Anyone here ever been Snuba diving?

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: MikeyLSU
I went and did snuba on one of the cruses with my wife. Loved it, dont' have scuba certification, so this is the next best thing.

If you can go scuba diving, I would suggest that(I hope to try it someday) but if you can't I highly recommend going snuba diving. Nothing like snorkeling since you go 20-25 feet deep, you don't relaly feelthe line and you breathe through a regulator just like scuba diving.

I go 20-25 feet deep when I snorkel 😕

when I was in hawaii they had the option to try snuba but it was like $60 on top of the fee we already paid.

while snorkelling I saw the snuba divers. i was glad i didn't spend $60 on it because you see the same exact stuff you see while snorkelling.

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: spidey07
It sucks a lot compared to scuba. It's like snorkling. Take real scuba classes (not the one day one at a resort) and get certified.

scuba is a lot of fun, but if you can't afford the lessons and all the gear, snorkeling will get you to see about 50-80% of all the fun if you can find a very good spot.

When i was in hawaii for a month all i did was scuba, but the next time i visited i only had a week, so i didnt have much time / want to spend money on scuba tanks and stuff so i went snorkeling in hanauma bay/ sharks cove and it was still enjoyable :thumbsup:

but there's just something so cool about being 50-100' deep in water and seeing things up close

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: evident

Originally posted by: spidey07
It sucks a lot compared to scuba. It's like snorkling. Take real scuba classes (not the one day one at a resort) and get certified.

scuba is a lot of fun, but if you can't afford the lessons and all the gear, snorkeling will get you to see about 50-80% of all the fun if you can find a very good spot.

When i was in hawaii for a month all i did was scuba, but the next time i visited i only had a week, so i didnt have much time / want to spend money on scuba tanks and stuff so i went snorkeling in hanauma bay/ sharks cove and it was still enjoyable :thumbsup:

but there's just something so cool about being 50-100' deep in water and seeing things up close

I completely disagree about snorkeling vs scuba. When I was younger I would only snorkel, but a few years ago I got my Open Water cert and it is a 100% different experience. Not only do you see totally different wildlife but your much more limited in where you can go underwater.

The problem I have with snorkeling is that it's hard to stay at a decent depth long enough to sit and watch some coral for a minute or two(which is when you start to see all of the cool stuff.), not being able to do a somersault as you pass over the top of a 1500' wall and go down to 120' for a couple of minutes... or not being able to swim through coral formations like tunnels that connect the top and side of a wall.

How many times have you seen a pair of spotted eagle rays off in the distance over the edge of a wall swimming in tandem? Or being down at 150' and seeing hammerhead sharks circle above you(can't wait to dive @ the Blue Hole in Belize) all while snorkeling?

Snorkeling is great if you want to see maybe a nurse shark, a couple of turtles, lots of colorful fish and some coral coral... but it's not even close to being in the same league as scuba IMO.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Can you hook up to a condo instead?

yeah, why would a house be floating around above you following you around

 

[everman]

Originally posted by: klod
Depending on where you're going, you may not need to get certified if you want to try scuba.

My wife and I took a Discover Scuba class before we went on our honeymoon to Maui.

Snuba looked like fun, but the freedom of scuba was incredible. I envy people that live close to good diving waters.

Ya, some places will do what they call an "intro dive," and just teach you some basics and in you go. This is how I got interested in scuba diving and got open water certified. There's still a lot to learn, but it's a start.