Northwest Dive Club

I will be there! Maybe a little red eyed but ill make it! You planning on smoking a bag of weed before you show up? Not exactly the best move to make as either a diver or military. :roll: shhhh keep that on the low yo! haha jk nah i have watch from 12 to 8....and me and the girl plan on leaving rig...

I will be there! Maybe a little red eyed but ill make it! I will have al80's but im considering 100's 30 to 40 mins is fine with me on a dive 9with my al80's lol my feet have been getting cold in a WET SUIT blah (I AM getting a drysuit one way or another....)

Welcome Kayla to the board...I'm a newbie diver myself having just discovered this addiction....I'm south of you in Tacoma, but you have found a great place to meet lots of folks who are eager to share their passion (*ahem, PC for addiction) and knowledge with us newbies and even those around that ...

You will need extra weight no matter what type of dry suit you dive as opposed to diving wet. You will be wearing a fluffy undergarmet AND pumping air into your suit.... equals more weight required.[/quote] Dang how much weight would I need to add...now I see where bp/w setup comes in handy![/quote]...

Do yourself a huge favor and try it on before buying. I have the CD4 and it is pretty stiff. I imagine the 6 mil is even harder. I like the crushed neoprene as it does keep me warmer BUT I have to be more careful handling it than my counterparts who are diving a shell. They can pretty much just wra...

Thanks everyone for your inputs! I think for right now ill just stick with rec diving and maybe some tech diving afterwhile!

The stories are awesome! It just fires up this young guys passion for exploration and doing unnatural things out of humans natural boundaries!

Just curious - what sort of job do you have in the Navy that allows you this much time to post? My primary or alternative job (job im doing now) I manage paperwork and paint jets. inbetween letting paint dry and such i post. This week has been slowwwwwww What i was trained for...aviation electronic...

Tom Nic wrote:

defied wrote:So I win?

You win the VW at Redondo. :geek:

Theres a vw at redondo?

D(B)[/quote] Doesn't the Navy employ divers? Seems to me there'd be some pretty cool opportunities out there in your "other" uncle's company... I thought about that too....But i have doubts regarding the whole crazy pt thing ( i think they go thru some of the seals training. im military so...

"Why not?" Ah, the REAL question!!! Divers Institute of Technology costs close to 20K now. They say starting out as a diver, you make close to 70K plus a year. That's if you're a diver, not a tender, which you start out as for a couple of years. The salary quoted is also if you are offsho...

One of the biggest syaing is the industry is "You don't have to know how to swim. That is just how you get to the job." Which means, if you can walk upright, you can follow a line down to the job, drag your tools in, and get to work. Now that being said... when you're standing on the bott...

What does the job market look like? Does anyone know how it is for commercial diver's?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/spo/1390721595.html

weight harness...looks like a good buy and almost brand new?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/spo/1391274340.html

ohhh ahhh lol just thought id add this for fun

keystone jetty whidbey island
15ft vis in the shallows
20-30 ft at 55 ft
Time of splash, 5 pm
time of depth, 5:15 pm
temp of water, really freaking cold (50f at 55ft)

Joshua Smith wrote:I dive a Shearwater GF- the old one that's about the size and shape of a cinder block. I love it, even though it's huge.

But the reasons I use it probably don't matter to the OP. You're in the market for one, I assume?

Not exactly, but the op is curious.....

We saw this little guy at Redondo last night near the second reflector pile. Based on the description in Greg's book, looking at the hairs all over, the black-tipped claws and the general size - carapace between 1 and 1.5" - my ID is Cancer jordani , Hairy rock crab. How'd I do? tinycrab.jpg l...

spatman wrote:

Dashrynn wrote:oh and yes I have contributed alot of posts but I talk a lot anyways.

really? we would never have guessed. :geek:

Meany.... attack my pet!! haha this one is funny.....

..anyone notice her forum post has acquired more visitors and posts than most intro post's? It's the avatar, and the bubbly excited posts I'm sure. >0] D(B) Perhaps, bubbly personalities makes everyone excited! I know I personally hate negative attitudes.....oh and yes I have contributed alot of po...

Do yourself a huge favor and try it on before buying. I have the CD4 and it is pretty stiff. I imagine the 6 mil is even harder. I like the crushed neoprene as it does keep me warmer BUT I have to be more careful handling it than my counterparts who are diving a shell. They can pretty much just wra...

LCF wrote: until I bent it in Cozumel

Twss!!!!!!

In Oregon, they're full service too! If you have a hatchback, just put your valve tanks towards the back, hit the 'open' button and you don't even have to get out of your car! I haven't done it in the 4Runner, but I've done it in my little truck and in my wife's car. The key is just having the valv...

Welcome to the club! if you ever have the urge to dive one of whidbey's spots i would be more than happy to accompany you.

Recently I saw am/pm had an air-fill punch card. It's the best kept secret for cheap air fills. Yeah, but you have to pay cash or they charge you an extra $0.25 per cuft if you use credit/debit..... :angryfire: Unless you buy a Thirsty-Two ouncer. D(B) Yeah, I usually get a soda anyway so I don't f...

Sockmonkey wrote:

Dashrynn wrote:Blue moon...hands down....

Ewww you drink Coors?

Oh and aloha and welcome Kayla :smt038

-Eric

I tried flat tire....tooo rich for me i prefer blue moon with a orange...or rum and coke..anyone notice her forum post has acquired more visitors and posts than most intro post's?

Grateful Diver wrote:

spatman wrote:

Sounder wrote:Anyone else bringing a scooter?

if there's an extra, i'd love to try it out.

Gotchya covered, Mr. Spatman ... I'll be kickin' and picture-takin' ... so you can use mine.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Does anyone have a scooter I could try? I would love you forever and ever