Comments on: My Son Is The Wrong Shape To Dive https://www.escapeartistes.com/2012/07/09/we-try-to-find-kids-dive-gear-in-dahab/ Postcards from the Edge Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:29:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Suzanna https://www.escapeartistes.com/2012/07/09/we-try-to-find-kids-dive-gear-in-dahab/#comment-17127 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:58:38 +0000 http://travelswithanineyearold.com/?p=8329#comment-17127 In reply to Theodora.

Theodora – I’ve sent you an Email… 🙂

]]> By: Theodora https://www.escapeartistes.com/2012/07/09/we-try-to-find-kids-dive-gear-in-dahab/#comment-17126 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:06:51 +0000 http://travelswithanineyearold.com/?p=8329#comment-17126 In reply to Suzanna.

We are actually still here for the remainder of the week, Suzanna (in Mashraba). We’ve been diving with Erna and Sus, who I’d imagine you know, as they’re also CMAS: they have gear for their son, of course, but not for Z. He’s a bit sick today, but if you have the 8-litre and the XXS BCD that would be absolutely fantastic. ScubaJet supplied a tank they claimed was 8-litre but is actually a 10…

I’ve checked out your website, and when he’s better, I’ll hopefully give you a call, which would probably be for equipment hire only rather than diving. Which end of town are you based in?

]]> By: Suzanna https://www.escapeartistes.com/2012/07/09/we-try-to-find-kids-dive-gear-in-dahab/#comment-17125 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:00:44 +0000 http://travelswithanineyearold.com/?p=8329#comment-17125 What a hassle!
Next time when you will come to Dahab feel free to contact us.
My husband is not just specialized in children’s diving (as well he is children’s instructor trainer) but also we have all the necessary equipment like 6, 8 & 10 l tanks, XXS BCD, children’s masks… as well as proper working regulators 🙂

]]> By: Theodora https://www.escapeartistes.com/2012/07/09/we-try-to-find-kids-dive-gear-in-dahab/#comment-17124 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:33:56 +0000 http://travelswithanineyearold.com/?p=8329#comment-17124 In reply to Jess.

Yeah, exactly. It really wasn’t much fun for him. And he was in the water for so long getting his wetsuit in that he got cold fairly fast as well…

]]> By: Theodora https://www.escapeartistes.com/2012/07/09/we-try-to-find-kids-dive-gear-in-dahab/#comment-17123 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:33:13 +0000 http://travelswithanineyearold.com/?p=8329#comment-17123 In reply to Lisa Wood.

Well, I’ve been diving quite a bit.

Z had a try the other day, but he was unnerved by the leaking inflator hose — it’s something you can dive with safely, particularly at the depths he goes to (his limit as a junior open water diver is 12). He’s got a bit of a tummy bug at the moment, but we’re going to give it another go when he’s better, I hope. Because they’ve now fixed the BCD, and the wetsuit fits: there don’t seem to be any 8 litre tanks in town, but he’s better equipped than he was, at least…

]]> By: Jess https://www.escapeartistes.com/2012/07/09/we-try-to-find-kids-dive-gear-in-dahab/#comment-17122 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:21:05 +0000 http://travelswithanineyearold.com/?p=8329#comment-17122 What an ordeal!

]]> By: Lisa Wood https://www.escapeartistes.com/2012/07/09/we-try-to-find-kids-dive-gear-in-dahab/#comment-17121 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:07:13 +0000 http://travelswithanineyearold.com/?p=8329#comment-17121 OH I never realised how much different it would be for a kid to get into the right diving gear! Sure sounds like an adventure before the diving started 🙂
Did you end up going in on the second day?

]]> By: Theodora https://www.escapeartistes.com/2012/07/09/we-try-to-find-kids-dive-gear-in-dahab/#comment-17120 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:59:38 +0000 http://travelswithanineyearold.com/?p=8329#comment-17120 In reply to Talon.

Oy indeed! It’s always been difficult even to find kids’ clothes for Z, because he’s long and skinny, let alone dive gear.

Poor little sod is sick today. Probably all the being lubed into wetsuits that did it…

]]> By: Talon https://www.escapeartistes.com/2012/07/09/we-try-to-find-kids-dive-gear-in-dahab/#comment-17119 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:32:09 +0000 http://travelswithanineyearold.com/?p=8329#comment-17119 We’ve had loss of fun trying to find gear for Tigger, too. Although not quite as much of an adventure as you guys. Oy!

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