- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Globe Pequot Press; 1 edition (1 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0762726687
- ISBN-13: 978-0762726684
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,131,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Newly certified divers, those getting back into the sport after a hiatus, and casual recreational divers all have one thing in common: they want to choose a dive vacation that matches their skill levels. This practical guide takes the guesswork out of selecting the best dive getaways in the Great Lakes, Florida, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Rather than profile individual dive sites, this guide provides information on the types of diving that each location offers, from 30-foot entry-level dives in the Keys to 100-foot wall dives off Saba. If there are divers of different skill levels travelling together, this book can help readers select a vacation spot that everyone can enjoy. The author also includes expert tips on what to bring and how to pack it; helpful hints about proper weighting and buoyancy; an on-board, pre-dive equipment checklist; and a roster of stinging marine life that divers commonly encounter, as well as how to treat their stings or bites. Whether vacationers are currently planning a dive trip or just hope to travel in the future, this handy reference will provide a wealth of information.
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Format:Paperback
This is a great book for any scuba diver, although experienced divers may find it less useful than someone newer to the sport, which is why I haven't given it the full 5 stars. It includes sections on equipment advice and buy/rent comparisons, dive basics, and travel destinations - however, by far the best feature of this book are the checklists at the end, for a variety of uses. Every trip I go on I make sure I use a copy of one of these, having made a number of trips with something left at home.
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The travel companion for Americans, which you don't really need - 3,5-4 Stars
16 July 2006
Format:Paperback
I was a bit disappointed when I first got this book as I expected something totally different. With that said I'll try my best to make a fair review of this book.
If you watched the movies on your Open Water course and read your books, then you more or less already know what Scuba Diver's travel companion has to say. The author of the book is a master scuba diver with about 20 years of experience. This doesn't help when he has very little to add to the Open Water manual. The book itself is a black and white book with some drawings and no real pictures. In other words, don't expect this book to help you choose which dive site to visit next (it explains each dive site, but it's a bit boring to read). The book contains tons and tons of information that is just common sence. Things like: don't throw up upwind or you might get it in your face, and don't swim to the ladder until the diver in front of you has climbed up or else you might get his tank in your head if he falls down. It's not hard to guess where the author's from, and the book is a bit too much Americanized if you ask me.
The chapters goes like this:
Introduction - X
Tips for dive travel - 1
Worldwide dive destinations - 23
Airlines, packing, and local transport - 49
Masks, fins, snorkels, and exposure suits - 65
BC's, regulators, tanks, weights, and dive computers - 81
Weighting and bouyancy - 95
Dive equipment accessories - 103
Predive equipment checks - 123
Enchancing your dive skills - 137
Breathing gas underwater - 163
Hazardous marine life - 173
Care of dive equipment - 187
Expanding diving opportunities - 201
Appendix A: Resources for divers - 213
Appendix B: Dice checklists - 215
Index - 221
About the author - 227
Like I said earlier, if you've read your Open Water manual, you won't need this book. But it won't hurt reading it, it will probably make you remember thing better since repetition is the best way to remember things. And you'll most likely pick up a few tips and tricks.
The book also have some positive sides. I liked the chapter about hazardous marine life. It will tell you about what to stay away from, and how to treat an "attack" by any of these animals. My Open Water book lacked this as far as I can remember. The book also have some nice checklists for packing, pre-dive, equipment and so on. The book also explains some things a bit more in depth than the Open Water manual, like the chapter that deals with care of dive equipment.
If you watched the movies on your Open Water course and read your books, then you more or less already know what Scuba Diver's travel companion has to say. The author of the book is a master scuba diver with about 20 years of experience. This doesn't help when he has very little to add to the Open Water manual. The book itself is a black and white book with some drawings and no real pictures. In other words, don't expect this book to help you choose which dive site to visit next (it explains each dive site, but it's a bit boring to read). The book contains tons and tons of information that is just common sence. Things like: don't throw up upwind or you might get it in your face, and don't swim to the ladder until the diver in front of you has climbed up or else you might get his tank in your head if he falls down. It's not hard to guess where the author's from, and the book is a bit too much Americanized if you ask me.
The chapters goes like this:
Introduction - X
Tips for dive travel - 1
Worldwide dive destinations - 23
Airlines, packing, and local transport - 49
Masks, fins, snorkels, and exposure suits - 65
BC's, regulators, tanks, weights, and dive computers - 81
Weighting and bouyancy - 95
Dive equipment accessories - 103
Predive equipment checks - 123
Enchancing your dive skills - 137
Breathing gas underwater - 163
Hazardous marine life - 173
Care of dive equipment - 187
Expanding diving opportunities - 201
Appendix A: Resources for divers - 213
Appendix B: Dice checklists - 215
Index - 221
About the author - 227
Like I said earlier, if you've read your Open Water manual, you won't need this book. But it won't hurt reading it, it will probably make you remember thing better since repetition is the best way to remember things. And you'll most likely pick up a few tips and tricks.
The book also have some positive sides. I liked the chapter about hazardous marine life. It will tell you about what to stay away from, and how to treat an "attack" by any of these animals. My Open Water book lacked this as far as I can remember. The book also have some nice checklists for packing, pre-dive, equipment and so on. The book also explains some things a bit more in depth than the Open Water manual, like the chapter that deals with care of dive equipment.
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