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Thank you all so much for the replies. I am reading every bit of every reply multiple times and taking in all the info. The more the merrier. I did check the SeaSkin thread, or thought I did, and everything about import tax was in Australia or Canada, no conclusion on American $$$.

Hey folks. I just moved back to Phoenix Arizona from Florida... I had forgotten how cold Lake Pleasant was. 55 degree water, I was in a 7mm wetsuit with a hood and gloves. It was a pretty stretchy one, fit well, yet the whole 25 minutes of my dive could only be described as Agony. It felt like...

Thanks for the replies everyone, looking for even more and personal experiences as well. I'm not saying the place has to be perfect, I just know in certain places some weird things can happen. I wish certain locales were safer, I know anywhere you go the average person tends to be good people...

Very accurate. I mean c'mon, a diving bear? That's silly. Bears can't get you underwater. You're safe there.

Seaweed & dlofting... It took me a second to peer over and see your locations. I was thinking of a good argument but at this point I'm going to just surrender! I agree though, BC is a gorgeous place. I should add the diving should be warm or at least temperate (SoCal) water. I'm talking more...

Hello all. Without getting into politics or debate, I'm just curious what some of the safest diving locales around the world might be. If I was by myself I would simply use street smarts and take my chances where ever I might go, but with other people, family and loved ones in the mix it changes...

I would say it's been about 5 years ago now. Of course, sadly Sports Chalet no longer exists :(

I... Don't think that's it? But I might be wrong... Don't know if anyone can confirm or not. Dang now I'm confused! Haha. Thanks for posting that, it very well may be it...

I know this may sound silly but, before I became a diver I'd go to Sports Chalet and browse the diving stuff after I had done my first discovery dive. I will never forget, they always had this video playing about Bonaire. In it was a woman's voice narrating and she had this very kind of...

Hey all. I've recently moved to the PCB area and have been out diving a handful of times. Unfortunately Christmas has put a bit of a damper on my diving but I hope to get back out after the first of the year. I've been to Vortex and Morrison a number of times and the Jetties once. I know with...

Yeah, I've heard Puerto Penasco and Rocky Point have some great diving. Beautiful area too. The only thing is that it's about 4 hours from Phoenix. In 6 I can be in Southern California which is phenomenal diving right here within the states. Rocky point's crime is a bit... Rocky. I've heard...

I only ever regret one dive. It wasn't due to safety or anything, nothing bad happened it was just, not worth the trouble and complete crap. In Arizona, there is really only one place to dive in the state (a lake) just outside of Phoenix and it only has 2 places to really dive from unless you go...

Oh joy, I'll keep my eyes peeled for that one :)

Dang, I'm moving to PCB at the end of October, about a week later. Too bad I'll be missing this, seems like a fun event :(

Great info, John. I will definitely keep all that in mind. Perch lake sounds like a very interesting dive spot, I hope to dive it too some day. I know this is slightly off topic, but I didn't want to create a new topic just to ask. I heard that every day from early morning until 11am is diver...

This deserves more backstory! That seems like one heck of an early start. :wink:

And this is what I think it is like for people who love diving. SE Florida has so many good and easy to access dives that you can switch up, keep things fresh and by the time you have made the rounds ready to go some where you haven't for awhile, all while having things like the BHB and shore...

I looked at some videos of Rock Lake and it looks like a really interesting dive site. Between the blue hole and that, living in Albuquerque as a diver is seeming less bad. I don't mind cold water, we're set up for it. That's too bad that one of the local shops lost access. I can't imagine what...

Thank you everyone very much for all the replies! I wanted more than anything though to respond to this, as it's something I gave a lot of thought too. Yes, what happens when the honeymoon phase wears off? Then what? Well here's the thing. I've lived near the coast before and watched surfers...

I thought of naming this thread "landlocked divers" but realized that even some coastal divers may not have good diving nearby. I'm at a point in my life where I want to settle down some where, maybe buy a home (hopefully) and stay put. Part of me wants to return to my home town of Albuquerque...