Southern Skin Divers Supply

Southern Skin Divers Supply The original SCUBA School here on 5th Avenue South since 1953. We have an indoor heated pool Also, the oldest Aqua-Lung dealer in The United States.
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The only local SCUBA School with an on site indoor pool, offering training every day during regular business hours. SSDS has group dive travel all over the world almost every week, year round.

The weather along the Gulf Coast is incredible now so we will all be gone for a little bit. Tomorrow, May 14 we will be ...
05/13/2026

The weather along the Gulf Coast is incredible now so we will all be gone for a little bit. Tomorrow, May 14 we will be here from 9am-1pm and then we will be closed the rest of the day and Friday too. We will be back at 9am on Saturday Morning. Dive Safe Everyone!

Hello Divers!Here are a few photos of what we have been doing the past couple of days. First, Mark Tant completed certi...
05/05/2026

Hello Divers!

Here are a few photos of what we have been doing the past couple of days. First, Mark Tant completed certification for a few new divers over the weekend. The weather ended up being nicer than we anticipated, providing a nicer experience for their first dives.

Meanwhile, Spencer Phillips has another group in South Carolina. These artifact divers are finding great fossils, especially huge Megalodon teeth! It is not that common to find a complete 6 inch tooth and several have been recovered over the past day or two.

This Saturday, Forrest Phillips is teaching our last Nitrox class for quite a while. We have a tremendous amount of upcoming spearfishing that will keep him down South. If you need to get your Nitrox certification before Summer, please try to attend this Saturday at 9:30am.

Currently we have a great selection of fleece and neoprene wetsuits in for Summer. Come check out what we have from Bare, Hollis, Henderson and the all new Aqualung FitFlex 3mm two piece suits.

Here are dates of upcoming trips and training with availability:

May 9 Nitrox Class
May 30,31 Panama City Spearfishing
July 11 Gulf Coast Spearfishing Course
July 11,12 Panama City Offshore Wrecks
July 18,19 Panama City Offshore Spearfishing
Oct 24,25 Rescue Course
Dec 5,6 Panama City Flounder
Dec 12,13 Panama City Flounder
Dec 19,20 Panama City Flounder

Hello Divers!Our dive travel this past week was another artifact and fossil trip to South Carolina. Instructor Spencer ...
04/29/2026

Hello Divers!

Our dive travel this past week was another artifact and fossil trip to South Carolina. Instructor Spencer Phillips takes his new and experienced Solo Divers to some of his favorite sites on one of our vessels. The weather was good and many excellent relics and other historical items were recovered.

Currently we have both sizes of the Apeks Luna lights that we use on this trip. The custom headmounts are also in stock. This light and mount combo is essential for finding these artifacts in low visibility environments.

We are having another promotion on all Garmin dive computers and smart watches starting today! Every MK3i, Descent X30 and X50i are all $200 off and the Descent G2 is $100 off. In addition to Garmin, we have plenty of Suunto Ocean, Aqualung and Oceanic dive computers too.

Most of our upcoming International Dive travel is sold out but we are keeping a waiting list in case of cancellations. Please let us know if you want to be added to anything. Also, we are close to booking another group trip Jan 2-9/2027. The airfare is looking good then and it will probably be either Belize or Cozumel. Once we announce it, please secure your spot quickly.

Here are a few photos from last week and dates for upcoming trips and training:

May 2,3 Panama City Spearfishing
May 9 Nitrox Course
July 11,12 Panama City Offshore Wrecks
Oct 24,25 Rescue Course
Dec 5,6 Panama City Flounder
Dec 12,13 Panama City Flounder
Dec 19,20 Panama City Flounder

Hello Divers!This past week we wrapped up another two trips. Spencer Phillips took another group of Solo Divers on a thr...
04/01/2026

Hello Divers!

This past week we wrapped up another two trips. Spencer Phillips took another group of Solo Divers on a three day artifact trip to South Carolina. Many great fossils were recovered over the long weekend. Meanwhile, Forrest Phillips brought a bunch of Spearfishers to Panama City Dive Center for two days of diving off the Capt Scuba II. There are plenty of good Sheepshead and Triggerfish inshore now. The visibility is good and water temperature is approximately 66 degrees.

Much of our upcoming travel to destinations like Cayman Brac, St Lucia, Bonaire, Thailand, Truk Lagoon and Fiji are sold out. We do have waiting lists for these trips in the case of a cancellation. Here are dates for upcoming trips and training as well as photos from last week. Let us know if you want us to add you to a call list.

April 11,12 Panama City Spearfishing
April 18 Gulf Coast Spearfishing Class
April 24-26 South Carolina Artifact
May 1-6 South Carolina Artifact
May 2,3 Panama City Spearfishing
May 9 Nitrox Class
May 16,17 Panama City Inshore Wrecks
June 1-7 Pensacola Spearfishing
June 13,14 Pensacola Spearfishing
June 20,21 Panama City Spearfishing
June 20,21 Pensacola Spearfishing
June 27,28 Pensacola Spearfishing
July 11,12 Pensacola Spearfishing
July 11,12 Panama City Offshore Wrecks
July 25,26 Orange Beach Offshore Wrecks
Aug 1-8 Cayman Brac Beach Resort
Sept 1-6 Pensacola Spearfishing
Sept 5,6 Panama City Spearfishing
Sept 19-26 ANSE CHASTANET ST.LUCIA
Oct 24,25 Rescue Diver Course
Nov 14-21 Buddy Dive Resort Bonaire
Dec 5,6 Panama City Flounder
Dec 12,13 Panama City Flounder
Dec 19,20 Panama City Flounder
Feb 20-27/2027 Thailand Aggressor Liveaboard
Oct 30-Nov 7/2027 Odyssey Adventures, Truk Lagoon
May 20-27/2028 Beqa Lagoon Resort Fiji

Hello Divers!We are all back from two good trips last week. Spencer and Forrest Phillips enjoyed drift diving all up and...
03/12/2026

Hello Divers!

We are all back from two good trips last week.
Spencer and Forrest Phillips enjoyed drift diving all up and down Palancar Reef off of Cozumel. The weather was beautiful, food was great, locals were very friendly and Majestic Eagle Rays were gliding by every day.
Mark also returned from another road trip, this one to Central Florida. Over 20 divers accompanied him to Crystal River, Rainbow River and Devil’s Den.

The next few weeks we are focused on training. We have a bunch of opportunities in the near future for new divers to earn their Advanced Certification. Enroll in upcoming Nitrox, Deep, Wreck, Spearfishing or Rescue Courses that we offer often. Most of these still have availability and we will be scheduling more shortly.

Recently, we have sold many new Apeks Luna dive lights. We have custom head mounts made for these and we just received a new shipment! These are great for Artifact and Recovery diving as well as Spearfishing. These won’t last long so come get one if you need it. Also, SSDS is now a Custom Rig Builder (CRIB) for Hollis buoyancy compensator devices. We can tailor the fit, lift capacity and configuration needed. Together we will select your backplate and wing, harness and color. It will be delivered fast and assembled by Hollis, ready to go! No more having to select each piece and assemble yourself. Come see us soon! Here are a few photos from last week and dates of upcoming trips and training:

March 21 Gulf Coast Spearfishing Class
April 4 Nitrox Course
May 16,17 Panama City Inshore Wrecks
July 25,26 Orange Beach Offshore Wrecks
Aug 1-8 Cayman Brac
Sept 5,6 Panama City Spearfishing
Oct 24,25 Rescue Diver Course
May 20-27/2028 Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji

Hello Divers!The past week or so has been action packed here at Southern Skin Divers Supply. First one of our groups le...
02/13/2026

Hello Divers!

The past week or so has been action packed here at Southern Skin Divers Supply. First one of our groups led by Mark Tant, returned from a very luxurious dive experience in the Philippines. The new Philippines Aggressor Liveaboard served as their diving yacht for the week. The hard working crew took excellent care of us while we enjoyed the Visayas area. Several of the divers were able to dive with their first Whale Sharks, Thresher Sharks and other Marine life native to these waters.
Meanwhile, Spencer took another group on a road trip to Central Florida. These divers started out snorkeling with Manatees and our friends at Crystal River Watersports. That afternoon everyone enjoyed a long drift dive down the Rainbow River followed by a trip to Devil’s Den on the way back home.
Now we are back and classes are starting to pick up nicely. We are teaching every day and lots of good gear is coming in too for the upcoming dive season. We sell dive computers from Aqualung, Oceanic, Garmin and Suunto. Please come see us if you need anything from these brands. Here are dates for upcoming trips and training.

March 21 Gulf Coast Spearfishing Course
April 4 Nitrox Diver Course
May 16,17 Panama City Inshore Wrecks
September 5,6 Panama City Spearfishing
September 19-26 ANSE CHASTANET ST.LUCIA

Hello Divers!Today we have a couple of cool things happening here. First, Mark Tant has just left with another group of ...
01/21/2026

Hello Divers!

Today we have a couple of cool things happening here.

First, Mark Tant has just left with another group of our divers to the Philippines. After a long two days of travel they will board the new Philippines Aggressor Liveaboard. This is a luxurious dive vessel and the Philippines boast an unparalleled diverse Marine Life.

Also, for the 30th year in a row, we will have a promotional booth at the Birmingham Boat Show. Spencer will be there all week meeting people that are interested in diving and what all we do here. If you’re coming to the show, make sure you stop by and see him. He has just returned from another successful artifact trip to South Carolina and will be showing some of his latest finds.

We have booked a few new dates for travel recently. Here are some with availability as well as some pictures from last week:

Feb 28-March 7 Cozumel
March 6-8 Crystal River, Rainbow River, Devil's Den Prehistoric Spring
March 21 Gulf Coast Spearfishing Course
April 11,12 Panama City Spearfishing
May 16,17 Panama City Wrecks
July 25,26 Orange Beach Offshore Wrecks
Aug 1-8 Cayman Brac
Sept 5,6 Panama City Spearfishing

Happy New Year Divers!We ended 2025 with another easy spearfishing trip out of Panama City. Plenty of great fish were ta...
01/07/2026

Happy New Year Divers!

We ended 2025 with another easy spearfishing trip out of Panama City. Plenty of great fish were taken and we enjoyed calm seas and clear water. Now we are preparing for our Philippines trip that starts in two weeks. Most of our other international travel has sold out but we do have a few spots left on Cozumel and Cayman Brac. As with all of our international travel we HIGHLY recommend trip cancellation insurance from DiveAssure - Scuba Diving Insurance.
Also, come see us for the gear that you didn’t get for Christmas. We have plenty in stock and there is a new $100 discount on the Garmin G2 dive watch. This special lasts until Jan 26. Here are dates of upcoming trips and training:

Jan 10 Nitrox Class
Feb 28-March 7 Cozumel (3 spots available)
March 6-8 Crystal River, Rainbow River , Devil’s Den
March 21 Gulf Coast Spearfishing Course
April 11,12 Panama City Spearfishing
May 16,17 Panama City Wrecks
Aug 1-8 Cayman Brac

Today is the last day to take advantage of the Garmin Holiday Promotion here at Southern Skin Divers Supply! The Garmin...
12/16/2025

Today is the last day to take advantage of the Garmin Holiday Promotion here at Southern Skin Divers Supply! The Garmin MK3i and X50i are $250 off and the inReach Mini 2 is $150 off until the end of business today. If you can’t make it to us, call 205-595-3052 and we can take your payment over the phone.

Also, we still have Christmas specials on Spare Air, Surf-fur Dive Parkas, Ocean Rhino Spearguns and travel bags from Aqualung.

Hello Divers!We are down to just one more week for our Christmas Dive Promotion on Garmin products. Every Mk3i and X50i...
12/10/2025

Hello Divers!

We are down to just one more week for our Christmas Dive Promotion on Garmin products. Every Mk3i and X50i is $250 off and the inReach Mini 2’s are $150 off. This promoion ends Dec 16. Also, we have specials on Spare Air kits, Ocean Rhino Spearguns and Surf Fur Dive Parkas. The Apeks headlights with our custom head mount have sold well but we do have a couple left.

Trips are selling well too! We have room for two divers on our 2026 Cozumel and St Lucia trips. This weekend we have two boats in Panama City going for Flounder and the weather looks great. Let us know if you want to join us. Here are dates for upcoming trips and training:

Dec 13,14 Panama City Flounder
Jan 10 Nitrox Class
Feb 28-March 7 Dive Paradise Cozumel
March 6-8 Crystal River, Rainbow River, Devil's Den Prehistoric Spring
March 21 Gulf Coast Spearfishing Course
March 28,29 Panama City Spearfishing
May 16,17 Panama City Wrecks
Aug 1-8 Cayman Brac
Sept 19-26 ANSE CHASTANET ST.LUCIA

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4515 5th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL
35222

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Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

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