Scuba Buddha

10/23/2026

09/25/2026

Today was a fun day diving from the old boat ramp at Lake Jocassee. And it was a special day today for me. No huge dive, but today I hit dive # 1000.

09/10/2026

Just a reminder, these are the new prices for fills, services and tank rentals effective immediately

09/02/2026

I’m submitting my next order for Big Blue Flashlights this Friday (Sep 4th). If you are looking for a dive light please let me know. Whether you are looking for a backup light, primary light, video light, tech light or canister light, Big Blue has a light for you. Even combo wide angle video/narrow beam lights.

09/02/2026

09/01/2026

A little different message today from The Scuba Buddha today. It has been said that if you find a job that you love doing, you will never work a day in your life. I am extremely fortunate to be able to run a business doing something that I absolutely love. Scuba has changed my life and I love being able to help others experience what I love. The down side of loving it so much, is I have been running it as a true business, letting my passion take priority of the business. That being said, I will be publishing a price list for services, training, equipment rental, equipment sales etc. these will be for everyone.

There will still be a 10% military discount on courses/training and select services. I appreciate each and everyone of you, and I look forward to continue each relationship going forward.

Thank you,

The Scuba Buddha

08/25/2026

There are so many different kinds of diving. One I have been talking about doing for several years now is sharks tooth/Megladon tooth/fossil diving. I finally had an opportunity to give it a try. I have to admit, I had an absolutely blast. I did a 3 tank dive charter with Fossil Junkies in Venice, FL. They did a great job from start to finish. This is my first time and they did a great job of showing me what the different possible fossils I may find looked like, ways of finding them, and checked everything I brought up to the boat after each dive, letting me know what each were. After that I did 2 days of shore diving right at the Venice Beach Pier. Overall I found 1 full meg tooth (top left) and several different sharks teeth. Not pictured, I also found a large amount of dugong bones and even some whale rib bones. I had an absolutely blast and can see myself going again in the future.

08/04/2026

SDI just completely revamped their DPV training to include a new E Learning.

The Scuba Buddha is running a special on DPV training.

Typical cost for the e-learning, classroom, 2 OW dives, certification and rental of a DPV for the 2 dives is $400.

For the month of August only, the cost is $310. I will also include a 3rd dive, with the DPV to use, absolutely free.

Available dates are:

7-8-9 August at Diveland Park
21-22-23 August at Diveland Park
28 August at Diveland Park

Not included in the cost of training:

Entry fee
Equipment rental other than DPV
Gas fills

Classes can be up to two divers.

07/28/2026

Insulation board in place, furring boards installed and gaps sealed. Looking ugly is fine since the next step is covering it all with double bubble radiant barrier.

07/24/2026

The truck may still be out of commission for a bit longer but there is still always something going on at The Scuba Buddha. The dive trailer is getting insulation