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10 Great Father’s Day Presents for the Water Dad

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Father’s Day is right around the corner. In fact, make sure you have it on your calendar that it is this weekend, June 16, 2019. I know I say this a lot, but didn’t we just come off Christmas? Goodness, we are about halfway through the year. But back to the topic at hand… Father’s Day, June 16, 2019. If you haven’t gotten your dad a present, it isn’t too late!

We have you covered in fact. We’ve come up with 10 Great Father’s Day presents for the water dad. What’s a water dad? Well, that’s a father who loves the outdoors and the water!! So now I present you with options for Father’s Day!

10 Great Father’s Day Presents for the Water Dad!

One – Open Water SCUBA Classes

Open Water SCUBA Classes are perfect! They allow your dad to explore the underwater world. See that 70% of the earth that is covered in water. You say your dad is already Open Water SCUBA Certified? Well, don’t worry, we have many other options of classes so get in here and sign him up! While you’re at it, sign yourself up too. He needs a dive buddy!

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Feelfree Kayaks

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Happy June. I kind of want to throw out there about how I’m tired of this weather we’ve been having, between the flooding, tornadoes, etc. I’m just afraid to mention it because will that jinx it? Be back, I’m going to find some wood to knock on. But, with all the flooding, there are 2 things you should invest in.

  1. Scuba diving gear.
  2. Kayaks

So, today let’s talk about kayaks. Feelfree Kayaks in particular since that’s what you can get here at Extreme Sports Scuba.

 

Feelfree Kayaks

Feelfree US, LLC is a company based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. The team is made up of individuals who are paddlers, anglers, and outdoors people. They have decades of experience and work hard to deliver an outdoor experience like no other.

The kayaks are based on 30 years of design and experience to meet the needs of paddlers and anglers today. Continue reading→

Memorial Day Weekend 2019 – The Weekend for Vehicle Problems

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Hello everyone!  Last weekend was Memorial Day weekend, it has several meanings for people. It is a federal holiday in the United States, observed on the last Monday in May. It commemorates the U.S. men and women who died while in military service.

For most people is it the official start of the summer season. Here at Extreme Sports SCUBA, this weekend, besides being a time to remember the people that died while in service to our country, it starts the local dive season and the start of Open Water classes open water dives at Beaver Lake. Continue reading→

#BlogApril 2019

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Happy Friday. Just think, we’re are approaching the “beginning of Summer.” Now, we can debate this because technically Summer solstice doesn’t start until June 21, 2019, but people think summer starts on Memorial Day Weekend. And hint, in case you didn’t know, Memorial Day Weekend is THIS WEEKEND!! There will be lots of diving going on at the lake. You might want to come to join us at Beaver Lake for fun and games.

So, back to the blog post title, #blogApril. Let’s take a look back at the blog in April 2019. I think today though we’re going to break this down a couple of ways. We’ll cover our normal Top 5 blog posts for the month. Then we’ll look at the top blog posts from April 2019. I mean, come on, we blogged every workday (Monday through Friday) last month. It was a lot of fun and I had a lot of great helpers! Finally the year to date. Maybe now I should say, and finally, we’ll list all the blog posts in case you missed one.

Last month we covered a lot of great topics, so if you missed something, make sure you check them out. Like I said, a lot of good topics from different perspectives. Thank you, Deb, Grady, Dan, Doug, Chuck, Shaye, Addison and of course yours truly with help on writing these posts.

Top April 2019 Blog Posts

  1. Getting an Infant Ready for Mexico – Shaye
  2. The Lake and SCUBA Diving (by the 4-year-old) – Addison
  3. NCRR: What We Do to Prepare – Dan
  4. Diving After By-Pass Surgery – Deb
  5. April Extreme Dive Club Meeting 2019 – Nicole

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How to Pack for SCUBA Diving at the Lake

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With Memorial Day quickly approaching, a lot of people will be diving at the Lake. Whether this is your first trip to the lake or your 100 millionth trip to the lake, let’s discuss how to pack for the lake. Obviously packing for the lake is different than packing for a foreign trip to say Cozumel, which by the way is coming up in July!!

So, how exactly do you pack for the lake?

How to Pack for SCUBA Diving at the Lake

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Visibility and the Lake

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Diving at the lake is a very relaxing, controlled environment, especially if you dive in “our cove.” Typically, the water depth will range from about 30 feet to 50 feet depending on the water levels of the lake. This is why we choose to do Open Water Check-out Dives at the lake.

There are familiar surroundings, lots to see, and great depths to get a first-time diver comfortable. We are able to experience aquatic life as well as thermoclines. It is a great way to help a new diver get comfortable with their surroundings while experiencing multiple scenarios discussed in class.

This atmosphere is perfect for new and old divers alike. It is a great environment to help build comfort levels for all. Continue reading→

Beaver Lake

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Often when asked where we dive around this part of the country, we spout off Beaver Lake. That just happens to be where we all go dive. Granted some have dove in other lakes. But if you’ve been certified by Extreme Sports SCUBA, you’ve probably found yourself diving in Beaver Lake, at least 2 days. Not to mention if you participate in the New Year’s Day Dive, Memorial Day Fun Dive, the Safari Hunt, or the Underwater Pumpkin Carving. Plus, if you join us for one of the many weekends of certifying students. You know that if we’re there you’re always welcome to come to dive with us.

But have you ever been diving and wondered about Beaver Lake? Please tell me I’m not the only one {crickets}. Okay, well I sometimes get called the “Queen of Google,” because I notoriously look up information. So, I’ll share with you what I was about to find out about Beaver Lake.

Beaver Lake

As early as 1911, the Army Corp of Engineers were looking for a way to control flooding on the White River. It wasn’t until the Flood Control Act of 1944 that Beaver Lake became more than just a pipe dream. After some numbers are thrown around and finally an approval, the initial cost was set at around $60 Million Dollars. Continue reading→

What Mil Dive Suit for the Lake?

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If you’re Dan La Due you dive year round, whether the ocean, the lake, or places like Mermet Springs. And I know we point out that Dan dives year-round, a lot… but he tends to be the one who started this tradition. That and it’s fun to pick on Dan. He dishes it right back, don’t worry!

The thing is, I wouldn’t ask him for recommendations on diving wet suits in year-round water. I saw him dive in a 1.5 Mil at Mermet Springs off a dare. Okay, so you could ask him, he is an assistant instructor after all… but. Haha.

Seriously though, there are different types of wet and dry suits for different water conditions. So, what would we recommend?

Wet and Dry Suits for Diving in Beaver Lake

What is the purpose of a Wet Suit?

A wetsuit is worn for thermal protection as well as protection against the elements. The form-fitting neoprene that a wetsuit is made out of minimizes water flow next to the diver’s skin, helping to retain heat at the same time.

1.5 Mil

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Tank Talk 4 (Dan)

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Blah blah blah blah. Something something something    That didn’t work in high school, I don’t think my favorite blogger will like it either.    For those of you out there that read Nicole’s Blog, you know she has a small cadre of mini bloggers around her that write the most wonderful and exciting stories for her to post.  There are times when she decides to do a blog a day and she will ask for our assistance.

Sometimes she will have to remind us a time or two or twenty. She is always afraid she is hounding us too hard.  But we all love her and don’t mind writing a blog or blogs for her.  Sometimes she just needs to use that cattle prod on us. Sometimes we forget. And other times we forget what we were writing about.

I try to read every blog she posts as soon as I see they are posted. Continue reading→