Teach this warm water wuss a lesson

[BTravlin]

Up to this point all my dives have been in the nice warm, clear waters of the Caribbean. I'm not sure I understand the appeal of diving in cold water quarries with low viz and the same things to look at week after week. There is a quarry within about a 40 minute drive from my home but I can't seem to get excited about diving there. Tell me why you like diving quarries. What am I missing?

 

[Jimmer]

Because it's diving. Quarries are great for training in as well, and are a good place to run drills and practice new skills before taking them out into bigger bodies of cold dark fresh water.

 

[fppf]

Depending on your Quarry, it in it's self is history.
There is a quarry near me that flooded while in operation. There are ore cars, steam engines, pump house, and tons of tracks to explore. It is a great piece of history frozen in time.

Also cold water does not mean low viz. There are a lot of varables that control vis. Talk to people that dive there, they will know when to dive and when its a waste of time.
Here are some shots of the Mrs and myself in a local quarry. These shots where taken at a distance of about 10 feet. Vis that day was over 30 feet easy.

 

[wardric]

It is related to why I dive.

Some warm water people will dive because they want to see beautifull stuff like fish or coral. I dive for many other reasons.

I like the weightlessness sensation I get in the water and since I aint no rock star, that's the closest I'll ever be to being in space. I also like to see stuff but in lakes and quarries, you can see many things. Of course you have to pay attention more. I like the sound of being underwater. It's very relaxing.

The most important reason I dive in cold water is because where I live, that's the only dives I can do and when I dive, nothing else matters.

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

I like being under the water....Plus it prepares me for when I go to warm climates my buoyancy, breathing, safety drills, and fun factor is all in place and I can focus on the environment around me, and not what I am doing in the water......

What Quarry? If its Haigh, join us some Sunday(when warmer climates avail) and I will personally take you on a tour that you will enjoy.

 

[Dutchman]

Hay Mike, any ice diving in late February?

 

[Trixxie]

The rush of the water as it comes up out of the springs is pretty cool too (true, not a quarry but a cool dive none the less)

 

[1_T_Submariner]

Practice skills and get away from the surface for a while. Test new gear.

Like golfers that golf the same course week after week I guess.

 

[PePaw]

I think everybody is going to have the same answer. It's diving ! A chance to practice your skills. There's still a lot to see, And when you do finally get back into warm clear water...Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !

 

[drl]

I don't *like* diving quarries. I dive quarries because they are accessible and cheap, and because they are a good place to practice new skills or break in new gear in a low-risk environment. If I lived in the subtropics and near the ocean, I would never set fin in a quarry. But I live in suburban Chicago. Lake Michigan is nearby, but there is not much shore diving; most of the wrecks are offshore, and charters are expensive. Haigh quarry costs $20 plus transportation and tank fills. I dive the Lake as often as I can, but sometimes I just need to get wet, cheaply and on my own schedule.
It's like eating fast food--yeah, I'd rather have a proper meal, but sometimes you have to settle for what you can get.