What to expect in 50' of water?

[wifeofdzorn00]

My Husbands first opwn water dive is coming up and he is not nervous but I am what will he be doing and what can I expect?

[subsur]

he'll be ok. 50 feet is not that deep so you should not worry too much about his safety. expect him to be a bit tired when he gets back home.

[frankc420]

If the visibility isn't but 20' and the bottom is at 75', he won't see much of anything, except of course the divers around him

If your referring to what will he experience, most likely the same thing he experiences at 20'. At 50' his wetsuit will be compressed more so he will be heavier, which will require more air in his BC to keep him neutral. Buoyancy should be the first thing on his mind at this point.

[Capt Hook]

He, most likely, will be experiencing Nirvana!
You can expect an excited husband who will shortly need a nap.

[wifeofdzorn00]

great just what I want him to do so he can't see all the stuff I am going to buy when he gets back from 2 days of diving

[greyzen]

Originally Posted by wifeofdzorn00

great just what I want him to do so he can't see all the stuff I am going to buy when he gets back from 2 days of diving

You're learning



So if he is doing his OW checkout's he'll be doing little but practicing skills he learned, so he'll be hyper but really won't have much to share in the ways of 'diving'.

Diving to 60' is a lot like 20 - 30' visibly.. just uhmm.. wet and deeper?

[CompuDude]

50' is very much like 20', except darker.

Really.

(Unless, of course, there's something super cool at 50' or 20' at that particular dive site)

[CrzyJay456]

that is true...
especially for us here in Florida.
there is very few reasons to go deeper than 40-50 feet. you can see tons of great reefs and even wrecks at 30-60 feet...

you husband will be tired, because diving makes people tired. and at 50' deep... he can expect about a 50' swim to the surface... should take just about 2 minutes at the right rate. and since it is check out dives, he might even be bored a bit, much like i was.

[coralcrazed]

expect to loose your husband as you once knew him

[crpntr133]

I can remember my OW dives. I thought, man I don't need to go any deeper than 40', we ended up at 40'. Then it was 60'. About two weeks later a DM buddy of mine wanted to do the 80' platform, so we did it. Now I have been to 100+ several times.

Your hubby will be tired but happy when he sees all the gear that you have for him.