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Seek out Bill at Pacific Pro Diving for great diving in Campbell River, or Shirley at Nanaimo Dive Outiftters for great diving in Nanaimo ... I would say the diving is a little more challenging and rewarding in Campbell Rivers, but logistically easier and more relaxing in Nanaimo... the island...

Hey guys I am pretty new to wreck diving. I can see there are some divers on SB with thousands of wreck dives ... cool! Just wondering if you guys have seen John Chattertons dive on the Andrea Doria? I think he makes a strong case for progressive penentration. Again I have not done that much...

In your example a bag popping 225ft in distance away from your point under water on a 330ft dive you would need a line at least 375ft long ... depending on how strong the current maybe a lot more? While I can agree with the sentiment of popping a bag as soon as possible I don't think it is as...

Yo dude they sell it at The Edge Dive Center and Ocean Quest. I paid $1.40/cft for helium August 2013 at Ocean Quest, I'm sure you can call and ask for rates. I was always satisfied with the contents of the fill. Nice thread idea helium ain't cheap for the most abundant gas in the universe ;)

Hey deepstops ... personally I would prefer to ascend on a line attached to the wreck rather than open water, and if I am ascending in open water I would not blow a lift bag until my first stop especially on a deep dive. There would be way too much line required in a strong current and it could...

Hey I know this thread is a few years old, wondering if the OP is still pursuing these interests?

OMFG The Sama of diving in BC has spoken *bows* We have been blessed with his presence on Scuba Board.

Sweet I hear ya, I actually borrowed a copy of Shecks book, and lent it to someone after I finished and still haven't gotten it back! Mark's book I think you can read mostly online for free, or head down and support a local dive shop I believe The Edge Dive Center and Ocean Quest both have a few...

Hey Dale, cool video, I LOVE the cut. Great job on your website I did notice a small detail on your Book Reviews you were missing Sheck Exley and Mark Ellyatt! May I recommend "Caverns Measureless to Man" by the man Sheck and "Ocean Gladiator" from Mark Ellyatt. I haven't read a few of those...

There are some theories ... I am not really sure though to be honest ... it was moored on location for a long time and I believe it went quietly in the night but maybe someone can correct me. I heard the hatches etc were left open and it filled with rain water and flooded.

Hey Mustang... I had not thought about it like that in terms of geology ... really I'm not sure ... we did go into what appeared to be a cavern type situation, there was an overhang that extended at least 20' into the rock... nearby though there were lots of tall, narrow, verticalish slits in...

Coolio man I hear ya on searching for the best instructor possible... There are many instructors with many different approaches and opinions ... if you want to go by experience you could always consider hiring Mark Ellyatt from Mark Ellyatt  - Inspired Training - Technical Diving - Ocean...

Hey mustang ... my Dad lives in Peachland and on a visit a few years ago my brother and I checked out some caves/caverns ... how exactly do you define a cave vs a cavern? A cave is an overhead/cavern situation with no visible day light? I can say they definitely had some depth to them, we did...

Pretty cool dude, that is in Lake Okanagan? Where abouts? I have dove there before near Rattlesnake island where everyone jumps off the cliff into the water. I think its called the Pinnacles? There are caves there too ...

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If Nunes will take you on as a student I would highly recommend seeking tuition, especially if you are interested in wreck diving. He has an extraordinary attention to detail. He also did my DSAT Tec 40-50. Local divers have an immense respect for Greg at Ocean Quest dive center although I have...

Yo Ryan rofl :)))))))) The whole thing is a restriction but the tightest points I encountered was the stairwell I went down in the video, as well as a small chute looking thing with a ladder that appeared to go into a storage room ... I don't think I could fit in there with a BCD on ... next...

Yo dude In Vancouver I know of a few! In fact soon there might be more deep side mount divers than back mount divers! I have never tried using argon to inflate a drysuit but I want to agree with Mulla and suggest using a gas you are already carrying for the dive. It's difficult to argue how it...

Yea Progen that is why these forums are pretty cool there are all kinds of reasons for doing things all kinds of different ways ... I learned to sidemount the same way :))

Yup no hard feelings I am very confident in my diving abilities! I started with the long hose because I did my tec 40 training in twins just before sidemount was becoming popular here, and have carried that onto sidemount. Obviously there are different configurations for different environments...