January 20: Today was an actually a combo event day that started out with my participating in a “Discover Scuba Class” put on by “Wolf’s Diver Supply” located in Benton Harbor and “Benthic Adventures LLC” located in Glenford, Ohio. The second part was as a mentor in the classroom portion of an “Ice Diving” class held that evening at Wolf’s Dive shop.
The “Discover Scuba” class was held at the Saint Joseph High School pool on Stadium Drive. In addition to the introduction to scuba class being held there, the pool was made available to any experienced (certified) diver as an opportunity to get wet in semi-warm water that had visibility. So if you wanted to stretch out your dried out wet suit or see if your dry suit was leaking, this was a time to do that. It’s always amazing how much wet suits seem to shrink after being laid up during the winter months.
Along with getting wet and checking out your personal dive gear, Wolfs Marine had “full face masks” with communications available to experiment with as well as Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPV’s) or in layman’s terms “underwater battery operated scooters”.
As indicated by the pictures included here, I took my trusty “GoPro” for those divers who like to geek the camera. There is Allways some one.
Classes like this are fun but involve a lot of work that the students do not see. Hauling in dozens of heavy scuba tanks, weighted down buoyancy compensators (BCD) and additional dive gear thru the snow is a pain and then after class lugging it all out again but now its all wet and cold. Its the price you pay for having fun.
The evening class was on “Ice Diving”. Most Scuba divers are an adventurous group, always looking to expand their horizons and try new experiences. So those looking to be challenged and want to try something a little out of the ordinary, the Ice Diver course is the perfect solution. Ice diving is a totally unique experience from typical recreational diving and will give you an experience that most scuba divers have not enjoyed. Just imagine diving under a solid sheet of ice and exploring where few divers have – is your adventurous side ready for the challenge?
If you think this could be something you would enjoy, or is on your bucket list, why not join us in the next “Discover Scuba” class?
