Divers Den are Excited to Announce Rental Dry Suits for 2023
Whether you’re drysuit certified or looking to take your PADI Dry Suit Certification; we now…
Browsing: Cold Water Diving
North American Ice Diving Festival 2023 Has Now Been Added to our Event Calendar
The North American Ice Diving Festival in 2023 will be the largest Ice Diving event…
Divers Den Presents, The Trifecta Dive Day
Photo Credit :: Facebook @ Divers Den The Trifecta is back on the schedule! Friday,…
Diving in Kingston, Ontario: West Street Boat Launch
West Street Boat Launch and Shore Dive The Kingston Pump House Museum is right next…
Chris’s Chats on TikTok – Eighth Edition
Chris Foisey began 2022 with a dive at Humber Park with six other dive buddies…
Explorer Diving Presents The Tett Centre Shore Dive Site, Kingston
The Tett Centre and site have a long history, dating back to the 1840s. The…
Chris Foisey, Canada’s Latest PADI Ambassadiver
Chris Foisey works as a Scuba Instructor for Dan’s Dive Shop in St Catherine’s, Ontario,…
Introducing Cold Water Diver
To be a “Cold Water Diver” is to find peace amongst your uncomfortable anxiety and…
Ocean Quest Adventures Nominated for Tourism Industry Association of Canada 2021 Awards
“We have been nominated as finalists for Tourism Industry Association of Canada 2021 awards! It feels great…
Dan’s Dive Shop Presents Dive Trips to the “Tiller”
Dan’s Dive Shop’s favorite Lake Ontario shipwreck is the Tiller Wreck. This is a gorgeous…
Lawsuit Filed for $12 Million In Scuba Accident
Linnea Mills was on the second dive of her PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course…
Winter Diving Reminders
With the Canadian diving scene restricted to a few short months of warmer water diving…
Iceberg Right Ahead
My summer vacation this year was taken in Newfoundland, diving in water ranging from 2°C…
Being Cold and its effects on “Narcosis”
In a previous newsletter, I wrote: “Cold is not the Issue.” Well, while cold temperatures…
Shit, I Found Diving in Yellowknife (YK)
For the upcoming dive season we have some great adventures coming: looking for sunken boats, lost WWII construction equipment and even a UFO.
Come Dive with Us – Ice Diving 2020 with Dive Kawartha
Because diving under ice places the diver in an overhead environment typically with only a single entry/exit point, it requires special procedures and equipment
Winter Diving Rewards
A few of my fellow dive buddies have recently quipped, “I hate winter, can’t go…
Rothesay wreck in Prescott Ontario
The Rothesay was built in St John, New Brunswick, and was a 193-foot wooden paddle…
Resort at lake bottom an interesting dive
When the Minnewanka Landing resort opened in Alberta in 1888 it was meant to attract…
Dive Like A Spartan
This winter I submerged myself in freezing water (at least it felt that way). Why you may ask? Because I am a crazy lady who loves fish and may have been one in my past life. When I say fish I mean anything living underwater, because even the most insignificant looking species can bring tears of joy to my eyes.
Ocean Quest takes you to underwater world of shipwrecks, mines
Ocean Quest Adventures offers another reason for divers to go deep. As well as traditional dives to see shipwrecks, its Minequest option enables scuba enthusiasts to visit abandoned underwater mines that were decommissioned and flooded in the 1960’s. These mines have not been seen since then.
Ocean Quest takes you to underwater world of shipwrecks, mines
Ocean Quest Adventures offers another reason for divers to go deep. As well as traditional…
Which Drysuit Material Should You Choose?
For cold water divers, a drysuit is the best way to stave off the effects of exposure, especially if you’re on longer bottom times or if like us in BC, the best diving season corresponds with the colder parts of the year. A good drysuit is an investment though, and not something you should jump into casually. The type of diving you do, and the amount you’re able to invest, are the best ways to initially determine which type of drysuit may be best for you.
Which Drysuit Material Should You Choose?
For cold water divers, a drysuit is the best way to stave off the effects…