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Memorial Day Weekend Brought to You by Social Distancing

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This Memorial Day Weekend was brought to us by the Social Distancing Practices of 2020. I know none of us are living under a rock these days, so we obviously know that social distancing practices are in play for most states. The question is, which state practices what exactly. That makes things difficult. Especially because for our open water diving we cross the state line into Arkansas.

I think everyone has been on the edge of their seats this spring trying to figure out what is happening, what will happen, and how exactly we handle each situation. It’s been challenging both in our daily lives as well in our professional lives. SCUBA diving is no exception. We just have to sit back and wait to see what happens next.

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day Weekend tends to be the kick off to the SCUBA diving summer season in this part of the country. While we have divers who dive year-round, for the most part here in the midwest, we dive during the summer. We usually have a kick off to the New Year in diving on January 1st where some are brave enough to enter the waters. But Memorial Day Weekend is the kick-off not only to summer but our diving season. Continue reading→

Tip Tuesday: The Air Dump

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Do the air dump.

Imagine this… you’re diving along, could be the ocean, the lake, a pond maybe, or even the swimming pool… Those are probably your bodies of water, correct? I don’t see anyone diving in a puddle… maybe… I know some who would be willing to try!

Anyway, you’re diving along. You see something below you that is really cool and off you go… yet you are a new diver and you can’t seem to get down. Why?

Air Dump

A big mistake that new divers make is they have too much air in their BC which won’t allow them to go down. You’ll pull on one of the release valves to dump the air but it doesn’t all release. Then you are a sitting duck while all your other friends are going down to see what is below. Continue reading→

Extreme Sports Scuba 2020 Warehouse Sale

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Who has been counting the days? No, not until May 1st which means Missouri is opening back up. I’m talking about the Annual Warehouse Sale of course!!!

So, this year we are adding a few extra days. This is to help with the social distancing measures that are still in place by the State of Missouri due to Covid-19. This will help keep you safe as well as us, plus, more days for GREAT DEALS! You can’t beat that, can you?

We want to give you a preview of what is in store for you so that you can mark your calendars and be ready for the 2020 annual Extreme Sports Scuba Warehouse Sale!

First off, The days of the sale are May 5th-9th, 2020.

Stop by and see us for all of your SCUBA, Kayaking, and SUP needs!

* All offers valid while supplies last *

Discounts cannot be combined

+ UNADVERTISED SPECIALS IN-STORE! So, come to see us.

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Dive Log – April 2020 Edition

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Social distancing has become the norm. Dining out is only a memory. But scuba diving is a great way to social distance because only a small percentage of people dive. Even fewer dive in cooler weather. That equals perfect Social Distancing.

Today’s dive.

  • Air temp started at 54 degrees F and 62 degrees F when we surfaced after diving.
  • Visibility was 20+ feet.
  • Water temp a cool 56 degrees F.
  • Location: Indian Creek Campground Beaver Lake.

The Sun is out, the skies are blue with threads of white clouds. Continue reading→

SDI Scuba Diving E-Learning

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The weather is changing though. The last couple of days have been absolutely beautiful. It makes you want to get outside and play in the sun. Do some spring cleaning around the house. Really, just move on with your normal everyday tasks. Unfortunately, right now we’re not able to do that quite yet. This is a weird time in history. Everyone I have spoken with agrees we’ve never experienced anything like this. And unfortunately, we don’t know how long it is going to last.

So, what is something fun we could do? Something to prepare us for the upcoming summer weather. Something to just get our mind off this time of uncertainty.

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Social Distancing and SCUBA Diving

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This is a newer phrase that has been introduced into our vocabulary. It seems like in a matter of weeks we went from life is normal to the new normal. The new normal, whatever that is. It’s been an interesting ride up to this point and will continue to be with the unknown. Wow, Elsa said it right, “Into the Unknown….” Who would have thought she would be able to predict the future?

I’m not going to bore you with much Coronavirus talk because, seriously if you wanted that, just go to Facebook. It is everywhere. Every perspective you could imagine and wish for.

But here’s a thought… I seriously don’t believe that the virus will last underwater. Underwater? How do you breathe underwater? Well, if you are Harry Potter, you take Gillyweed. Continue reading→

The T-Shirt Quilt

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Earlier this year we decided to do something fun. If you happened to be at the meeting last week, Deb mentioned what we’re doing. But for the rest of us, I want to explain.

First off, the title of the post gives you an idea, we’re making a T-shirt Quilt.

Back in 2018, our friend Harriett Miller made Grady a t-shirt quilt out of old dive t-shirts (see above). Jump forward to January of this year and Deb and I got to talking. I mentioned that we should make a t-shirt quilt this year. We’ll have a shirt at every dive club plus each event. We would like all of our divers and friends to sign the shirts. Then Harriett is going to help me (the blogger for those of you who don’t know) make a t-shirt quilt. Continue reading→

March 2020

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Where did February go? I think it ran off. Allison made the comment just this morning that it seems like it has been ages since we’ve all seen each other. Unless you went on the February Cozumel Trip, that’s probably true. The February meeting was canceled due to bad weather. January’s meeting happens on the New Year’s Day Dive. So, here we are, it’s March.

Upcoming dates

You’ll get the full list of upcoming dates tomorrow, but here are a few to plan into your calendar.

  • Thursday, March 5, 2020 – March Dive Club Meeting 6:30 pm – Fajita & Nacho Bar
  • Tuesday, March 10, 2020 – Nitrox Class 6 pm
  • Friday, March 20, 2020 – Equipment Maintenance Seminar 6 pm

Tomorrow you’ll get the big list, but make sure you make plans for these 3 upcoming events! Continue reading→

It’s the Little Things… Cozumel Trip

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When diving in Cozumel it’s not always about eagle rays, turtles, moray eels, sharks, or even splendid toadfish. Sometimes it’s the littlest creatures. Those that we see and sometimes even photograph. Sometimes we don’t. Some of the smallest creatures can be amazing. Sometimes animals are overlooked not due to their size but due to being plentiful.

There are divers that carry magnifying glasses to find the really small stuff. There are photographers that specialize in macro photography. Continue reading→

Just going with flow… Cozumel Trip

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Or as we call in the SCUBA diving world,  drift diving.
If you have ever been to diving in Cozumel you’ve probably been drift diving. A very simple description would be, you jump into the ocean and the boat follows you and then picks you up when you are done.  Sometimes you just slowly move along kicking just a bit to get around. Other times you just fly.
Yesterday we were treated to unusually mild currents here in Cozumel.  We took advantage of this and dived a couple of reefs that are seldom dived due to strong currents. We hit La Franseta (misspelled) reef first. We dropped in on a pair of eagle rays that gave a couple of our divers quite show. We had just enough current to keep us moving.

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