We found an air chamber deep in Underwater Cave 😱 Scuba Diving the Blue Grotto Florida

[@swmpwlkr]

I'm not into diving at all, but it's really inspiring to see someone live his best life.

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks I am glad you are enjoying!

[@nicoleannmosko2737]

Joe, hope you're doing well! We met earlier this week at Hudson Grotto. I have to say you video are cinematically flawless in every way, there is a reason you sound so eloquent talking about your passion! Thank you for bringing diving to everyone and showing us everything.

[@JoeOceanside]

Hi Nicole! Thanks so much I am glad you like the channel! I hope you had a great dive at the Grotto as well.

[@DGFishRfine1]

Bruh, you "found" something that the dive site operators literally advertise 🤣 Realtalk though: if you're ever in a cavern, cave, or wreck, NEVER try to breathe the gas in a random air pocket. This is very different, because they actively pump in breathable gas. Ordinarily, you have no guarantee that the gas mixture in the pocket supports life. You could easily pass out and drown without ever realizing anything is wrong. Source: local internet ScubaNoob (with trimix certification)

[@JoeOceanside]

Yes sir, thank you for sharing that, it is very important to note this is specifically put there for you to breathe off. Random air pockets could kill you. And yes, I said I "found" the airbell, I did not say "discovered" the airbell. I looked at the map on the brochure and "found" my way to the airbell LOL. Thanks for watching!

[@owenblake3357]

And if you watch it he goes into it never saying he was the one who found it and had a whole map part

[@JoeOceanside]

@@owenblake3357 Owen I looked at the map and found where the air bell was

[@lawsong6663]

you idiot he never makes it sound like he was the one who discovered it

[@thisdude2648]

"Whoa there's still air in here" "Don't breath it it's all turned to clorine gas"

[@roadboat9216]

I love Blue Grotto. Have dived it a number of times. As clear as the water was, it was pretty churned up. If you go when no one else is there for a while the vis is amazing. And Grottos spaces are big enough to really appreciate the visibility. And yes, they are well set up. Dove there on winter morning. It was 28 degrees. We dove anyway. It was about the best visibility that I have seen in thousands of dives. The water was 72 but wow, when you got out I was very thankful for the hot shower to take off my wet suit. Thanks for bringing back some good memories.

[@宇翔-n9o]

I love these kind of videos

[@JoeOceanside]

Awesome, glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching

[@CampTravelExplore]

Absolutely fantastic episode! This is on my "must do" list! Thanks for the outstanding look at it!!

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah Blue grotto would make a great CTE episode

[@66Viscount]

This is on my absolutely not to do list!!! Lol

[@D.H.CE_FL]

"Deep in an Underwater Cave"? Isn't it like 20' from the entrance? Lol.

[@JoeOceanside]

I think it is 25 or 30 foot depth and 20 or 30 feet under the ledge. Thanks for watching!

[@Iz0pen]

But you watched the whole video didn’t you?! Lol

[@D.H.CE_FL]

@@Iz0pen haha of course! I enjoyed the videos. Just having a little fun with the wording.

[@saguarowatershoes6526]

@@D.H.CE_FL @jhbuild @JoeOceanside I am feeling the point for a diving video is not how deep you dive, it is how fun in the water, at most times it doesnt matter how deep it is. (i am watching all diving videos this morning. )

[@yurgon]

@Joe Nichols only with an accompanied diver apparently on Sat or Sun when they allow snorkelers

[@yinmin1000]

The way all the fishes stared at him at 5:38 😭😂

[@livinglifeleona]

"No way, you speak bubble ??"

[@MeltonCulpepper]

We dove the Blue Grotto in Feb, 1979. Air bell was there at about 35' for convenient conversation with buddy. Maximum depth was 100', average was 55'. Very large room with some fish but no turtle was seen. The people in charge (McQuarie ?) were friendly and helpful. Got a nice air fill afterwards.. It's a beautiful, fun, must-do dive for CAVERN diving. Strong lights required. Best to get there early before it gets silted up. DO NOT ATTEMPT WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING/CERTIFICATION!

[@Kendratree]

This looks so relaxing and fun, its great to see!

[@samuelp5026]

Really good video, surprised you dont have a lot of subscribers! You deserve more! Great video, keep uo the content. Liked and Subbed :)

[@JoeOceanside]

Well thank you, we are getting there

[@NativeExplorer]

Nice video. Which camera are you shooting with? And the lights? Thanks, Roei

[@JoeOceanside]

Most of this was on the gopro 8 black, and the neewer 60 led underwater light I think

[@Djtwilo850]

I dove that spring as a kid. That spots been down there for about 30yrs. It’s beautiful

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah it is a great spot, Thanks for watching!

[@ettienneesterhuizen1291]

This is the first time I saw your channel , I subscribed and like , you guys keep it real by calling it a cavern and not a cave.

[@IBtehOmar]

great video man cool spot to visit next ti me im in florida

[@SofhiaFlores]

This video is so satisfying😍

[@yonmoore]

Cool video, very nice quality.

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks again Jon

[@Adventureswithbecky]

I love that they have the rope for divers!

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah it really does give you a sense of comfort knowing the way back out

[@BlueHorizonDiving]

This is so awesome. Love it Joe!

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

[@BlueHorizonDiving]

Joe Oceanside keep the great content coming

[@reganwilliams6401]

That's right down the road from my house! Pretty neat seeing little ol Williston getting some acknowledgment lol. If you haven't already, check out Devil's Den right across the highway from Blue Grotto!

[@JoeOceanside]

Yes it is on my list I would love to go there Regan

[@Adventureswithbecky]

Is blue Grotto next to Devil's Den? Live close to Williston and haven't seen or heard of it before. Man that was beautiful! So cool with the underwater bubble!

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah I mapped it and it looks close to Devils den, that is on my list for one day!

[@Adventureswithbecky]

@@JoeOceanside haven't been there yet but my nephew worked there for a long time and said it was beautiful.

[@Adventureswithbecky]

@FLORIDA SUN thanks!

[@sportdiver0077]

There basically across the hwy from each other. Its cool to do the deep dive at the grotto then lunch an transit to the den an like clockwork your lunch drink and surface interval are complete an you can enjoy the Den in the same day. Pretty cool

[@ze2004]

what computer you use?

[@JoeOceanside]

Dell 7

[@Ressyuchiha]

The fish made me laugh hahaha great vid

[@fofofofo3076]

Whats the name of your diving mask ?

[@isabelladerienzo1542]

Just dove this!! Noticed my dive buddy and I were both crazy lightheaded after the bell... did this happen to you as well?

[@JoeOceanside]

Oh no that sounds bad. The air should be continuously pump into the bell so the air is fresh. Maybe there pump system was not working or was contaminated. We had no problem the day we went

[@alaska1790]

Cool video! When you were with the fish, I thought you weren't supposed to hold your breather underwater?

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks for watching. The big problem is if you hold your breath while you are ascending. As air rises in water it expands, so if you have air in your lungs while you are going up you need to let some out through breathing. If you were to take a big breath at 30 feet deep and hold it while you went to the surface, the air would double in size and tear your lungs. In the video when I took out my regulator and held my breath I was staying still so it was fine

[@alaska1790]

@@JoeOceanside oh okay. Thanks for clarifying :)

[@red_6.082]

Blue grotto is one of my favorite dives

[@NWDV]

You videos are amazing, your channel is going to be huge

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks, I appreciate the good word! We are growing and having fun!

[@joseluishernandez7796]

That is awesome can’t wait after my surgery to learn how to scuba dive 🙏🏻🍻

[@JoeOceanside]

Awesome, get well soon! Thanks for watching!

[@OfficialGamerGuides]

Omg that was paradise, So calm and relaxing, I bet the private cabins cost a hefty chunk lol

[@yurgon]

actually not that bad Cabin Rentals: Efficiency: $ 99 one night (up to 4 people) weekly rate $ 94 / night Double: $ 68 / 76 one night (up to 2 people) weekly rate $ 63 / 68 night Single standing / one Bedroom: $ 115.00 ( up to 4 people ) weekly rate $ 105 single standing / two Bedroom: S 147.00 ( up to 6 people ) weekly rate $ 129 Additional persons: $ 10 Late check out possible if rooms are not rented at check out day $ 15.00

[@OfficialGamerGuides]

That's actually really good, Thanks for the reply & information, if I do happen to travel there in the future il be sure to let them know I came because of this video 👍✌️

[@mustanghuey89]

Really beautiful cool video

[@JoeOceanside]

Thank you very much Scott

[@alperceylan3478]

You knew about the air chamber before you dive, but the header of your video is like you just found it and announcing to us...

[@JoeOceanside]

Hi Alper, it was easy to find, I looked on the map and it helped me find it. You should dive it some time, you may find it very enjoyable 😉 thanks for watching

[@kimrosland]

@@JoeOceanside I dislike clickbate titles. It's the same as you lied to me (us), so no sub from me.

[@lenpup6231]

How doable would it be to free dive to the air bell?

[@sportdiver0077]

Unfortunately in the safety brief on there website they frown apon freediving to the bell. I think this would be a great location for a free diving class though but with the benefits of the platforms its often so crowded with students they limit snorkelers

[@kameroncarmichael1713]

Ahh beautiful to see the blowing up of a channel right before our eyes. KZbin algorithm has done you a great favor my friend.

[@mako9324]

Blue grotto is awesome, I dive there all the time

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah it is a great place

[@prestonleverock56]

Yeah I'm actually staying at blue grotto right now taking my open water dive course but sadly I wasnt alble to equalize around 15 ft but I'll try again in the morning

[@charlesg7926]

If you can’t equalize then I recommend drinking a lot of water and then taking 2 Advil, and also 2 of the “Tylenol cold and flu severe” (the one with nasal decongestant) 30 minutes before you enter the water.

[@charlesg7926]

And also aside from that, you also should study “equalizing scuba techniques” on KZbin to learn how to equalize properly. Learn “how to open Eustachian tubes” on KZbin also. And try that in the water. Do it early and often, every 2-3 feet underwater. But the medicine is important. Some people can’t equalize without it, myself included and I’m a cave diver and rescue diver

[@prestonleverock56]

@@charlesg7926 thanks man I actually was able to do everything perfectly the second day and I took some sudafed and affrin to clear up congestion but this weekend I'm going diving again

[@prestonleverock56]

@@charlesg7926 the first day I had trouble because I went down to fast and I didn't equalize earlier enough

[@Afghanistanian]

Really well produced 👍

[@JoeOceanside]

Thank you!

[@Benjamin-od8od]

You shouldnt touch cave walls but im not certified cave diver so i can

[@JoeOceanside]

If I was cave certified I would be skilled enough to not touch the wall. Thanks for watching!

[@jacobbrown8506]

I knew where he was just from the picture of the air bell in the thumbnail, I love free diving there it is just so unbelievable beautiful

[@Orionas_Sk]

Make sure that chamber has air before free divind. Imagine going to take a breath and water starts rushing into your mouth

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah it was a really cool spot

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah, definitely. The airbell has air continually pumped in so it is good air

[@jacobarias1995]

Blue grotto

[@marcoplayzz6728]

What cam u using? Also the fish are bluegills

[@JoeOceanside]

This was all on Gopro! Yeah I think you are right about the fish. Thanks for watching

[@OneLeggedDiver]

You should take the GUE fundamentals course- get that trim and buoyancy dialed in

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah that would be cool! I've picked up some new gear and getting it a little more dialed in

[@scoopy187]

Wow this place is really beautiful

[@raybrdjr]

wow, those fish are bluegill brim. good eating!

[@andrewl2787]

It seems like the air bubble would be a lot smaller in the under water chamber because it is at roughly 30ft deep where the water pressure would be roughly 28psi , 2 atm . I’m surprised the whole thing is full of air . It should be about half full of water according to my knowledge.

[@JoeOceanside]

Good thinking and that would be true if you pushed it down from the surface without adding any new air to it. But, this airbell has air pumped down to it from a pump on the surface so it is constantly overflowing with air

[@HelloDiveTrip]

It looks great here

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah it is a great dive spot

[@sebastianmarklund7900]

Literally looked 10 seconds then subscribed 😄

[@syxnth8818]

These are the kind of videos i want to watch. Im 13 and when i grow up i really want to scuba dive

[@lumibrite]

what watch was your buddy wearing, i want a robust tool dive watch under 300

[@JoeOceanside]

I dont think he had one on, I was using an old Aeris Manta, it works great

[@jerodnathan4877]

I love the blue grado

[@FaZefloris]

This guy deserves more subs!!

[@JoeOceanside]

Wow thank you

[@れもん-d1x]

This system is so niceeeee

[@JoeOceanside]

Cool I am glad you liked!

[@jslfcs6655]

Anyone remember that fisherman who had to spend (it was a long time) in the dark at the bottom of the sea. I think you can find the video of it here on KZbin.

[@JoeOceanside]

Wow that sounds scary

[@jslfcs6655]

@@JoeOceanside kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqPZg6qElqpqe9E Here's the link

[@Oj12323]

Those fish looked mad at you 🤣

[@JoeOceanside]

LOL, we went back there and fed them cookies so they are happy with us now 😋

[@Oj12323]

@@JoeOceanside good good 🤣👌🏽

[@ceimo856]

Joe, what mask do you use?

[@JoeOceanside]

I used to use a Tusa HD freedom till it got damaged, it was my favorite for scuba. Now I use an atomic that I found in the ocean someone had lost. And for freediving I use a Seac m70 I believe

[@ceimo856]

@@JoeOceanside Thank you for the info. Great job on your video’s! Keep up the good work😎👍

[@christiangamalsaga1141]

I really love this video. Cause I like diving.

[@JoeOceanside]

Glad you liked Thanks for watching! 👍

[@sportdiver0077]

If you rub your fingers together on your safety stop the bluegills or even Vergil usually surround you its pretty cool

[@natelawton3089]

Respect for the dude that actually brought the mermaid statue all the way down their. I'm not sure how you would do that .

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah Nate, I'm not sure how heavy it actually is

[@chefpaul7518]

This place beats getting certified at your local YMCA

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah it is a great place. Thanks for watching!

[@brianlap729]

Got my freediving cert here so glad they allow us to enjoy it as well!

[@BruceLeeDesu]

I’m curious tho, how is it different? Why were you uncomfortable and put on your regulator? Is it being afraid you won’t be able to breathe or does the air feel different?

[@weefslider]

I've been in it, it doesn't feel different to air from what I remember. Super echoey though! The sensation of breathing not out of a regulator when you're that deep was odd, maybe?

[@Laurence8]

Cute fishes 😊

[@JoeOceanside]

Yes very cute! Laurence

[@davekenyon9582]

Wow great video joe... sorry i missed that dive. Well done

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah we will do it again sometime

[@AdventuresWithJp1]

Not sure if you’ll see this or not! Just got certified and I have a trip this Friday to blue grotto and devils den!

[@TupacWallace]

this guy is the joshua fabia of snorkeling...

[@mystic_mermaid8974]

I don't know why people are so rude I thoroughly enjoyed this video, thanks ❤️

[@chrome_killer_jr9261]

I've never dived before in my life nor do i have any idea how to but heres a genuine question how do your goggles not fog up or how do they not fill with water?

[@bikingviking3874]

When you buy a mask place it on your face without the strap and inhale with your nose and if the mask sticks to your face it is the right fit and water wont come in. And to stop fogging use toothpaste on your mask before first time use, use finger to rub and then rinse, and after that use spit on the inside and a quick rinse before you put it on. And if the water is colder than the air cool your face in the water a little before you put on the mask.

[@marcodarko6929]

Really cool but you wouldn't get me cave diving. Thanks for sharing.

[@JoeOceanside]

well I am glad you liked the vid. Thanks for watching!

[@yonmoore]

It's not as scary as it looks, especially if you go with a certified guide. And again, this is technically not cave diving and therefore almost impossible to get lost. Cave diving is way dangerous from what I understand, no thanks!

[@marcodarko6929]

@@yonmoore yeah fair point mate. It can get a million times worse than this danger wise. I'll stick to OW and maybe wrecks down the line.

[@wackyt123]

I went there once but only went 100'. That place was chilly!!

[@JoeOceanside]

Yeah I got chilled too, need a full wetsuit next time

[@wackyt123]

@@JoeOceanside A guy came out of there with a drysuit telling me not to get in the water because he peed lol

[@JoeOceanside]

@@wackyt123 LOL, in his drysuit that is hilarious

[@coreyparr2305]

Hey dude. I’m from South ga. I dive a lot in Florida. If you ever need a dive buddy hit me up !

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks Corey! Where do you dive up there?

[@coreyparr2305]

@@JoeOceanside I’m mainly travel to north Florida and dive. Or the flint river

[@ComputerLearning0]

Used to drive through Williston all the time and never knew this was there.

[@bigbadbaby7640]

I love it so kool 💕

[@Adam-qv2bd]

Those fish were cute.

[@uafbound]

I was very skeptical at first because of the title. But you impressed me because you were factual with everything you said. Making sure people know this is technically a cavern, although you do loose sunlight, if you had to do an emergency BCD blow/ weight belt dump, you would bounce off the ceiling but eventually you would get up to the surface because the ceiling for the is for the most part sloped. “Mostly” sloped.

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks for giving me a fair shake Thomas. Glad you liked the vid! Yeah an emergency bc inflate would be very bad, there were some flat spots and protruding rock,

[@divecurrent]

It's part of a cavern, and it's not deep at all! lol

[@Lehmann108]

Love it, an open water certified, non-cave certified diver with open water gear goes well beyond the limits of a cavern dive and is cave diving. This is how people die. Get cave certified if you want to cave dive and LIVE! But, guys like you never do and usually die or, most likely scare the shit out of themselves during a cave dive and sober-up.

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks for your concern Lehmann, Google Blue Grotto Dive resort, you can find a little more info about it. Like I say in the vid, this is technically a cavern and you don't need to be cave certified to Dive here. Thanks for watching!

[@michpratt1]

Those little fish looked like Joe owed them money! 😂😂 Great video Joe! It’s absolutely beautiful there. Edit: always so many know it all’s in the comments. He’s just showing you where he explores and giving general info, like that air bell. He’s not instructing or even recommending things to people as far as technical scuba stuff. Ppl need to relax. If someone is cave diving, I would assume they would be certified/or training with an instructor & they would KNOW about air bells and all the other hazards and rules of cave diving. Ppl need to relax in these comments.

[@concretgod8085]

Really cool video. I wish people wouldn't carve names into the rock and would just leave it untouched.

[@GrabbaBeer]

Where is the air chamber? The dive bell doesn’t count.

[@JoeOceanside]

Its a man made air chamber, Thanks for watching!

[@mayflower5193]

Here, ill say something positive since everyone else just wants to point out the obvious lol i enjoy that this video was about a simple swim though the blue grotto. It wasn't soley focused on the do's and don'ts of open water or cave diving, Which is nice because i am not person who does any of this. So, it was cool to just focus on the beauty of it with helpful tips throughout. If i want more facts about safety ill go to DiveTalk.

[@Bunnyyy.gg23]

Just here to claim my “before 100K subscribers badge”

[@JoeOceanside]

Awesome! a real OG. Thanks for watching!

[@Apneaphil]

Deep? Hahahaha. Good one. Aslo...no need to clickbait. YOu didn´t find the chaimber dude. Beautiful spot though.

[@JoeOceanside]

I did "find" it. I looked at the map and found it right where it said it was 😆 Thanks for watching!

[@poppytaylor286]

He just didn’t discover it lol he found it someone else found it first just he looked at the map and found it for himself to try…

[@hupkat]

The need for clickbait these days simply blows me away. The actual dive is stunning itself and the air bell is really interesting as well. Why exaggerate to a ridiculous degree, when the video stands on its own without a clickbait title.

[@josephbonner2904]

@@hupkat it ain’t click bait 😂 y’all fr love to hate on mf fr he found it he didn’t know where it was besides on The map so he didn’t discover it he said found it’s a difference 😂

[@michaelkmiec5842]

So cool

[@ccruz247]

“You’re not really supposed to be touching the edge of the cave like this but I am not a certified cave diver...” 😂😂😂

[@JoeOceanside]

True Thanks for watching! 👍

[@bmwlover9234]

That’s cool

[@jasonbarcinas3573]

My home town!!!!!

[@joshuaunderwood1873]

Deep and cave to describe BG 🤣

[@JoeOceanside]

Hey gotta keep it spicy! Thanks for watching!

[@taiyoctopus2958]

Careful going into an airpocket and taking off your mask. If the pocket of air has been present for long enough and there is a rusting material... the rust will diminish the oxygen right out of the room and replace it with other gasses... One breath of that and you can go unconscious, lights out. Some famous cases of this happening on boats where multiple people die after opening up a sealed hatch to part of the hull and going in there and then someone watching sees the first person lose consciousness so they go in to retrieve them and succumb to the same fate. Just a heads up!

[@JoeOceanside]

Yes very true, thanks for watching. This airbell has fresh air continuosly pumped down to it

[@codydudley1301]

Why don't we have glow in the dark wet suits? It would increase safety 100 times

[@JoeOceanside]

Bro that is genius, seriously. Even a wetsuit with a battery that runs lights would be epic

[@codydudley1301]

@@JoeOceanside want to start a business and go to shark tank?

[@codydudley1301]

@@JoeOceanside that would be awesome to go on shark tank with a design we can do football teams basketball teams and baseball teams

[@jeromegaming6435]

Wow thats so cool even though i cant swim😂😂😂😂

[@JoeOceanside]

Thanks Jerome

[@theredneckboys7701]

Good eating bream or sunfish

[@cryptosteve5377]

Don't bite your lip them fish were cave piranhas safe until they smell blood

[@noahjanssen2723]

but how does oxygen get there lol

[@OutdoorMore1]

ill be real i am scared to use scubagear i use blue nemo but not tanks btw i subbed

[@JoeOceanside]

That nemo looks cool, try a discovery scuba class. It is not scary or hard as it might look. If you like the nemo you will probably like scuba. Thanks for watching

[@bern475]

Music is too loud

[@cleversoar]

Claustrophobic people: NOPE

[@rustafar_2354]

Koi are a carp not a catfish

[@JoeOceanside]

Cool Russ, thanks for the info. I thought they were giant goldfish LOL

[@zovirax2012]

❤️🖤

[@JoeOceanside]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raKulXiGqb6apKc

[@samantharubinstein2699]

Why didn’t they inflate their BCD’s in the air bell would have been more fun

[@NebakinezaOG]

Such a shame that people felt the need to deface the natural beauty of the cavern with their names. In the UK (and most of europe) we have a saying: "Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but bubbles".

[@pamelaseamster4862]

It is a beautiful place but I can't swim

[@sarahhallgarth6171]

Im 10 and i got my scuba lisints to 12 meters😊😊😊

[@RelikYT]

So that’s what the shit from Fortnite looks like

[@JoeOceanside]

Yup it be like that. Thanks for watching.