Scuba in PDC - Page 3

ltex · 02-22-2005

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Originally Posted by Antares

Glad to hear it

I'll ask 'em about the "bat cave" then and will certainly get the suit if.... I don't return the shorty I just bought and exchange it for a fullsuit...debating, debating.... this shorty is just so easy to put on and fits great....

I'll certainly tell Tank-Ha to expect trouble starting the 8th too

(happens to be the day I leave

)

Aaron

About the wetsuit, I would take the shorty back and pick up a full. When diving for a week your core temp will drop over the week.

I was over in Coz last week on a cruise (long story) and wife and I did a 2 tank. I have a 3 mm full and was nice and warm. 2 of the 3 with shorties didn't get back in for 2nd dive as they were shivering and teeth chattering.

Remember, if you get hot on a dive you can unzip a bit and let water in to cool off, but if you are cold, not much you can do at 65 ft other than end dive.

Just my 2 cents.

02-22-2005

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Originally Posted by ltex

About the wetsuit, I would take the shorty back and pick up a full. When diving for a week your core temp will drop over the week.

I was over in Coz last week on a cruise (long story) and wife and I did a 2 tank. I have a 3 mm full and was nice and warm. 2 of the 3 with shorties didn't get back in for 2nd dive as they were shivering and teeth chattering.

Remember, if you get hot on a dive you can unzip a bit and let water in to cool off, but if you are cold, not much you can do at 65 ft other than end dive.

Just my 2 cents.

Good advice. I've been struggling with this. I am one of those peeps with "antifreeze" in my veins though. I did my checkout dives in Cancun in just a swimsuit on SpringBreak and was just fine. I dive in New England waters that range between 53-70°F (5mm fullsuit plus hooded 3mm vest). Wore a shorty last time in Playa and was plenty warm (just 2 dives one day though). I'll snorkel for a couple hours at a time in just a swinsuit. I was thinking about more long term though: If I go to Florida or or some other Carribean places I would need the full, but my 5mm would be too heavy. Then there's always the jellyfish. An d like you say, diving for an entire week.... Piss, guess I'll probably be going to the dive shop Sat and making an exchange, hope they didn't sell the fullsuit in my size that they ordered for me (along with the shorty)

Aaron

rohausser · 02-23-2005

Except for the one time in the Cenotes, I've never worn a wet suit along the Yucatan, with probably 50 dives. Over my nearly 60 years, I've added several layers of natural "insulation" to my frame! I do wear a T-shirt when diving, and take a large towel to wrap in when first out of the water. It's those "under-fed" divers that have trouble with the cold. This last Fall, on the Ningaloo Reef in western Australia, I'm very glad they talked me into a 5mm suit! Being cold was not fun - if not dangerous.

**james** · 02-23-2005

your core temperature will not drop during the week, but Itex is right, you can always unzip a bit but you can't go the other way.

rossmtbiker · 02-23-2005

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Originally Posted by erock48111

Can anyone toss out a name or two of a reputable dive shop on Coz? I plan on doing a Coz dive but the shop I planned on using (abyss) does not advertise going there...Tank-Ha does however..... Any Suggestions????? I did a dive with Abyss to a very close reef to PDC last year, like to try something diff this year.......

Last year I dove with "Cozumel Scuba Diving with Alison". I would highly recommend her and I just booked a dive with her for next month. She has a small boat so it is very personable and her rates are very reasonable. Here is her website URL:
http://www.scubawithalison.com/

I just remembered, posting someone's e-mail in a public forum is bad etiquette, you can get it from her website.

Itex, would you please remove it from yours too?

HTH,
Ross

bemarshall · 02-23-2005

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Originally Posted by Crazyday

I have been doing some looking for divesite information and found a reasonable map on the divemike website which seemed to show the majority of sites along the PDC coast with some info on.
I don't know what the company is like maybe someone could comment.

Dove with Dive Mike about two years ago ... only got one day of diving in because of the weather, but we were very pleased with the dives and Mike's operation.

Beth

erock48111 · 02-23-2005

Does anyone have an idea if most dive shops rent cameras? If so, any idea on the price? And the quality of the unit, do they have strobes? Are they Nikonos or some other like Sea-Sea....?

ltex · 02-23-2005

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Originally Posted by rossmtbiker

Last year I dove with "Cozumel Scuba Diving with Alison". I would highly recommend her and I just booked a dive with her for next month. She has a small boat so it is very personable and her rates are very reasonable. Here is her website URL:
http://www.scubawithalison.com/

Her e-mail is: Alison@scubawithalison.com

HTH,
Ross

I too can give Alison a thumbs up. I tried booking her last week, but she was full for months as it was Carnival week. Book early as she is popular.

ltex · 02-23-2005

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Originally Posted by james

your core temperature will not drop during the week, but Itex is right, you can always unzip a bit but you can't go the other way.

I swear a divemaster told me that when I was talking to him about a liveaboard trip. No way I could of made that up!!!

**james** · 02-23-2005

you'd be suprised to find out how easy it is to become a divemaster

edit: I should say that being a good divemaster doesn't really require an extensive physiological understanding of heat and mass transfer in the diver beyond recognizing problems and dealing with them.

cuffedlinks · 02-23-2005

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Originally Posted by james

you'd be suprised to find out how easy it is to become a divemaster

Just find a wrinkled little green guy with pointy ears...
"To you the way - show he will..."

oklahomajack · 02-24-2005

The rescue classes I just went through, on my way to Divemaster, by no means was easy. Maybe I need to find some easier instructors. Although when your brother is also an instructor and they know him they maybe harder on you. all I know is that was the toughest class, physical and mental I have ever been in.

02-24-2005

I am quite glad that rescue diver is a hard course. You may need to save a life with it someday. I certainly wouldn't feel happy saving someone with only Peak Performance Bouyancy and Fish ID under my belt. Easy courses are just there to enhance the experience and increase the PADI coffers.

Back on thread: Is there any diving further south towards Akumal? Or do the good sites finish at Tortuga and Baracuda?

Joana · 02-24-2005

Crazyday,

yep there is. Dive in Puerto Aventuras. I used to work there first- the reefs down there are easy to dive and are more beautiful than the shallow ones in PdC. Or at least that is my opinion. Nothing like Barracuda or Tarpon/Tortuga down there- but nice coral formations and lots of smaller things going on.
There is one reef with formations that make a little arch to dive through- and sometimes that arch is filled with sardines......quite funny. Usually then a barracuda shows up......and they are gone within a few days, leaving the barracuda looking like a swimming football.
IF I'd be on vaction in that area I'd surely do my shallow dives in Puerto and the deeper ones with bigger fish in Playa. But that is just my personal opinion.

02-24-2005

Thanks, Any outlets to avoid or are they much the same?

02-23-2005	#34 (permalink)
james beach geek admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 10 year Playa resident lost in Kullavik, Sweden Posts: 9,922	your core temperature will not drop during the week, but Itex is right, you can always unzip a bit but you can't go the other way. __________________ Get your own signature countdown image!

02-23-2005	#40 (permalink)
james beach geek admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 10 year Playa resident lost in Kullavik, Sweden Posts: 9,922	you'd be suprised to find out how easy it is to become a divemaster edit: I should say that being a good divemaster doesn't really require an extensive physiological understanding of heat and mass transfer in the diver beyond recognizing problems and dealing with them. __________________ Get your own signature countdown image!

02-23-2005	#33 (permalink)
rohausser beachaholic Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah - Originally from Marietta, Ohio with college in Indiana (DePauw & Purdue.) Posts: 251	Except for the one time in the Cenotes, I've never worn a wet suit along the Yucatan, with probably 50 dives. Over my nearly 60 years, I've added several layers of natural "insulation" to my frame! I do wear a T-shirt when diving, and take a large towel to wrap in when first out of the water. It's those "under-fed" divers that have trouble with the cold. This last Fall, on the Ningaloo Reef in western Australia, I'm very glad they talked me into a 5mm suit! Being cold was not fun - if not dangerous.

02-23-2005	#37 (permalink)
erock48111 way into it Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Romulus, MI Posts: 144	Does anyone have an idea if most dive shops rent cameras? If so, any idea on the price? And the quality of the unit, do they have strobes? Are they Nikonos or some other like Sea-Sea....?

02-24-2005	#42 (permalink)
oklahomajack life=playa Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: enid oklahoma Posts: 587	The rescue classes I just went through, on my way to Divemaster, by no means was easy. Maybe I need to find some easier instructors. Although when your brother is also an instructor and they know him they maybe harder on you. all I know is that was the toughest class, physical and mental I have ever been in.

02-24-2005	#43 (permalink)
Crazyday Guest Posts: n/a	I am quite glad that rescue diver is a hard course. You may need to save a life with it someday. I certainly wouldn't feel happy saving someone with only Peak Performance Bouyancy and Fish ID under my belt. Easy courses are just there to enhance the experience and increase the PADI coffers. Back on thread: Is there any diving further south towards Akumal? Or do the good sites finish at Tortuga and Baracuda?

02-24-2005	#44 (permalink)
Joana Niiiice!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: With Quincy....... Posts: 5,182	Crazyday, yep there is. Dive in Puerto Aventuras. I used to work there first- the reefs down there are easy to dive and are more beautiful than the shallow ones in PdC. Or at least that is my opinion. Nothing like Barracuda or Tarpon/Tortuga down there- but nice coral formations and lots of smaller things going on. There is one reef with formations that make a little arch to dive through- and sometimes that arch is filled with sardines......quite funny. Usually then a barracuda shows up......and they are gone within a few days, leaving the barracuda looking like a swimming football. IF I'd be on vaction in that area I'd surely do my shallow dives in Puerto and the deeper ones with bigger fish in Playa. But that is just my personal opinion.

02-24-2005	#45 (permalink)
Crazyday Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks, Any outlets to avoid or are they much the same?

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