So why cave dive?

[easyrider003]

I know there are a lot of people that do cave diving. If you are one of those people why did you decide to venture into it? Any advise you can give me? I have thought about taking a course and getting certified. Probably not this year but maybe sometime the next.

[fireflock]

I'm not a cave diver, but you might like this page:
Who Can Go Cave Diving?

[texdiveguy]

Cave divers are nothing more then 'wannabe' wreck divers that can't stand getting sea sick once in a while!!

[BouzoukiJoe A.K.A. wrecker130 AKA Chuck Norris AKA joeforbroke (banned)]

I agree with that for the most part. However, the idea of caves with high flow sounds exhilirating. I've often thought that if I can't tolerate the boat rides to the NC wrecks that I might try cave ding in North Florida.

Obviously this is from a biased source:

"...good cave divers are just frustrated wreck divers who can't get beyond seasickness."
--TDI Advanced Wreck Diving Manual

[ianr33]

Because underwater caves are special,beautiful places that only a few people will ever get to see.

A wreck is just a pile of rusty trash.

[texdiveguy]

Originally Posted by BouzoukiJoe

"...good cave divers are just frustrated wreck divers who can't get beyond seasickness."
--TDI Advanced Wreck Diving Manual

Thats just what I was saying...well sorta in a similar context.

[in_cavediver]

I love to dive caves. I got hooked after taking a cavern class to see what is all about. Its appeals to me on many levels, including the technical aspect of dive planning, gear etc as well as the 'whole nother world' aspect. That and its real relaxing for me. I nice afternoon swim of a mile or so underwater is great.

As for the wreck diver things - well, in reality Cave and Wreck are close but not that close in skills. A wreck diver needs a cave class to cave dive. A cave diver who really wants to do serious wreck diving needs a tec wreck class.

[texdiveguy]

Originally Posted by in_cavediver

As for the wreck diver things - well, in reality Cave and Wreck are close but not that close in skills. A wreck diver needs a cave class to cave dive. A cave diver who really wants to do serious wreck diving needs a tec wreck class.

'Well said' .... both disciplines share so much in 'common' but still require their own sets of protocols and individual skill sets. Diving is great fun!

[cummings66]

For those that cave dive, do you often squeeze into holes hoping to find a big room beyond? How often have you got wedged into a hole and had to really struggle to get out? I assume cave diving is done with buddies etc...

[Think]

Originally Posted by ianr33

Because underwater caves are special,beautiful places that only a few people will ever get to see.

A wreck is just a pile of rusty trash.

I've only snorkeled around some planes in the Bahamas, so hardly wreck diving. And while it was cool to go down and see some fish hanging out in the cockpit, I gotta say I'm MUCH more excited about diving the Cenotes in MX than the wreck out by the reef.