Pool for warm water prep?

[Shasta_man]

Hello Bay Area divers,

My wife and I are going on a warm water dive trip.

We need a heated pool to test the BC, the regs, and check weighting, etc.. We're going to 3 mil suit water so cold water suit is not going to help. Our original option has fallen through, and people apparently don't typically heat pools in the winter. Diver Dans, Anywater, and Pacific Scuba have no refreshers available.

We'd like to do it this weekend 12/12 or 12/13. We just need about 2 hours. We'll leave it as we found it.

We're in the South County (Santa Clara county). We'll drive where we have to. Can anyone help?

 

[mikeguerrero]

Try Nautilus in Concord... They have an indoor pool and I believe they have training on Fridays.... Give them a call....

Welcome to Nautilus Aquatics...

 

[sarita75]

You might also wish to contact Wallins in Redwood City. They have a pool.

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

Remember that you will need more weight in saltwater. Take the weight of the whole system (diver,
and ALL gear including lead), and multiply by .0256. That's how much more lead you will need.

 

[Shasta_man]

Thanks very much everyone for the tips. Any others are still appreciated.

 

[Ben_ca]

I applaud you for taking the time ahead of the trip to test your stuff out... There are quite a few "not so bright" divers who complain about their gear not working right on their vacation when they haven't even touched the stuff being serviced (worse yet after last vacation)

 

[Shasta_man]

Appreciate it, Ben.

Want to hit the water reasonably prepared. We are guilty of scheduling a last minute dive trip, but circumstances... unfortunately... coincided... so WE CAN GO DIVING! I've been waiting since boarding the plane to leave the last trip...