Why do you LOVE SCUBA DIVING

[Pez7378]

Sometimes it seems we recycle the same old posts again and again and it's nice to do something different once in awhile. Let's talk about why we love SCUBA diving...... Again I've put together a Poll, for those that don't like to write much. You can select up to 2 options, but if your reason isn't included in the poll, choose #10 and tell us why you love to Scuba Dive!

[Sockmonkey]

• Meditative
• Escapist
• Better than going to any house of worship
• Community minded
• Never fails to put a smile on my face. I'm always happier getting out of the water than I was going in.

[Nwbrewer]

I lack the ability to fly. Diving comes close.

[Pez7378]

Hmm, now that I think about it this is just like your top ten list isn't it? Oh well, let it roll!

[Jaksonbrown]

My phone does not ring underwater......

[mz53480]

I like the solitude of being underwater, the relaxation and taking/sharing video of the dives.
It's a whole other world that many people don't know about, but should.

MZ

[Norris]

Hiking, camping, and just plain adventuring has helped me to see what the above water world has to offer. It seemed that this was almost par for the course for me to see more this "world" has to offer.

[Sockmonkey]

Hmm, now that I think about it this is just like your top ten list isn't it? Oh well, let it roll!

It ended up being top 50 list... and more.

This is equally t-shirt worthy tho.

-Eric

[Joshua Smith]

I selected "people" and "adventure." Diving completely changed my life. I've made some lifelong friends doing this, for which I am eternally greatful.

Diving is an obsession, for sure, but a healthy one, I think. I've had sublime, transcendant, moments underwater that I can't compare to anything else in my life. Diving gives me something that I don't think I could get anywhere else. And it has also taught me a lot about myself, somehow.

[Joshua Smith]

Also- I'm happy to see nobody has checked "I love the danger, I'm an adrenalline junkie". I guess Tom Nic hasn't seen this thread yet?

[LCF]

Why I love diving:

You see more wildlife in an hour of diving than in days of hiking.
The people who dive are great.
It gives me an excuse to travel to some really cool places.
Diving turned me on to a whole bunch of new stuff to read and learn and talk about.
There's no experience in my life quite like hovering, absolutely motionless in the water, free to move in three dimensions.

And finally, I'm addicted because I'm bad at it and I have to work my tail off for my skills, and anything that I have to work at becomes infinitely fascinating.

[spatman]

i dive because i've always loved the water

i dive because of the peace and tranquility.

i dive because it's humbling.

i dive because it pushes personal boundaries and skills.

i dive because there is always more to learn.

i dive because of the quick camaraderie it creates among divers.

i dive because it makes me part of a small privileged percentage that can access places others will never go.

[Grateful Diver]

'Cuz if I didn't dive I wouldn't know any of you ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[Tom Nic]

Also- I'm happy to see nobody has checked "I love the danger, I'm an adrenalline junkie". I guess Tom Nic hasn't seen this thread yet?

Oh yeah. That's me all right. Danger Danger Will Robinson.

Heck, I was the only one to like the pretty fishies till only a little while ago.

[Joshua Smith]

Glad to hear you're not doing those 320' bounce dives on air w/ a half-full AL80 anymore, Tom!

[Tom Nic]

Glad to hear you're not doing those 320' bounce dives on air w/ a half-full AL80 anymore, Tom!

Couldn't take the peer pressure. Can't stand to have people mad at me or say bad things about me on the internet.

[spatman]

Glad to hear you're not doing those 320' bounce dives on air w/ a half-full AL80 anymore, Tom!

Couldn't take the peer pressure. Can't stand to have people mad at me or say bad things about me on the internet.

last monday, tried to get tom to bounce to 180' on a full al80, and he dug his heels in and said NO. he must really hate internet slander.

[airsix]

Really it's three things for me: 1. Exploration/Adventure, 2. Admire nature, 3. Great people.

1 and 2 are the foundation, but 3 is also very important. I have found that something very significant happens when I combine certain people with certain experiences. As if the relationship is fused together by the shared adventure. I've found that it magnifies my experience tremendously. If I've shared an adventure with you it puts you in a special class above other friends and acquaintances.

I used to do most of my recreation alone, but now that it's relatively easy to find like-minded friends I seem to always want it to be a shared experience. I don't enjoy the sharing if the parties are mismatched, but if everyone involved is 'in sync' it's just awesome.

-Ben

[Jabberjaw]

Hello, my name is Greg and I'm a SCUBAHOLIC and I have been addicted since I was 14. :occasion5:

[Penopolypants]

Alternate reality without the use of drugs or alchohol.

[LCF]

Oh, and I forgot to mention that the experience of swimming through spectacularly decorated rooms, in crystalline water, and knowing you're one of the very few people in the entire world ever to have seen what you are seeing, is totally intoxicating.

Wet rocks, man. They're where it's at.

[spatman]

Alternate reality without the use of drugs or alchohol.

ok, either you never took the drugs i took, or you have much different dives than i do!

[bnboly]

I love diving because of the beautiful people and all the wonderful places you can travel to for diving.

[cardiver]

I love diving because of the beautiful people and all the wonderful places you can travel to for diving.

I didn't know that you felt that way, Bill........

[Kalatin]

I have multiple things going on in my brain all the time. It always seems like life gives me 53 things that I have to think about RIGHT THAT MINUTE. I have always wanted to develop an inner sense of calm, without all the internal "noise." I tried meditation, exercise, and quite a bit of alcohol, but I never found it until I started diving. My frenetic brain shuts up when I go diving and there is a sense of peace that takes over. If that was the only benefit, I would be hooked. You add in great friends, fantastic fish, and the general cool factor and I am an addict.