try and get in 2-3 times a week
Only on Vacation/Holiday
Only on weekends
At least once a week
A few times a month
It's part of my job
Very occasionally
Not very often
try and get in 2-3 times a week
My diving comes in waves... I might go two or three weeks without diving and then I'll log 20-30 dives in two weeks.
Diving is like money. No matter how much you have, you could always use a little more.
Originally Posted by CrackedConch
Diving = money
no money, no diving
lots of money, lots of diving.
I dont really fit any of the poll choices. I live in a land locked area but still dive on holiday/vacation (approx 50 dives a year) but I've dived 3000+ times in 15+ countries.
This year I've only dived 20 times off 2 continents
I'd love to dive all year round but I've got other hobbies too.
Number of dives a year.
Unfortunately, we only dive when we go on holiday - too cold in the UK + its expensive. However, when we are on holiday the whole family dive and we normally dive every day (once or twice a day) for the whole two weeks!
In the summer, we dive at least 3 times a week. We do slow down in the winter though. We will dive at least one of the weekend days, sometimes two.
100 to 125 times a year, I am getting older and slowing down
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Gosh some of you are living in the water! Must have warmer waters than the UK! lol Oh to be able to dive once a month would be great!
Bubbles,
You need to look into a dry suit. The water where I live is very similar in temp. to the water where you live. Having a dry suit turns that cold water into a comfort level similar to sitting on your couch in a warm pair of sweat pants.
I have thought of the possiblilty of doing dry suit before but as someone who STILL struggles sometimes with buoyancy even though I have been diving 6 years I am concerned it may just complicate diving for me. I have heard horror stories of people shooting to the surface foot first when wearing a drysuit - although I realise that people love to scare others with such, possibly very rare, stories!
My problem when I dive always comes towards the end of the dive when the tank lightens. I used to have problems sinking and kept putting more weight on to deal with this but then divemasters insisted on taking it off me again. I overcame the sinking problem simply by changing my fins. When I first qualified I had so much problem with cramps in the sole of my feet that someone suggested force fins but they are just too bouyant. I now have split fins which I love and I am a lot better at sinking but this has led divemasters to take more weight off me and then at the end of a dive I find it incredibly difficult to stay down, especially in safety stops!If you or anyone else has any advice I would be greatful. One reason could be that since I only dive on holiday, I do not get enough practise in between - I often feel like a beginner again at the beginning of a holiday!
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