Top three reasons to do your local diving

[down4fun]

1. wrecks from 60-300feet
2. 15 minutes to the dock
3. 80-85 degree deco water ...gotta love that

 

[aquaregia]

1. environment (kelp forests, awesome inverts, harbor seals)
2. convenience (short drive from home, several options for banked nitrox)
3. community (baue, ucsc and the dive shops)

 

[irishsquid]

Only one site has sticks, Brother. And I have learned to avoid them.

Proactive Stress Management. Now that's a buddy I would dive with. Dive softly and carry a BIG Stick!

 

[divermike1011]

1. I get to dive for free/might get paid.
2. Vacation divers looking for some strange.
3. It involves throwing on flip flops and driving ten minutes.

Michael

 

[Scott]

1. Hot, warm and cold water.
2. Wrecks. Boats, Vehicles, Cessna....oh and of course a toilet.
3. Because the lakes are alot closer than the ocean

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

What's up with folks sinking toilets at dive sites? We have several of those. Haven't these folks ever heard of a P-valve?



... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Chris Horn]

central US Lake diving

1) convenient

2) cost

3) If you can dive in this viz, any other place in the world looks AWESOME! Its all downhill from here.



Just a side note, its a big lake and I can assure you, you have NOT seen it ALL.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

California coast north of San Francisco.

1. Cheap, only involves driving a little over and hour to a few dive sites.
2. Conditions and environment make for challenging dives and makes a better diver out of you.
3. There's abalone.

 

[Doc]

 

[ajtoady]

Another three reasons:
1. I live 3 miles from the St Lawrence and it's wrecks
2. I help support the local LDS and economy ( beer or two after diving)
3. Great friends to get wet with