How To Easily Become A Scuba Diver

[@MrIronflame]

Good subject

[@itravelwisely]

Glad you liked this one! Was experimenting with some storytelling and wanted this video to focus more for folks not super familiar with scuba diving.

[@josephdracula7487]

👍🤿😎🇵🇭! Nicely said! Many times I feel mystified exploring underwater! Amazingly after a good day of diving how you forget your worries with a calm sensation!👍

[@itravelwisely]

It's funny, scuba diving has a lot of hardships, and one can struggle with many things, but at the end of the day during the dive the zen one can achieve is out of this world and sights you can witness stick with you. There are some truly beautiful things to see!

[@cleanlife1305]

Your videos are great. I know this is off-topic, but I think you persuaded me to try the Apeks VX-1 mask. The skirt appears to have a lot of coverage under your nose. I have a love-hate for my Atomics Venom. I have to shave my mustache pretty low in hopes to get any sort of decent seal.

[@itravelwisely]

Really happy to hear you are liking the videos so far! The Apeks are great, they are single pane, the lenses don't scratch easily, the case is nice, and I like the buckle on them, if they do feel too tight, they are easy to adjust under water. The only con of them is that they are not super low volume, so it makes purging them take a bit more, but they are not too bad as I won't consider them high volume either. Funny too, I bought these on a trip because it was the Apeks or a Scuba Pro model that were available at a remote island in Maldives when my primary mask broke. I didn't have much of a choice in options, but I've been pleased with the mask, except maybe the color, I'd probably go black if I had a choice. Stuck with them since and it's been 3 years and still going strong! I do usually shave when I dive, mainly right under my nose, I keep most of my beard, but I do shave just a touch under my nose and that helps it seal. If water is annoyingly leaking into my nose area usually it's an indicator to me, I need the shave again. I never shave my beard entirely off though, just enough from the top that it's not noticeable but helps the seal. Hope that helps!

[@bushmaster27]

Define shallow water dive for discover dive. My first discover dives were in open water at 40 feet and 60 feet depth

[@itravelwisely]

Maximum depth for a discover dive is 40 ft but once you get your open water certification, you'll be able to go down to 60 ft based on the rules of certification. These are primarily there to help keep you safer and build confidence as a diver and seek more training before going deeper. Deeper doesn't always mean it's better but it does mean the risks are greater so working up to deeper depths progressively is safer.

[@bushmaster27]

@ I was in Central America when this occurred. I don’t think they really cared about rules and I didn’t know any better 🤷🏻‍♂️ I enjoyed the he’ll out of it though

[@itravelwisely]

Ah! That explains it. I've heard some questionable stories from Central America and South Asia where operators are a bit more risk-taking. Of course, you are likely going to be fine, but the rules are there as a safety net. In diving, there is no scuba police for these kind of things and you can eventually get a muscle for what risk is or is not acceptable for yourself but ideally you should always be informed and have knowledge of the risks. Scuba diving is a lot of fun, and I hope to see you out there diving!

[@Richard1976]

Think I never had all these thoughts. No matter what interest you pick up, Ballet, Mountainbiking, Horse riding, everything has it own form of risk and needs training.

[@itravelwisely]

Very true, yet I know so many folk who steer clear of scuba diving. It is a bit pricey to start with the need for gear, but most tell me they feel its too dangerous. I hoped this video might help with that perception, at least to some degree!

[@Richard1976]

@itravelwisely it is pricey in a way. You can make it as expensive as you want. On the other hand when you know with proper maintenance it you can enjoy your material at least 10 years, then it isn't so bad. And not to forget hobbies cost money. 😇🙏

[@itravelwisely]

@Richard1976 totally agree!