deeper isnt always better.

I don't think I'll ever get where you are r-ball.

We dove Blue Hole in Belize last week (bucket list thing) 140' foot dive lasted 37 minutes total and only 8 minutes at depth. I know lots of places have lots of life at that depth but it looked sterile in the Hole. Our best dives for critters and coral have been 45-75'.

 

[snorvich]

One of my favorite things to do is go somewhere I can just sit on a shelf and watch big stuff come by.

Galapagos

Eventually I'd like a re-breather setup so I can stay down for extended stays

A closed circuit rebreather also eliminates sound allowing closer proximity to animals.

 

[Deinonych]

Eventually I'd like a re-breather setup so I can stay down for extended stays

Likewise. I'd have to live somewhere tropical to get the most out of it, though. Can't imagine slogging it on a plane. :hmm4:

 

[tkeracer619]

I dig it

I'm good at slogging stuff on airplanes :lol:. I'm a regular...