Have you ever scuba dived in the ocean?

InlineFour

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with actual scuba diving gears eg. oxygen tank, wetsuit, etc.

i have in cairne, australia last year. it was one of the most amazing things to do in life. it's one of those things you have to do at least once in your lifetime.
 

purbeast0

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no, I went snorkelling for my first time ever last summer in Aruba. I definitely plan on going scuba diving the next time I'm in a clear water location, DEFINITELY.

snorkelling was one of the coolest/best experiences of my life.
 

InlineFour

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i remember using up like 3/4 of the oxygen tank within 30minutes. i was breathing heavily mostly do to being nervous.

i bet most of you guys who scuba dived the first time were paranoid about running out of oxygen, or at least looked at your oxygen meter every 2 minutes.
 

PurdueRy

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Originally posted by: InlineFour
i remember using up like 3/4 of the oxygen tank within 30minutes. i was breathing heavily mostly do to being nervous.

how deep were you?
 

InlineFour

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Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Originally posted by: InlineFour
i remember using up like 3/4 of the oxygen tank within 30minutes. i was breathing heavily mostly do to being nervous.

how deep were you?

i don't remember, but i can't imagine it being very deep since it was with a scuba instructor.
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: InlineFour
with actual scuba diving gears eg. oxygen tank, wetsuit, etc.

i have in cairne, australia last year. it was one of the most amazing things to do in life. it's one of those things you have to do at least once in your lifetime.

Yep... and can't wait to do it again. If I was single and didn't have kids, I'd scuba dive all day every day.
 

Scarpozzi

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I'm PADI certified and my fiance is NAUI certified. I own snorkel equipment, but only rent equipment when I need it. I don't feel like taking on the responsibility of maintaining a tank simply because I don't have storage that I can trust to keep good equipment right now...nor do I have the money (real reason :p)
 

AlienCraft

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Yep, NAUI certified since 1974 and was thiiiiiis close to going to PADI school to be an instructor when I went into the music business.
 

skyking

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Dove the reefs off the south end of Cozumel Island. It was wonderful, I will do that again.
 
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yeah i did it once off in the atlantic off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale about 60 or 70 feet down if i remember correctly
 

NTB

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Originally posted by: George P Burdell
No, but I want to.

Same here. Living in St. Louis makes it a little difficult :). That said, I have done some snorkeling in a few of the rivers around here.

Nate