ice dive

So this isn't necessarily a diving question. But I use diving equipment. I'm a commercial clammer in Southern New Jersey. I work in the back bays and get into waste deep water and pick them up with my hands. This year has been especially cold. The bay is about 50% frozen and water temp is in the...

Hi, I'm looking to buy my first regulator. I'm still a noob diver (I just completed my GUE fundies), but I'd like to progress to ice-tech-cave diving. My main requirements are Easy to self-service - I want to do the maintenance and run diagnostics myself. I want to stick to one brand for...

Just completed my PADI Ice Diver training here in Nova Scotia, Canada! We had an excellent instructor with Torpedo Ray's Scuba who taught us cold water equipment maintenance, proper tethering and signaling techniques, and went through several rescue scenarios. Some pictures attached.

Yesterday we decided to do something a little different than your typical ice dive. We wanted to up the stakes a bit and do something interesting so we dove the wreck of the US La Vallee in Shelburne Bay, Lake Champlain. The La Vallee was 56ft tugboat that was scuttled in 1931. Today she sits...