SCUBA

Hiking, fishing, hunting, boating, biking, travel and recreation-related discussion forum
Post Reply
User avatar
Bwana
Posts: 7320
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:38 am
Car: Denali
Location: Escondido, CA

Post

Gotta be some divers on here. Report!

Top
sprintman
Posts: 65
Joined: Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:36 pm
Car: 1992 240sx vert 1989 Porsche 944

Post

I do wehn i can but thats like maybe 3-4 times everytime we go to mexico each summer. its a blast and clear as f88ck down there too!!
Top
User avatar
Bwana
Posts: 7320
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:38 am
Car: Denali
Location: Escondido, CA

Post

Maybe I shoulda put this in Gen chat, but I was kinda trying to stick with the "outdoors" thing...
Top
User avatar
adrianfromthecastle
Posts: 19209
Joined: Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:36 am
Car: 1992 Nissan 240sx
Location: California

Post

I haven't scuba'ed before, but I've been snorkeling a few times. I snorkeled in the kelp forest off of Catalina Island back when I used to be in Marine Biology honors class. Fun times...
Top
sprintman
Posts: 65
Joined: Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:36 pm
Car: 1992 240sx vert 1989 Porsche 944

Post

its pretty easy when i get bored in the summer ill take my tank and sick it in my pool and just sit there and breathe until my tanks empty
Top
nismojunkie
Posts: 519
Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:36 pm

Post

i went today and was thinkign about making a post, lol. but you beat me to it. probably teh best dive ive been on. saw 2 sea turtles ( 1 of them MASSIVE) a lionfish about as long as my forearm. a UXO about the size of a scuba tank. and i went down to 160 ft. that was stupid though, i shouldnt have done that one.
Top
User avatar
Bwana
Posts: 7320
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:38 am
Car: Denali
Location: Escondido, CA

Post

160 is way past ndl, I assume you took your time coming up?
Top
nismojunkie
Posts: 519
Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:36 pm

Post

it wasnt past the NDL. but it did require a safety stop, i didnt have enough air. and my buddies were to far away to use theirs. thankfully i didnt get hurt though.

we were using nitrox 32%, not air.
Modified by nismojunkie at 12:50 AM 4/22/2007
Top
sprintman
Posts: 65
Joined: Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:36 pm
Car: 1992 240sx vert 1989 Porsche 944

Post

please educate me about what a uxo is im not the brightest crayon in the box
Top
User avatar
underground57
Posts: 454
Joined: Thu Jul 29, 2004 4:01 pm
Car: '93 240sx fastback, '04 Frontier

Post

How much and how long does it take to get scuba certified? I debated taking a course over the summer, but opted for rock climbing instead.
Top
nismojunkie
Posts: 519
Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:36 pm

Post

uxo= unexploded ordinance. a bomb or round that didnt explode.

underground57, it took me about a week and 200$ here in japan, but i hear it cost a lot more in teh states. a guy i dived with a coupel times told me he paid 500 or 600$ in NY.
Top
sprintman
Posts: 65
Joined: Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:36 pm
Car: 1992 240sx vert 1989 Porsche 944

Post

thanks for helpin me out junkie.underg57, it took me a week down in mexico but not totaly sure about the cost i guess it depends where like junkie said
Top
User avatar
Bwana
Posts: 7320
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:38 am
Car: Denali
Location: Escondido, CA

Post

Ah, nitrox.

It cost me about 500 here (in CO). Took two evenings for the book and pool stuff, then a couple afternoons for the open water stuff.
Top
nismojunkie
Posts: 519
Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:36 pm

Post

was that 500 for open water and nitrox? it took i think about 7-800$$ for everything up to my rescue diver certification. i wanted to get divemaster but i ran out of time and i leave okinawa this weekend.
Top
User avatar
Bwana
Posts: 7320
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:38 am
Car: Denali
Location: Escondido, CA

Post

No, just open water. I haven't had a chance to get farther certified yet.
Top
User avatar
SketchyRollin564
Posts: 3907
Joined: Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:06 pm
Car: SR hatchback in the werks

Post

This thread is making me thirsty...

But first, im gonna go hit up the pooper!
Top
User avatar
Dieselman
Posts: 2645
Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:28 pm
Car: 07 Ram 3500 Cummins Diesel.
Location: Loveland CO
Contact:
Contact Dieselman

Post

SketchyRollin564 wrote:This thread is making me thirsty...

But first, im gonna go hit up the pooper!
WTF? Random
Top
User avatar
PapaSmurf2k3
Site Admin
Posts: 24000
Joined: Thu Nov 21, 2002 3:20 pm
Car: 2017 Corvette, 2018 Focus ST, 1993 240sx truck KA Turbo.
Location: Merrimack, NH

Post

PADI open water diver here.

I totally feel you on the sitting at the bottom of your pool and just chillin. I used to do that on REALLY hot days
Top
sprintman
Posts: 65
Joined: Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:36 pm
Car: 1992 240sx vert 1989 Porsche 944

Post

hella yeahbut now i have better things to do like finding a job
Top
nismojunkie
Posts: 519
Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:36 pm

Post

meh, jobs are over rated...
Top
User avatar
Bwana
Posts: 7320
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:38 am
Car: Denali
Location: Escondido, CA

Post

We dove the lighthouse off Antibes FR yesterday, going out to do some more diving and sailing today!
Top
nismojunkie
Posts: 519
Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:36 pm

Post

that sounds like fun. i hate not bein able to dive at home. do you taek pictures when you dive?
Top
User avatar
hannibal
Posts: 9683
Joined: Wed Sep 11, 2002 2:38 am
Car: Red Line to Glenmont
Location: Washington DC

Post

Took the class 7-8 years ago. Never did the open water dive to get certified.

I did go diving in Puerto Rico. 30 min class, gave us the gear, and hopped in the water...
Top
Post Reply

Return to “The Great Outdoors”

Search for Nissan stuff on ebay!

Find Your Forum!

 

NICOclub's Nissan forums and Infiniti forums and all affiliated sites are the property of HDS Holdings, Inc.
They are independent publications and are not affiliated with or endorsed by Nissan or Infiniti.

Information Copyright © 2000-2024 by NICOclub, all rights reserved. Material may not be copied or reprinted without written permission.

Privacy Policy