Howdy from Chicago

[Dean810]

I am a novice diver living in Chicago Illinois. Just got back from an awesome trip to Cozumel! I came back not wanting to end my diving season, so I am now working on my advanced open water and drysuit cert so I can do some cold water wreck diving here in Lake Michigan. I need to take advantage of whats nearby, because I can't afford to keep going back to Cozumel! I hope to learn some good insights from this board.

 

[Tavi]

Welcome to the boards!!

 

[CROCETTI]

Welcome to the board from a fellow Chicago diver. Its good to see you're getting a dry suit, take advantage of all the great wrecks in Lake Michigan. Have you ever dove the Great Lakes before?

 

[Matt the Aquaman]

:mostlysun Hello there Dean, my name is Matt and I wanted to welcome you to the community. I think it’s the best board on the internet for divers. The people on here make it a really friendly place. It’s a great place to see what’s going on with divers. Just wanted to make you feel welcome! If you’d like to chat, please PM me. Take care. :butnhome:

Click here to greet a new member! :happywave
No experience needed and it feels great!​

 

[moneysavr]

I am a novice diver living in Chicago Illinois. Just got back from an awesome trip to Cozumel! I came back not wanting to end my diving season, so I am now working on my advanced open water and drysuit cert so I can do some cold water wreck diving here in Lake Michigan. I need to take advantage of whats nearby, because I can't afford to keep going back to Cozumel! I hope to learn some good insights from this board.

Welcome,
And good luck on your AOW-you have some great training areas like Haigh,Hope you can still make a class or you can get it in spring,Did mine in Florida in the springs,hey if you ever like to do a dive at Pearl,Haigh,The big pond just hit me up!
Brad

 

[MgicTwnger]

Check out the Great Lakes Wrecking Crew forum to meet more divers in our area.

 

[Dean810]

Welcome to the board from a fellow Chicago diver. Its good to see you're getting a dry suit, take advantage of all the great wrecks in Lake Michigan. Have you ever dove the Great Lakes before?

No, not yet. Going to Haigh quarry on Halloween weekend for my AOW and drysuit cert, then I'm ready. If I'm lucky, I can do a "tropical paridise" maybe once a year, but with Lake Michigan around, I hope to do a lot more diving than that!

 

[Dean810]

Welcome,
And good luck on your AOW-you have some great training areas like Haigh,Hope you can still make a class or you can get it in spring,Did mine in Florida in the springs,hey if you ever like to do a dive at Pearl,Haigh,The big pond just hit me up!
Brad

Thanks Brad, I appreciate the reply. I did my open water at Haigh, and will do my AOW and drysuit there as well on Halloween weekend. I think they close down after that. I'll be more than happy to give you a buzz in the future for local dives!

 

[Dean810]

:mostlysun Hello there Dean, my name is Matt and I wanted to welcome you to the community. I think it’s the best board on the internet for divers. The people on here make it a really friendly place. It’s a great place to see what’s going on with divers. Just wanted to make you feel welcome! If you’d like to chat, please PM me. Take care. :butnhome:

Click here to greet a new member! :happywave
No experience needed and it feels great!​

Thanks Matt, I just stumbled on to this site, and I am impressed!

 

[MgicTwnger]

If I'm lucky, I can do a "tropical paridise" maybe once a year, but with Lake Michigan around, I hope to do a lot more diving than that!

The first time you see a wreck eerily materializing out of the murky greenish water of Lake Michigan will totally blow you away. At least that's how it was for me.