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That’s awesome. Good for you. I am 40 and just now getting ready to get into it.

That is awesome 👏 I hope that I am still able to dive, when I am at that that age..😃

Sister-Diver Maureen, hate to think ya'll had to put up with that? Back in '68, I was only about 11-12 years of age AND living landlocked. But had I been a little older, + around you good Ladies, I would have made the following suggestions: #1> Put some temporary (but realistic) tattoos on both arms, #2> During your class-time (+ whenever.... ) just do a few LOUD burps, #3> Occasionally flatulate (loudly) when convenient, #4> Don't take a bath/shower for at least 3 days before pool instruction, and finally #5> Reach down & scratch your privates (even though women don't have as much to scratch....). So in sum, perhaps if you + your fellow female diving student would have acted kinda more like us "uncivilized, 1st grade bathroom-humor" BOYS.... well? Maybe they would have accepted you more, + been more friendly? I don't know....

I am a 1975 YMCA class alum as well. I have to agree that it was a much more macho atmosphere at the time. I became a member of the cuda club. Chattanooga underwater divers association. We had women in there as well. I always thought everyone should dive. Seems like guys were either nerds or jocks. We all looked out for each other and safety was key. I was 15 at the time and my dad drove me there and the dive master said he'd keep an eye out for me since I was the youngest of the group.

I got certified in 1974 by the Manitoba Underwater Council. I still have the card and PADI instructors have let me take advanced courses based on it. I am planning to get my Advanced Open Water as I couldn’t dive deep wrecks in Florida last week as PADI now has a 60’ max depth for Open Water cards. Pretty adventurous for a 68 year old.

Yeah, but the DIY and snuba are both bad and dangerous, not evolutionary.

@@echonovember636 Yeah, that's why I said "A large number..." and didn't use the word "all."

I thought that as well, about the J-Valve.

Well I also thought it was great and didn't understand why not everyone uses them.... It took me a while to figure out why my compass was suddenly 'broke' on my first dive with it...

same here, used it once, went to the bin right after

:-D :-D :-D

Bro I laughed so hard, hahaha

😅

Shark! Why are you swimming away! I want to speak to your manager!

Did she take the kids underwater?

im a karen so GIVE ME YOUR TANK BCD REGULATORS OR ELSE ILL CALL THE COPS

Who's Karen!?

@@nolanolivier6791 A Karen is when a mom or dad are pure assholes and when the kids want something they get or get the cops called on you.

@@Unfortunate-raven a dad is a Ken

Can it be that shark dart were in one of the Bond movies?

Chris He is the best!!!

+1 indeed!

+100 for Alec Pierce

It was shredded to pieces by epic youtuber Thubderf00t already.

Exactly. Which is why I thumbed down this video. He listed way too many items that were completely appropriate for their time period but were eventually replaced or improved by advances in technology. I guess its time to dig up Orville and Wilbur Wright from the grave and tell them that their aircraft was a complete POS.

That's the way it should be, when I dive, I dive with two dive computers and I carry a set of tables just in case, you can never be prepared

@@markgiltner7358 Why bother? If your main (only) computer fails all you have to do is make a safe accent to the surface with your usual safety stop along the way and end the dive.

@@lordgman1 i should have given more information as to why i use two computers. ive been scuba diving for 34 years, and commercial certified for the past 18 years. about the same time as my commercial cert. i started to get into Tech Diving deeper and longer bottom times that kinda thing. my profiles can run down to 180ft more or less i have touched 201ft on two occasions, just because I wanted it in my logs as a 200ft profile. i have redundancy built into my equipment, i wear twin steel 95 cu. ft. and carry as many as 3 sling tanks, 1 tank (80 cubes) carries standard air mix, 1 tank (80 cubes) a carries EAN 40% give or take. and 1tank (30 cubes) if i think its necessary of 90% O2. the EAN and 90% are strictly decompression gas. i would absolutely agree that two computers for NDL dives is not necessary and overkill. but ive been doing these kinda profiles a long time and have never had an issue with DCS, hense my redundancy. hope that explains it better, cheers

@@rimfirejunkie7427 yeah me too, they was just starting to come out, I think it was mares that first came out with them, pretty basic compared to today's dive computers. my open water was in 1986 how bout you

Odd 😂

Never heard of these electrical things. I remember seeing a TV show on killing sharks by jabbing them with a pole with 12 gauge shot shells in it, blowing a big hole in the shark. Good shark conservation technique - not!

Hi Matt, you are right - J Valves, properly used (and checked) before a dive were very useful in the "old days". These are part of the equipment that I trained with with the Navy (ca late 70s). This video may sound "funny" for a newer generation but the use of the "J" valve as opposed to the "K" valve saved a few if not a lot of divers in its days prior to reliable dive computers - and that includes me. Ciao, L

death traps for noobs

I like mine.

@@CavZippo What's to like?

@@whynottalklikeapirat for starters the visibility and having the snorkel straight behind my head.

@@CavZippo Actually you don't see much more and here is why: - A low volume mask with the glass close to your face has a very wide field of view. It simply feels different to some people because the space INSIDE the mask is smaller and you can sense the sides. - Full face masks are only rated for surface snorkeling. At the surface there is precious little to see to the sides - usually only the siltier top layer. - Many of these full face masks have curved surfaces, which distort what you are actually seeing, like a fish eye lense would. - The reason people who are keen to actually spot sea life use masks with dark silicone is that it helps you focus, especially in sunny conditions. It is usually not an advantage to be flooded by reflected lights if you want to see what other people tend to miss. - Because full face masks are not made of tempered glass they are more prone to getting scratches and fogging up. - Because your entire face is enclosed, it heats up with exertion and sweat and sun screen is more likely to stain the "glass" further adding to fogging (and an unpleasant oppressive heat). - A regular snorkel is also behind your head if you know how to place it properly. That's the proposed visual advantages out of the way - anything else?

Brother-Diver Patrick, YES! I'm the very same way Sir! My own reg + other gear, I work on + repair myself. As for dive-masters, instructors, "instructor-instructors.... " being mildly upset about that, as our English brothers & sisters would say, "Just p-ss OFF!"

Damn man..... Wanna buy me one? Ill promise to travel with you, i was a lifeguard for years, then worked in dog day cares, where i would break up fights between 10 pitbulls at a time without losing my hands. Pay for my dives, I'll keep you safe. No matter what. 👍👍👍

Better safe than sorry! Don't forget to set the altitude first...

Best place for a suunto computer.

Suunto algorithms can kiss my Aunt Fanny

Thank you Simply Scuba for the ❤ from the time I made the comment I've signed up for classes and hitting the pool working on clearing mask and snorkel still love y'alls videos

Un civilized, ahHAHAHAHAHA!! Your comment really made my day, even if I laughed so hard that I accidentally choked + blew my iced-tea (out) through my nose?!! HURTS man, but still funny! And "poor Lina.... " I assume that NOBODY has EVER let her forget this episode perhaps?

Hope the teeth weren’t embedded in her hands!

Ah the Roatan shark dive on the south side. Yepper this is a caution dive, as the operators are a little "less" than that of the normal dive shop in diving operation on Roatan. but try to make up for it in the videos afterwards. use good judgement, know your air, watch what they are telling you to do underwater all times. as for flapping hands and attention, the sharks are looking for the treats that the dive shop have brought nothing more for the show. notice that the sharks leave as soon as the cookies are gone when you get to search for teeth. I did one of these wont do another with them, checked that off the box of things to do while diving in Roatan. FYI I'm an Dive Instructor and own a Condo there, spend three to four months every winter there.

I will not allow one in my classes.

The j valve is where our modern day low on air signal comes from right?

Hellrazor or people named „Karen“ 😂

Or people that remember the time when a J-Valve was the best option around. One just had to be aware of it´s potential to get snug in kelp or other entanglement and give false security.

@@w.yolanda293 I was going to say, "No it's people named Karen."

Not really as sometimes trying to get it out of a pocket can be difficult especially when your buddy is thrashing about panicking, this pocket method could kill both of you. Bad idea.

For that use, absolutely, and as long as you are trained as a diver. Taking random tourists 30ft underwater with little to no training as he was talking about? Dangerous.

@@echonovember636 I agree. There are too many people who think SCUBA diving is pretty safe. But that's only true if you know the rules and follow them.

That works actually pretty well. Just don't forget to make it part of your buddy check, so you're not the only one to know the trick.

Until to the moment, when you want to navigate using a compass.

@@Khamcity That's when you learn to wrap your compass round the back of your hand and keep it in fornt of you, well away from teh OctoHolder... It does work :-)

Bungee necklace with a 22 inch hose back up.

I remember those…

Mine had "dual CO2 cartridges - in case one failed and only had oral inflation - dove 100 foot dives with it just fine

Eric Fleetwood• Yeah, the bang stick with a 12 gauge buckshot, or the other type with a 38 special in it. 😁

I've had more SPGs (2) fail than wireless transmitters (0)

We just switched to primary donate with necklace for octo - both on standard length - my feeling is that in an out of air situation in open water, we're going up anyway so won't need longer hose - if this was cave diving I see the value of longer hose but figure in our case, if you're out of air, the dive is over and we're going up.

Greener the cleaner!

I use a little bit of baby shampoo and it works just as good as the commercial stuff.

Washing up liquid works good. Just make sure to get it all out with a cloth before you dive. Dont want soapy bubbles in your eyes when your mask floods. Or just use spit.

Yes! I always spit profusely in my mask while others use johnson's baby shampoo or other fancy defoggers for their masks. Only once, during a pool session, I had to use a fancy defogger, because the water had a high concentration of chlorine, it was neutralizing my saliva, and the mask kept fogging up.

If they look horrified, just offer to do theirs for them.

Brother-Diver Gavin, VERY cool! I'd love to try that apparatus, but only after having some excellent training on the system of course.

Dive Rattles are just extra gear you don’t need. Instead, just put a few stainless ball bearings inside your cylinder. No need for another accessory when you can just give your booty a shake to get everyone’s attention!

Had someone bring a quacking duck sound underwater, i thought i had the bends lol.

Well if the rattle bothers you there was the air horn

And you know he has to test it, probley on one of those killer guppies lol

Technical divers despise them for that exact reason.

That's like having a fire alarm with no fire exit!

it is so just because all the good guys on the boat come with friends :)

@@scubababy3410 Hey there..Sorry i missed this.. Yep i always have an exit , it just isnt my buddy. On a shallow dive i'd make for the surface every single time , down deep or in a cave i'd go for my redundant air supply . And that redundant air supply could be 300L but could also be 10,000L or anywhere in between depending how much gas i would need to safely return to the surface for that particular dive profile

diving with well trained buddys is a blessing, especially in siutuations where a second set of hands is needed eg beeing entangled.

Brother Diver Ian eb, VERY well put Sir! Agree with you completely.

I'll never understand a rattler when you've got a knife and a tank

@@TheApplicant150 that's actually a good idea 🤔

Yep, always keep a shark dart handy in case your dive buddy wants to speak to the manager.

Actually, I like these knives. They make it easy to spot a clueless moron before getting buddied up with him.

Brother-Diver Craig, same thing with my brother. He's an instructor, + has eons of "extra-specialties," BUT! When we go diving just to relax? He too, just shows his o-water card, and always keeps his mouth shut about his professional certs when around others.

Get a shearwater computer and you will be amazed on how accurate is the compass even with rebreather inside a tight wreck. :)

@@chiranagheorghitaeugeniuth98 use a perdix as the back up to my ostc, haven't been massively impressed as of yet but haven't used it on many dives! I also prefer a good old fashioned compass as they're quite hard to kill by electronic failure

@@timholgate6639 i saw ostc implode at 120 meter. Shearwater had no issue at 150... try and use your oerdix in the compass mode and you will be amazed on how accurate it is.

@@chiranagheorghitaeugeniuth98 I'll give it a go next time! I never really go below 70m so imploding ostcs ain't a problem, but I do prefer the layout on it

@@timholgate6639 about the layout it is just everyoanes preference. You can customize the layout on shearwater alse. What i find best at thd shearwater is the 2 button operation. .....just like the poseidon M28. Very easy menus. Cheers.

Tank bangers are just fine

@@muhammadadibabwahab2446, Problems with bangers is that unless you've got side mounts you can't see them and they can be hard to find and manipulate. They make about a 1/4 of the noise of a rattle and like all safety equipment it's got to be easy to use and effective when you need it. Also, bangers make a single sound and then need to be retracted and released again (they're "discrete"); rattles can make almost "continuous" noise until you can finally annoy someone enough to turn around. Also, if you're on a boat and using their tanks they're easy to forget.

@@michaelatherton826 Brother-Diver Michael, agree! For me, if I were needing to get someone's attention quickly/fast, I'd just pull (carefully) out my small Akona-knife & bang the butt-end against my tank(s). I believe that the older PADI Openwater/Advanced-Openwater manuals suggest to do the very same. But then again, we must remember.... "some" people (all thumbs or not willing to learn/practice) should NOT be handling knives of any kind, even when in the kitchen??

@@martinbachmann6283 That wouldn't quite work for me. These days I only carry a 2" folding Spider. I won't trouble you with my old diver dangerous knife accident story. ;-)

@@michaelatherton826 Lol My Akona knife is maybe 3 inches long? I keep it affixed to my bcd, & NOT to my calf! Very rarely ever take the thing out - only to clean & properly coat with silicone oil!

During a family trip to Roatan West's Tabyana Beach, we had me and the guide on Scuba and 6 family members on 2-person raft/tank flaoting Snuba rigs. 30' hoses. for a 25' deep reef. Great trip for a large family with non-divers. Thanks discoverroatan.net/roatan-snuba-diving-excursion/

Snuba seems aimed at people who perhaps can barely swim, don't want or can't get certified or somehow 'feel' uncomfortable wearing scuba gear; just as like the people who choose to try those often deadly full-face snorkels are.

I can't relate an opinion without knowing the injury rate. What happens if the reg (?) gets knocked out of their mouth? Do they know to "blow and go?" What if they lose their mask?

@@michaelatherton5761 The reputable company I did it with teach you regulator recovery and clearing your mask. Check out their video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--9mBhWRbENk.html

Buy a hoka system

Rent your gear...

I dive with split fins and have never dove with regular ones. What don't you like about the split fins? I may want to change..

@@2LStews splits are hard to do technical kicks like helicopter, reverse, ect

I had a guy scuba diving with free diving fins...

just switched to this and donate primary - much much better

yeah - fuckem

Absolute garbage. Zero propulsion. If your knees are so bad you need to use them, you really shouldnt dive at all

@@jonathanbradley4896 You actually can build significant speed with them, in calm water. The problem is that you have to build it and what we usually need as scuba divers is an immediate thrust. They may also be said to have a slight advantage in certain teaching scenarios, like cold water shore diving when you are helping students becvause the split actually allows you to walk forwards as well as backwards. In some tech or film shooting contexts where the diver is heavily loaded, not very moneuvrable and really more like a vessel they may also be of some use. I know combat divers who will go for either split fins or some other fin that is easy on joints and muscles when they have to transport heavy equipment underwater, dive in combat gear or swim long distances (like several miles). There are techniques that allow you to get good propulsion in those scenarios. But this is not recreational diving where you often work with heavy current and use more advanced finning techniques etc so I still hate the fuckers ...

@@whynottalklikeapirat Eh, as far as cold water shore diving and long surface swims are concerned, I do both almost exclusively here in the Pacific Northwest, and when you are ladden with several tanks, tonnes of weight and a drysuit, you need powerful propulsion. Large paddle fins like Scubapro Jetfins are really the only way to go as far as I'm concerned.

@@jonathanbradley4896 I use jets or mares quattro for almost everything, including spear fishing. I don't have much good to say about split fins outside of a pool like snorkling environment and some specific jobs, where I persanlly would not want it. You will notice however that many VERY seasoned underwater photograpers with big rigs use scubapro splits, possibly it has to do with the flow of shooting I don't know. As for the military applications - in many countries a softer, short fin or even a split fin is sometimes preferred. If you are doing a beach attack, there are some advantages there aside from what I described. It's not my preference, this is what I am told by special force combat divers. Very often they need to conserve muscle power and flexibility for immediate hard work when they hit shore, often after transporting say a 50kg man pack for several miles at a fairly shallow depth. I tried out some atomic split fins for some 40-60 dives when they first came out, just to see what the fuzz was all about. In calm water you can get a fair amount of propulsion for your buck either when a. The water is calm and pool-like and you are just doing medium strength single strokes. In other words they do that moderate tempo well per calorie used if you use the right technique which is slightly different from a normal power transfer. b. When you have to do a slightly faster transportation run - still in calm water. YOu then take that "delayed transfer technique" and speed it up without adding a lot of extra force. Doing that you can build up to a steady and efficient pace. I rarely need to do this personally. But it's vulnerable to water changes - as soon as you HAVE to really dig in because of strong currents or surf - they fold, and you can start over building that momentum. That's the main reason I hate them, aside from feeling like sex with a condom if you have an advanced composite finning style. Personally I rarely do any alternate finning at all unless I want to streamline myself in the face of a really stiff current. I guess they have their applications, but for recreational, I guess it's mainly for the holiday bath tub diver. I am a northern diver myself.