Posted on Nov 16, 2009 under Scuba Gear |
Today, India invites adventure lovers from all across the world. The varied topography and the climate in India give rise to a number of exciting adventure sports. Over the years, the scope of adventure tourism in India has only increased as well as the popularity of these sports with tourists. Whether you are looking for soft adventure sports or want to go for some extreme sports options, Indian tourism offers opportunities for all abilities. Adventure sports like river rafting, rock climbing, mountaineering, trekking, skiing, snow climbing, scuba diving and angling have now become an essential part of tourism in India. The best part about these high-adrenaline activities is that you have a good variety of locations to enjoy them. Wildlife tourism in India also gives you many options of enjoying adventure in the form of wildlife safaris.
As adventure tourism grows more and more in India, options are made available for tourists to get top quality adventure gear. New shoOps and centres are opening up each day to assist tourists and to help adventure tourism grow even more. For tourists, there are short adventure courses also available at different places across the country. Many of these centre are run and maintained by the state governments of India.
The trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir) offers a number of adventure sports for adventure lovers in India, contributing a lot towards the state tourism. Jeep safari in Ladakh is one of the most liked and done adventure sports for tourists. Ladakh tourism also offers some of the most wonderful treks in the Nubra Valley and the Markha Valley. Wildlife safari and camping are also much popular with tourists coming to Ladakh.
The Garhwal and Kumaon region of the Northern Himalayas has huge India adventure tourism potential. Most of the adventure tourism in India owes its credit to this region of the Himalayas. To enjoy adventure sports including river rafting, mountaineering and rock climbing, one can easily head to the state of Uttarakhand. The state is blessed with bountiful supplies of nature and offers a number of exciting adventure sports. Trekking, river rafting, camping, wildlife safari and angling are much liked adventure sports in the state.
The ranges of the northern Himalayas has contributed immensely towards Indian adventure tourism. These ranges have always been and are some of the best places to indulge in a variety of adventure sports in India. There are a variety of scenic locales available in these areas adding much to your experience. For example, you can enjoy trekking in mountain villages, valleys, meadows and around rivers and lakes. There are more options available. The sport of golfing, ice skating and skiing also adds to the Indian tourism potential.
Travellers can also head towards the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to experience the thrills of India adventure tourism. The state tourism of Rajasthan is taking good care of the adventure tourism here. A jeep safari across the expansive Thar Desert and up to the dunes can bring back memories of the glorious past. There are areas from where once passed the merchants along the trade route. Undertaking a jeep safari across the desert, camping in the Thar, visiting desert villages and interacting with locals will only make your adventure experience richer.
Tourism in India provides a number of other Indian adventure sports options. Just be determined and loose yourself free amid the surroundings and find out what adventure tourism in India has in store for you. Experiencing adventure sports in India will become the epic adventure of your life.
Obaidul Haque
http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/adventure-tourism-in-india-685995.html
Posted on Nov 12, 2009 under Scuba Gear |
because i once saw a underwater show and they kept sticking this thing in their mouth to help them breath, is that possible to buy? or is it crazy expensive and not for sale for just people who want it?!?
By your description, I think you mean what is called a Spare Air.
Check the link below for more information.
http://www.spareair.com/product/models.htm
As far as purchasing one, the last I checked they ran about $300.00.
Our store http://www.visibilityunlimited.com used to sell them but because of the high cost, not too many people were interested enough in them,
You can buy them but in order to fill them with breathing air, you would need to be certified in scuba diving.
If what you are talking about is not related to a spare air, then it is probably a Scuba Regulator.
http://www.visibilityunlimited.com/page/scuba/CTGY/Scuba-Regulators-Octopus
The regulator can, again be bought without a Scuba certification but since the scuba cylinder that it attaches to needs to be filled with air, you would need to show a scuba certification card before it could be filled.
The spare air only lasts about 30 breaths at the surface. The amount of breaths is shortened the deeper you go underwater,
At 33 foot of depth the number of breaths go down to 15.
Posted on Nov 04, 2009 under Scuba Gear |
on the diver in sea water?
Buoyant force
= weight of water displaced
= 67 * 1.025 * 9.8 (The average density of seawater at the surface of the ocean is 1.025 g/mL)
= 673 N.
Posted on Oct 31, 2009 under Scuba Gear |
I have recently passed PADI open water and was hoping to get kitted out for Scuba diving. How do I find out what equipment I need and approximately how much will this cost?
Is it a good idea to look for this second hand? Thanks.
You need to give us more detail: where you are in the world, where you plan to dive, how often you hope to go diving, stuff like that. (Where did you do your OWD course?)
In defence of the PADI system, the OWD course DEscribes scuba equipment, it doesn’t PREscribe it, for the simple reasons that: one set of equipment is not suitable for all diving situations; and different people have different needs and preferences.
It’s the Instructor’s job to advise students appropriately for the local conditions, but they can’t be expected to provide full and detailed advice for all other possible diving locations in the world. (e.g. What experience does an Instructor in Thailand have of ice diving in Norway?). That’s what the PADI Continuing Education program is for.
The advice given so far is mostly good, although beware of people foisting their personal kit preferences on you (e.g. unlike a previous answerer, I think the Mares Volo fins are flimsy, and too expensive: Mares Avanti Quattros are cheaper, and more robust, BUT your finning technique affects what fin is best for YOU).
As a new diver, I would recommend you to get yourself the basics first, starting with the thing on which the greatest amount of underwater comfort depends: your mask. Also a pair of boots, especially if you have very big or very small feet, as clubs and resorts tend to have fewer pairs (and they tend to be replaced less often) at the upper and lower ends of the size range.
If you have a non-standard shape (i.e. very tall and thin, or short and wide), it might be good to have your own suit as well, as resort rentals rarely fit well (and can be quite battered). The question of what kind of suit you get depends on where you want to dive.
A modular 3- or 4-piece wetsuit will cover most warm-temperate to tropical conditions (20-30°C water temp.), but won’t be so good for cool-temperate (15-20°C) or cold (less than 15°C) waters. For those you’d need a thick semi-dry or even a drysuit (but buoyancy control is sllightly different with a drysuit, so learn how to use one in shallow controlled conditions before you take it into open water).
Also, in my experience, most OWD students on resort courses have the greatest difficulty getting their heads round the dive tables (usually because there isn’t really the time that they need to spend on learning how to use them). So a computer is a very good investment, as you can learn to use it in your own time, between dives/holidays, and it means you don’t have to rely on resort-hire gauges of dubious accuracy, or learn how to read a new computer with every holiday.
(OPINION: I like the SUUNTO brand of computers, because they’re fairly intuitive to use, and easy to read. The Gekko is a good entry-level comp, and is also Nitrox capable, if you choose to go that way later.)
You can start thinking about buying the more expensive bits, i.e. BCD, regulator, cylinder later on, once you’ve tried a few brands out and decided what you like (and don’t bother buying a cylinder unless you’ll be wanting to dive regularly, and locally: there’s no point taking it on a plane!).
The better dive shops will quite often allow you to ‘try before you buy’ during their pool sessions, or exchange gear that’s not quite right (assuming you haven’t damaged it)–that’s part of what makes them a ‘better’ dive shop. Obviously this does not hold for second-hand gear, and usually not for Internet dive shops either (check their refund/return policy first).
As far as second-hand gear goes in general: check your source. Do you know them? Do you trust them? Can they show that the BCD/regulator/whatever has been well looked after? It might be worth thinking about buying ex-club/diveshop rental gear, as that will be cheaper than buying new, but it still has to be ’saleable’ (i.e. maintenance has to be documented, and you have legal protection against being sold shoddy gear), Again, the ‘better’ shops/clubs will renew their gear regularly, so it shouldn’t be too battered.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions and shop around. And if you feel that someone’s being too pushy and not considering you as an individual, take your custom elsewhere. This is going to be YOUR gear, on which YOU will be depending underwater.
Good luck, and have fun.
Posted on Oct 28, 2009 under Scuba Gear |
Yea they are reli small, so they can get 2 all the pearls and into the small spaces. They have to have reli big lung capacity and they are usually children. If u want to get a better lung capacity just practice holding ur breathe for as long as possible, u will be able to do it 4 longer, the more u practice. The pearl divin i really dangerous, cause the divers can drown underwater, by not comin up in time, or from bein knocked unconious and then drownin. They can also be deaf cause the pressure blown their ear-drums. It is reli dangerous.
Posted on Oct 24, 2009 under Scuba Gear |
If possible both cheap and good quality for delivery to VIC Australia.
Cheers
Kenny
Buying Scuba Gear online can have it’s pitfalls. If it needs to fit you, not somebody else and if it’s part of life support, like a reg set don’t buy it online. Hit your local dive shop. It’s no good if it doesn’t fit, compatible with other gear or possibly a factory second. Things like dive knives, gloves and the like, sure, knock yourself out. But body exposure protection and regs are not something you should be purchasing online. You also need to think ahead for your gear service. If your local dive shop doesn’t deal those regs you bought online, you’ll be shipping them off to whomever you bought them from ( paying for that too) and not seeing them for awhile. Then there’s the question of warranty etc.
Chances are, you’ll get just as good a deal hitting your local shop. If you’re buying it all, they’ll usually toss in a hefty discount..
Posted on Oct 22, 2009 under Scuba Gear |
I have a phone that is unlocked and will accept other gsm carriers, but don’t know if I should bring it. I didn’t plan on bringing the laptop, maybe the ipod though
SHARK REPELLANT UNLESS YOU DONT INTEND TO RETURN