newbie diver

So with all the current holiday sales I thought I'd pickup a nice comfy hood for cooler water. I dive in SoCal so it's chilly but I do also get hot head so I've narrowed it down to 2 choices really based off that and for comfort on my chubby face lol. Im stuck between a Henderson Bibbed 5/3 Hood...

[TLDR] How do you determine a "good" instructor/DiveCenter before even diving with them? With my new found passion into scuba diving and being a nerd on logical structured training, reading articles and occasionally indulge in diving-horror newbie experienced, I often find people...

Hi! I am new here! My name is Jenny:)

Hello everyone!

Hello! My husband and I are extremely new divers (just got certified in March in Maui and have only done 3 dives after certification on that same trip. so we haven't been in several months) We have an opportunity to spend time in Monterey Bay Aug 19-23, and were wondering if it was a good place...

Day 1 down, having a beer to celebrate. Much thanks to San Diego Scuba Center for taking good care of us!

Hello! My husband and I were recently OW certified in Maui as a birthday gift/trip for the both of us! (both Feb b-days) we did the online e learning, and were certified with an incredible instructor at Maui Diving SCUBA & snorkel shop. I'd always wanted to learn to dive, but was always kind of...

Runaway Ascent & 60 Seconds of Terror - A Dive Master's Nightmare This hair-raising incident highlights the potential tension between a dive operation booking divers who are not safe to dive (due to long layoff or?) and need a refresher. Dive ops can sometimes pressure DMs to take these divers...