Northwest Dive Club

Yep, diving up here rules!

I dove on Saturday morning admist gale force winds and a blizzard in my WETSUIT! (My drysuit is in the shop.) Hardcore baby!

Ken G wrote:Thats a sweet deal. I just paid DUI $110 for a Sitek exhaust valve last week!

Ouch!

Wow! Nice find!

Yes! My buddy just bought those same ones the other week. They are legit! I have no idea how he can sell them for so little.

Cold_H2O wrote: Waters not cold if you have the proper gear.

Yep; a 3mm shorty will be plenty.

The first book on the list (Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest) is absolutely outstanding. Unfortunately it priced like a college text book, but it's well worth it!

So Tex, when are you headed up this way?

texdiveguy wrote:I have a 03' Ford Focus Station Wagon that works great for kitting up and transporting dive gear.

Good gas mileage to boot!

H20doctor wrote:I bought Fleece from REI, and I am perfectly warm.. atop for 35.00 and some PJ bottoms for about the same...

Sweet. I just ordered some heavyweight thermals from REI. $65 for both top and bottom. I'll probably roast.

Welcome! NW diving is true diving! None of this 85 degree, 200 foot viz crap like in the tropics!

And yet another reason why we dive with buddies!

Nailer99 wrote: Gotta admire the level of insanity they have, though!

Um, isn't that kind of an ironic statement?

Not a whole lot of room for error, that's for sure!

scottsax wrote: Unless she's as much of a travel/dive/gear nut as I am....

Yeah, that helps. Of course then you'd both be perpetually broke!

scottsax wrote: Oooh! Maybe you should shoot VIDEO! (How many scuba units is that?)

Oh crap, my wife would kill me!

With a 7mm drysuit, you can probably get away with NOT buying a drysuit garment, but do the REI longjohn route and save money- esp since you are not that sucseptable to the cold. Exactly! =D> My poly long-johns that I use I bought at REI and have used them for skiing for 15 years. Only recently I b...

Surely someone as prolific as this should invest in a housing! \:D/ Very true! :laughing3: Here's the deal though. Being a pro photographer on land has cursed me because I continually strive for that ONE shot. If I take a camera underwater, I'll never enjoy diving because I'm trying to get that sho...

Yeah, I'm a warm sucker. I think I'd sweat to death in a Weezle. Also, my suit is a full 7mm neoprene, so I'm limited on the size of undies I can wear. Though, it's also warm in and of itself!

I'd love to go, but I think I need an UW camera first!

My first dive vehicle was an '86 Isuzu I-Mark. Think 2-door Geo Metro only smaller and less rounded. I painted two black rally stripes (with spray paint) down the car and bolted on 4 rally lights (which I never hooked up). It had a 5 speed manual and 62 horsepower. \:D/ Once I took up diving, I took...

Grateful Diver wrote:I really like SoftWear ... http://www.softweardiving.com/

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Sweet, I'll take a look at them. Thanks!

Of course my work computer doesn't have sound! ](*,)

Pick up Northwest Shore Dives. It has several in the San Juans.

kjc wrote:You guys are all nuts!

Wait a minute; you're just now figuring that out?!

kjc wrote: The King 5 news noon time show said they dispatched a recovery vessel and towed the boat to the marina.

Bummer!

Curt McNamee wrote: 400 ft, now that's getting down there!!!!!

You can DOOOO it!