A few months ago Woody and Gus bought some amazing DPVs (Diver Propulsion Vehicles) with the intent of using them when diving the Florida caves which in most cases are springs and a bit of a workout to swim against. So the guys showed up to class, with minimal practice, a leaky dry suit, and new dive gear configurations, what can possible go wrong? Well, apparently, everything!

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Episode 33: Complete DISASTER during our Cave DPV Class

Central Florida is the home of 'Cave Country' and since we live only 4-5 hours away we get to cave dive there often, but we have many friends who live in Cave Country and dive their caves constantly, almost daily in some cases. We were wondering why we and thousands of other people continue to dive the same sites over and over, and also, how come 'Cave Country' attracts so many non-cave divers? We interview Joe Cocozza, a local cave diver who is also the owner of the Pod Diver Lodge and host of Pod Diver Radio. Joe is an amazing host, a scuba instructor, and a huge wealth of knowledge regarding cave diving and scuba diving in general. Links: Pod Diver Lodge: https://www.poddiverlodge.com/ Pod Diver Radio: http://poddiver.org  

Episode 32: Diving in 'Cave Country'

This episode was recorded on video too! If you are interested in seeing our pretty faces and hand signals you should head to our YouTube channel and check it out! Today we talk about the main pillars of scuba diving and what can you do to conduct a self-assessment of your skills as a diver and determine whether you are a good diver and/or what areas you need to work on in order to take your skills to the next level!

Episode 31: How do you know if you are a good diver?

In this episode we discuss "Diver's Cemetery" which is located in Dahab, Egypt. We discuss why it is so dangerous, why should some people stay away from the site, and why we would absolutely love to dive it!

Episode 30: DIVER'S CEMETERY

We had the wonderful idea to go diving in the Gulf of Mexico, in February, on wet suits. The water temperature was 63 degrees (17 celsius) and lets just say we had some problems... We learned our lesson and wanted to share with you what happened and how you can avoid running into some of these issues.

Episode 29: DIVING COLD

It is no secret that we are addicted to diving. And just like many divers out there we are members of Facebook groups and forums where diving is discussed 24/7. Occasionally you see questions from people asking about the limits of diving on air. We see things like "Has anybody gone past 130 ft/40 m on air? There are some wrecks I want to see but they are below those limits so I wonder what would happen if I just went for it on air?" And of course, a question like that is only followed by a jungle of misinformation led in some cases by "experts" who are happy to announce how often they dive "super deep on air without issues" because "they never get narked". We like diving deep, so we understand why other divers want to go below recreational depths, but we do it safely! We wanted to discuss what it takes to dive deep and share some potentially lifesaving knowledge and facts with divers that want to be able to dive deep like us.

Episode 28: DEEP DIVING

On this episode we talk about our plans over the next couple of weeks, exciting news about DPVs and lights, a failed rebreather experiment, and we cover a story detailing what happens when a diver surfaces and is separated from his boat. We also talk about the gear we use to mitigate this risk.

Episode 27: SEPARATED DIVER

For our One Year Anniversary episode we wanted to talk about something we are super passionate about, Cave Diving! We spent a week in Cozumel with an amazing group of divers from the KISS Rebreathers Tech Diving Team, so we invited 3 world-class Cave Divers to join us on this episode. We discuss what's the path to become a cave diver, cave diving unbreakable rules, what happened to most people who died in caves, and shared some funny and interesting stories from dives in the past. Our guests for this show are Doug Ebersole, Bryan Buescher, and Mike Young who in addition to being one of the world's greatest cave divers and explorers, he invented the rebreathers we all dive and absolutely LOVE.

Episode 26: CAVE DIVING

Here's what we've been up to over the last two weeks, pus our plans for New Year's and we review some of our favorite articles from 2020.

Episode 25: New Year's underwater plus interesting articles from 2020

Nowadays you can achieve the rank of Master Diver - or perhaps even Instructor - without ever diving in the Ocean, or at night, or deep! So we decided to come up with a challenge for divers out there...and those who can complete it will join a very exclusive club.

Episode 24: The Dive Talk Diving Challenge

Today we talk about twenty polarizing dive related topics you probably have heard of on dive boats, dive forums, and online dive groups. Tune in to hear us discuss many topics that have turned many dive buddies into enemies! Special Guest: Doug Ebersole!

Episode 23: HIGHLY POLARIZING TOPICS

It is no secret that we are HUGE FANS of our rebreathers, and a lot of of you have asked us to do an episode about rebreathers. We wanted to answer the most common questions like: How much are they? Which one should I buy? How do they work? What can I do with them that I can't do in Open Circuit? In order to share as much expertise and knowledge as possible on this episode we invited Georgia Hausserman, PADI's Tec Diving Consultant and Instructor Examiner to help us answer these questions.

Episode 22: So you want to dive REBREATHERS?

We were underwater A LOT over the last month, so we wanted to give you an update on what we've been up to, plus talk about "Technical Diving" and how can people make a transition from Recreational Diving. If you've ever been curious about what it would take to be able to dive beyond Recreational limits (I.E. Deeper, Longer, Caves, etc.), this episode is for you!

Episode 21: So you want to be a Tec Diver?

Scuba diving is SUPER EXPENSIVE! Cave diving is SUICIDAL! You CAN'T mix and match gear from different manufacturers! It's WAY CHEAPER to buy online vs. a local dive shop! Which ones of these are truths and which ones are myths? Tune in to find out!

Episode 20: TWENTY SCUBA MYTHS

Woody's is finally out of the water and he's back on the show talking about Dive Specialties. We discuss the ones we find super useful or even critical, and the ones that we don't find as critical.

Episode 19: Woody's back! Let's talk about specialties

Woody and Gus are divers at very different points in their dive careers. Woody has been diving since the 70s and has earned 12 PADI Awards of Excellence as an instructor, he has 6,000+ dives under his weight belt. Gus received his Open Water certification in 2018, and becoming a Dive Master in 2020. They tackle a variety of subjects from the SCUBA and Diving Industry: agencies, recreational diving, Tec diving, cave diving, rebreathers, diving destinations, dive gear, techniques, and a neverending stream of best practices. This show is for divers of all skill levels, from Open Water Students to seasoned dive pros and instructors around the world.

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