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Also known as a decompression or deco meter, a dive computer can be a vital part of staying safe on any dive after you get your scuba certification in Illinois. By determining the length and depth of your dive, a dive computer can provide the parameters you’ll need to stay within to keep your nitrogen levels from becoming problematic. [Read more]

During a drift dive, you’ll take advantage of the ocean’s currents to experience what it truly feels like to fly underwater. By exploring ocean areas with known currents, you can minimize your effort and maximize your distance and time, taking in the scenery as you’re carried parallel to stunning reefs and aquatic wildlife. But just as with any dive, preparation and education are essential to keeping your scuba experience as safe and enjoyable as possible. [Read more]

Night diving lets you see any underwater world in a whole new way. A sweep of your dive light through the nighttime sea may reveal all sorts of creatures that seek refuge during the daylight hours: basket stars, lobsters, sea turtles, bioluminescent plankton and more. Your flashlight’s beam can expose mysteries you never imagined, even making the colors of the reef more radiant and intense. [Read more]

If you’ve gotten your dive certification in Peoria, you’ve probably already started to create some lasting memories of your underwater excursions, but plucking a fish from its underwater habitat is a bad idea no matter how fervently you want to bring it home with you. Fortunately, you can still get a great memento from your trip with underwater photography. [Read more]

Here’s a no-brainer for you: how would you like to go further, faster and feel like James Bond on your next diving excursion? Though you may not have a super-spy accent or access to a jetpack or remote-controlled BMW, you can learn how to use one of Bond’s favorite forms of underwater transportation—the diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) or underwater scooter. [Read more]

A random buddy may be better than no buddy in the event of an emergency, but what if your random buddy creates more problems than he corrects? Experienced divers often face this dilemma, paired with a novice partner who needs mentoring and support but offers little in return. [Read more]

Nestled in rural Indiana, France Park is one of the state’s best kept secrets and offers a great place for beginners to get a fun dive in the Midwest. Just four hours east of Peoria, the park’s Old Kenith Stone Quarry is lined with beautiful limestone cliffs and reaches a maximum depth of 31 feet. [Read more]

Cave diving offers a way for divers to experience some of our planet’s most rich and unusual environments here in Illinois and on out of town excursions. For a chance to see truly unique geological features and wildlife that can’t be found anywhere else it doesn’t get much better than cave diving. However, cave diving also presents a number of dangers that regular open water dives do not, making dive classes and proper dive certification especially important before plumbing the depths of nature’s underground waterways. [Read more]

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During any dive, running out of gas is the absolute last thing you want to happen. Especially in technical diving, where the diver may be exploring a wreck or cave and can’t ascend directly to the surface, gas management is a crucial part of safe diving and it begins before you even jump in the water. A skilled tech diver diver should always know how much gas will be needed and plan on bringing enough to account for any unexpected contingencies. Here are some of the basics of gas management to keep the air or blended gasses from running out on your dive. [Read more]