Any SCUBA divers here?

[Midknight]

I would love to get certified but I am not sure if I can.
I have athma and would require something like a full face mask.
Does anybody have any ideas about this?

[04scoobysti]

Im a certified Diver, was just in Cozumel Last month. Beautiful reef!! Current carries you along at a nice speed to take everything in! Would definitly recomend it to anyone, just wish i brought a camera

[spikehs]

Originally Posted by Midknight

I would love to get certified but I am not sure if I can.
I have athma and would require something like a full face mask.
Does anybody have any ideas about this?

i have very slight asthma (dont even really have an inhaler).. you have to get a doctors note giving you permission. You wouldn't need any sort of special equipment.

[Jason McK]

Was Diving on Saturday with Cprowler @ Porteau Cove. Miserable in the rain LOL

J

[wetcoast]

I have my open water cert and would like to do more. Trying to finish the snowboarding season before going underwater - but would love to find novice divers to do some shore dives in the near future. I have all equipment, with the exception of a dry suit - Does anyone dive in a wet suit around here?

On my list of purchases this year.

[BC564]

I dove there in a wetsuit....I beleive it was a 6mm suit. They told me the water temp. only changes 1-2 degrees from summer and winter.....our deepest dive was 80' but we spent most of our dives around the 30-40' mark....we were never cold....we had 2 harbour seals swimming with us the second dive...they were like dogs....come right up and play with ya....which was more like teasing then anything else....it was fun....

[BC564]

oh...and fed some wolf eels sea urchins.....wolf eels are not much to look at..

[deep_six]

I just got back from a Cruise in the Western Caribbean. I did a couple dives off of Roatan Island, Honduras. All I can say is WOW! It was a reefkeeper's dream to see the coral formations there. I have done lots of diving in the Hawaiian Islands also, and I found that they didn't even compare to any of the reef systems I saw in Roatan.

Now back to reality..

[Chaloupa]

I am certified as well as my husband as "Open Water" divers. I have asthma but don't require an inhaler either....only if I get a cold with a cough do I have any troubles.....so needed nothing special or specific...I actually found it really really easy to breathe down there...no smog or crud in the air you're breathing.

I have been diving in Jamaica (absolutely gorgeous), Dominican Republic, and a few times in front of Quadra Island - just across the water from Campbell River (absolutely stunning stuff we have here!!!). Here, when we did our local diving, we did it with wetsuits only. You're fully gloved, full head to toe wetsuit with a hood. A bit chilly but ok, not painful by any means. If I were to pursue it a bit more locally, I would consider taking my Dry Suit course and purchasing one...but I enjoy the warmer water dives so would consider it a waste.

[fishface]

i've been diving full time and getting paid to do it for the last 12 years so unfortunately it's lost it's magic for me but i still love to see the look of excitement and wonder on my wifes face...even if there really wasn't anything good to look at! pure joy there!