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100 Year-Old Tragedy in Spotlight

Posted on Apr, 2012 in Home/News and Events, Shipwrecks/100 Year-Old Tragedy in Spotlight

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April 15th marked the 100-year anniversary of the tragic sinking of the RMS Titanic.   With several TV specials and the re-release of James Cameron’s film- Titanic in 3D, it would have been difficult to miss the 100th anniversary of the fateful day in which the ship went down.  For those of you who live [...]

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“Resort Course” VS Certification Course

Posted on Jun, 2011 in Home/News and Events/“Resort Course” VS Certification Course

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The first day of scuba class was much different than some of the “resort courses” i had taken before, starting off i had to learn how to set up all of my own gear, second, they were going to make sure that i could perform all of the skills that i needed to head off [...]

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Why Buy Scuba Gear, Wetsuit, and Snorkel Packages?

Why Buy Scuba Gear, Wetsuit, and Snorkel Packages?

Posted on Apr, 2011 in Home/News and Events/Why Buy Scuba Gear, Wetsuit, and Snorkel Packages?

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I remember when I was looking for my first scuba package.  I was so confused by all of the equipment on the market that it drove me absolutely crazy.  I went through many manufacturer sites trying to find all the information I could about the different products, reading reviews and trying to make my own [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-21

Posted on Feb, 2011 in Home/News and Events/Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-21

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Good afternoon everyone! If you haven't stopped by the store recently, we've started a few new programs for 2011…. http://fb.me/Vg9BkJNo # Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-14

Posted on Feb, 2011 in Home/News and Events/Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-14

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Blog Read our New Post: http://dipndive.com/blog/scuba-equipment/scuba-fins-designs-performance/ # Good morning everyone! For those of you who are early risers, Kevin O'Neill from WGRZ (Channel 2) will be… http://fb.me/PpQslBMr # Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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Oceanic Probe LX Review

Posted on May, 2010 in Home/News and Events/Oceanic Probe LX Review

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The Oceanic Probe LX Buoyancy Compensator is designed for the diver looking for a traditional jacket style BC. Yet this BC has features that will give a diver just a little bit more. To understand this Buoyancy Compensator it starts with it’s construction. The shoulder and pocket panel material are made from 1600 denier cordura [...]

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Not Your Typical Dive Site

Posted on Apr, 2010 in Home/News and Events/Not Your Typical Dive Site

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In the late 1960′s Duke Power was in the process of flooding the Jocassee Valley for a hydroelectric project. The only problem is that the valley housed the Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. Like most everything else in the valley most of the graves were moved, however a few headstones were left behind. Lake Hocassee [...]

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Mares ICON HD

Posted on Mar, 2010 in Home/News and Events/Mares ICON HD

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This past weekend I made my way down to New Jersey for Beneath The Sea, an annual diving trade show where manufacturers show off their products, for someone like me who is a gear fanatic it was like being in heaven. A number of items caught my eye but a few stood out. The first [...]

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To Spring or Not to Spring? That is the question.

Posted on Jan, 2010 in Home/News and Events/To Spring or Not to Spring? That is the question.

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I’ll start off with a simple question, have you ever broken a fin strap? The next question is, did you have a replacement for the strap or and extra set of strap and buckles in your scuba diving equipment set? An extra strap should be carried in every diver’s save a dive kit, yet many [...]

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Scuba Gear Innovations

Posted on Jan, 2010 in Home/News and Events/Scuba Gear Innovations

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Every year, every single SCUBA equipment manufacturer tries to come up with the next big thing. Each company wants to have their own unique piece of gear on the market where they are the only ones that have something like that. Sometimes it gets tiring trying to keep up with all the new “toys” on [...]

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