As a non diver who watches this channel I truly do appreciate when you guys explain things to us that divers would already know but since we haven’t experienced it you break it down for us to give the visual.
I’ve done a lot of snorkeling but never did take a scuba class, not sure why really. But I second what the others said. You guys make it easy to understand and it’s much appreciated. I live in Texas and as you know we have the Gulf of Mexico which just dirty muddy water thanks to the Mississippi River. Just wondering if you guys have dived in the Gulf and if so what is the visibility like because of the muddy water? I think that’s kind of why I’ve never really pursued scuba diving. I’ve always assumed I’d have to travel to better waters to really enjoy it.
You gotta try diving bro! It’s so awesome. I was new to it a couple years ago but now I’m more experienced. The key is just study on paper and RUclips a lot (what to do) before diving, and buy GOOD equipment. If you do that, you’ll be set!!!
It’d be so great to learn from these guys. They’re smart, totally safety conscious, enthusiastic about diving, don’t seem to have big egos & WANT to introduce people to diving. 👍
If It is was ever brave enough to try scuba I'd want a total professional to teach me like Woody or Gus. But I would never be brave enough. I find snorkeling 🤿 quite enough for me.
I am fascinated by the cook who was rescued after three days of being in an air pocket underwater. I am impressed at the fact they sent someone into that confined space at all. Had no one taken that risk that man would have died. So for those who do this sort of work hats off to you.
I sent you the link to the video of this incident a few days ago. I can't remember the video though but yes that incident is so scary. I'm glad he is ok.
Keep being critical as too many divers “try” stuff out without training. I have been pushed by dive buddies, divemasters etc to do things and have stood my ground. Chances are nothing would happen but I really don’t want to lose my life while doing something I love so much. I’ve been diving for almost 30 years but I am claustrophobic so I stay away from overheads. I do swim throughs and that’s it.
Yeah, stick to what you've trained to do, and don't fall for group pressure. I've seen too many people doing stupid dives. I think the most egregious I've seen was on a liveaboard in the Maldives. Every diver on the boat is on 32% nitrox. Briefing is let's go down to the the edge to the deep dropoff and watch the sharks. Everyone is following the divemaster down. My MOD is 33.7m/110ft. Me and my dive buddy get to our MOD, the edge is still another 15-20m/45-60ft down from where we are. I watch all the other divers follow the plan down to depths that are no longer recreational, and over safe PP O2, and shake my head. Me and my buddy veer off and follow the reef into the channel instead.
I have been watching you vids for a couple of weeks now and just realised how small your channel is. You are putting out excellent high quality content, easily on par with comparable television shows from the era when TV was actually good. Keep it up, you deserve at least 6m subscribers, I'm mind blown that it is only 6k.
Woody always talks about the viewers who are not divers in these videos. He realizes lots of us do t dice but we’re interested and he breaks everything down so nicely for us to understand. I appreciate that!
I'm no where near a diver and had no idea they taught wreck diving pentatonic. I thought people just went in a wreck and looked around. I'm happy to hear you guys explain what happened here and how important it is to be prepared. I respect that yall are all about safety first! I can't imagine having a panic attack down there. They're bad enough on the ground , much less having a full blown panic attack under there.
Started watching this channel a couple weeks -months ago with a deathly fear of any kind of diving, but now my fear is slowly going away because of how educational these react videos are.
I can’t explain why I find these videos so interesting! I have never dived before and don’t understand the terminology at all. I have a fear of deep water though, maybe that’s why! Love the videos and expert feedback and commentary! 👍👍
Non diver here, just found the channel and watched a few videos, I love it. You guys explain everything super easy to understand. I never intend on diving ever in my life but this is great content and has me hooked. Educative exciting scary and some funny too. Really great channel
The best part is the buddy's ability to help his friend. Before he got to him panic diver started hyperventilating causing him to milk that bottle at double quick time and would have found himself in the sticky stuff rather quickly with no way up. I am sure the buddy's fast reaction time with perfect bedside manner saved the divers life.
I am not a diver YET. I watch these videos to decide if it is something I really want to do and would feel comfortable with. But most of your comments are LOGICAL! Cannot actualy believe some of these videos you feature, where safety is actually just being logical. Thank you so much for the amazing content. Love you guys plenty much. Watching from South Africa. Lola xxx
As an 81-year-old grandmother, I am not a driver. In fact, I have never wanted to go inside any type of cave, and I’ve never even considered scuba diving. However, I do think that when I was a teenager, I might have tried it. We spent all of our summer days in the neighborhood pool, and I have always loved being in the water. Please, keep talking about how important it is to be well trained, and certified to do whatever kind of diving you want to do. It only makes sense. This was a particularly good video, because it talks about someone who has panicked. I am pretty sure I would be that person at some point, and I think that that is a fear that many new divers have, that they will panic. I have to admit that just thinking about being in an overhead environment, surrounded by water, and trying to Trevor‘s narrow passages makes my heart beat a little faster. Thanks again for all you do to promote safe diving. I especially like it when you clearly say that diving is a dangerous activity, but that the dangerous can’t be mitigated by good training and good equipment. That’s a message that new divers need to hear, and that people who have been driving for a while need to remember. Don’t break the rules. That’s when you will get into trouble. Sandy, from Cincinnati.
Thanks Daniel. We are growing slowly but surely. We appreciate the fact that a lot of our subscribers love our content and believe we will “blow up” soon. We are eagerly waiting for that to happen because we have amazing ideas for future content that are only possible if our channel “blows up”. I guess we’ll all stay tuned until that happens! Thank you for watching and commenting.
I am not a diver. Your comments really clarify what we are seeing. Keep up the great work. When diving you are ALL TIME in a situation that can be immediately fatal
I've only dived one wreck, the Thistlegorm in the Red Sea. It was such a cool dive, but it was hard not to panic at a couple of points. The first was when our guide couldn't equalize, and we were all hanging on a rope in a fairly strong current waiting for him. The second was when a girl forced her way past me (we were supposed to stay single-file, and with our assigned buddy) in a tight space and kicked my regulator out of my mouth. God, I have no idea how I didn't freak out then. Other than that, it was a very cool dive!
The content you guys create is offensively underrated. This channel is awesome and I'm no diver by any stretch of imagination whatsoever. Thanks for explaining the terms and specially the avoidable mistakes to us who don't have the knowledge so that one day, if I decide to dive, I'll remember the advices.
I love the channel fellas. You play well of each other and are humble but comedic. I suffer from intermittent panic attacks here on the good ol surface of the earth for who knows why so I know that feeling. To have a panic attack underwater where you have to be really mindful of several things at once!! Much respect to the instructors and dive "leaders?" who help their students deal with panic while they are in a DEADLY environment!
Recently got my Sidemount certification, and I was in a group with two divers who didn’t like padi since you don’t “learn enough”, meanwhile they tell me in the next sentence that during their last holidays they did a 55 meter dive to a wreck on a single tank of air. Love the logic!
I've been watching cave diving-related videos for a while now...it seems so exciting but I don't think I'd ever have the guts to do it myself lol thanks for teaching us!
As a new diver, I take your advice, you guys teach me so much and I'm so glad I found your channel, because its literally like taking class everytime I watch one of your videos. Like the steadiness of your torch while winding your spool.
Good Afternoon. Even though I am a non-diver (don't even like to be underwater in a swimming pool!) these videos are fascinating! I love watching wreck-diving videos. It allows those of us who don't get along with Old Man Sea to get a small taste of what it must be like to dive. Is this person alone? I knew a scuba diver many years ago and he once told me "A lone diver is usually a dead diver," and that it's important to have a buddy with you - especially when diving on a wreck. Thanks again for another great video. Stay safe! May your bubbles be many and your troubles be few!
00:00 => 00:05 Woody's big smile from all the love and support he gets! Again Cheers woody! made my evening! As always i learned a lot from this video and i'm grateful for the content, #WoodyTrooper checking in, Gus i would love it if while editing, when you pause the video for a mid video reaction, to temporarily magnify both of your and woody's stream reaction, due to the potential importance of body language and hand gestures when it comes to explain things, as well the more woody on the screen the better. Love you Gus, This channel will 100% be a beacon for divers! Never stop! All the love and luck in the world!
I’m lucky to have Gus as my partner. I would not know how to do this without him. His vibe and knowledge makes me better and wanna do more. Thanks you very much for the encouragement. It helps tremendously.
Woody, man, at this point I have watched most of you guys' videos and I genuinely mean this. The MAIN thing that I have taken away from them is the extreme importance of proper training and planning, and the love of diving you guys are putting forward. There is no sense of ego, and when you guys critique it is always pointing out the issue/s followed by why they are issues, how they commonly happen, what can result, and how many ways that the issues can be or could have been avoided with proper training, preparation and equipment. Even when it is something like "cowboy" and his save yourself rule or the psycho instructor, once the jokes are made proper information follows and it is always with every attempt at fairness to the situation. I have learned a lot about how dangerous any type of diving can be, especially with anything overhead, but more than that I am learning how much safer and amazing it can all be made if proper training, and preparation is adhered to. The more people that are made aware of the things you guys point out the more people will respect diving in all it's forms. I mean this, you guys are probably saving lives just by doing this channel. Even something as simple as an awareness that there are things to be learned can be the difference between someone taking a risk they never should even consider taking and coming home, but always behind it all is the fact that these things can be learned and there is so much support for anyone wanting to.
I’m a 79yo granny.. No interest in diving…in any film…and no interest in exploring caves…buy…I enjoy yiur show. The world of cave diving is vety new to me..and fascinating…
My guys, you have taught me so much already. My daughter was watching with me and I paused it twice and told her why this is not safe, and that you need special training to do this… so that was my knee jerk reaction as to why he panics. Then I wondered if I know that from watching these videos, how do people who are certified not know this? I was wrong because he’s in a class, but hey 🤷🏻♀️ 😂.
Another outstanding review. Root cause analysis is a viable process and one I think about during most of your dive reviews. One comment. The light that was being used seemed weak ?
No Woody. CONTINUE Being the way you are! I’ve learned so much from this channel. The both of you! I’ve been on here taking notes and learning for FREE. Lol seems unreal.
If I was gonna learn to dive it would be with you two. I am obsessed with this channel! How you all don’t have a >1milly subs makes no sense. Excellent content, informative and I now know the 5 rules of cave diving (not that I would ever do that).
I’ve done a lot of snorkeling but never did take a scuba class, not sure why really. But I second what the others said. You guys make it easy to understand and it’s much appreciated. I live in Texas and as you know we have the Gulf of Mexico which just dirty muddy water thanks to the Mississippi River. Just wondering if you guys have dived in the Gulf and if so what is the visibility like because of the muddy water? I think that’s kind of why I’ve never really pursued scuba diving. I’ve always assumed I’d have to travel to better waters to really enjoy it.
We have dived in the Gulf many times. The viz can be hit or miss. Just depends on the winds and resulting currents. But there are some cool dives on Oil Rigs.
I remember my first UK sea dive after passing my advanced open water. I swam into the wreck with my partner without realising due to poor visibility. I remember the panic, desparately trying to get enough air. I had to get out, abort the dive and calm down. Never had another ocassion like it.
Gus and woody...kudos to you both for the wonderful sharing of your knowledge and experience to the diving community and others too....you always have insisted on the strong relation of knowledge and experience in diving ...reminds me of the chinese proverb..." knowledge has to sail in a sea of experience"... Keep up the good work👌👌
I was once diving a wreck with my boss and he just peeked into one of the rooms from outside through the door. He didn't fully penetrate, just put in the tip, so to say. He was holding onto the door frame with his hands. Suddenly he started kicking and pushing and whatnot. I tried to assist with my light, but soon everything was silted out. Finally I realized that his SPG got stuck somewhere. If I wasn't there, he might have not come back to the surface that day.
MAAAAN i love this channel, and i didn't even know i needed it. i haven't been into diving or anything since i was a youngin' and now i wanna go to my local dive school and get certified
i also really dig that you guys clearly read our comments and even take the time to reply to some. Woody and Gus are amazing content creators. I sincerely would love to have a teacher as well spoken, experienced, and respectful of the water and its power. I've never "joined" a YT channel, however i do think i am going to join this channel soon. If i didn't have premium i would actually watch the ads so y'all get your adsense.
Once I get ow cert I plan on taking advanced ow as well as more courses to further my diving education and knowledge. I want to make sure that I’m aware and prepared. I’m halfway through my classes and my ow dives are set for June. I’ll admit that it took me a hot moment with clearing my mask. I practiced in the shower and did it successfully in the pool. We went over gear setup on Sunday and went under in the shallow end to practice mask and regulator clearing and how to find our regulator. It was amazing to experience being underwater for the first time!! I got really cold but I will be getting my wetsuit this week for sure!
Have you ever done a reaction to that guy who went down in a tugboat and was found alive around 48hrs later by recovery divers? A hand grabbing me out of the darkness would make me panic lol.
My first wreck dive my reg got caught on a hatch going to the engine room and came out, it took only 2 seconds to find it again but I remember the uh oh feeling, besides all that it was an amazing dive. Great content guys 👍🏾
I'm a new subscriber. I love your videos. I dont dive and to be honest I cant really swim well either ,but I do love dive watches and the thought of it all. Keep up the great informative videos it actually feels like i have some kind of adventurous lifestyle lol. Best of luck from Ireland
Another fun video. You guys should do a response of your favorite scuba-related books. I read Shadow Divers, The Last Dive, an Deep Descent early in my dive career and found them to be deeply fascinating.
As someone who is very interested in diving (hopefully caves one day) and has anxiety and panic disorder, I definitely have my concerns about this happening under water. Any tips (besides training of course)? I’m medicated so I’m not having panic attacks, but I do breath heavy when I’m stressed. I have second hand anxiety from watching this video lol. I think the key here is to trick your heart though. Deep breathing is proven to lower HR and BP by an incredible amount. I am fascinated by wrecks but I’ll have to wait awhile for that. I want to make sure I can control my mind and body before putting myself in a spot that isn’t easy to get out of.
New to this channel, so super late response, but in a similar situation. I do still get panic attacks, so I know I can’t do any diving until it’s a bit more controlled. I would love to be trained well, make sure I have all of the correct equipment, etc. I love the water. However, sometimes panic has no clear reason. I’m not pushing it in a situation where I could cause harm to myself or fellow divers. ❤
Hey woody and Gus, in your experience, how much line is on a reel? Is it a set distance usually, or is it more like fishing, where you string on as much as the reel holds?
Hey guys! So I have a question I hope you can please answer, but it's out there, so I understand if you don't know. And sorry if it's a dumb question. Anyway, Would something like Propananol, ever become something divers take or could take to reduce significantly the devastating effects of panic under water? It is somewhat of a scientific question because it does keep the heart from beating super fast, which keeps people from freaking out and stops them from over breathing VERY WELL. It also doesnt have any narcotic effects. If the heart needs to pump fast underwater, that may be a problem, but if not, could it save lives, and/or make diving possible and even enjoyment for those whose hearts start beating fast, then feel panicked, and when panicked breathing becomes uncontrollably and therefore start breathing even faster, and then it is just a compounding situation THAT beta blockers could prevent? ... Like if someone is Narced, would a slower heart rate keep them from becoming out of control OR would it actually help them to slow down the anxiety because their heart isn't racing, so breathing doesn't become out of control? I'm wondering if maybe it would be worth it to test and see if this could save lives, but also significantly prevent panic?
@@DIVETALK Understood. I am going to have to research this 😊. My husband takes it for high BP and I have taken it for public speaking. If it could save lives, that would be worth the research. My mother is a researcher, so I may suggest she see if she could get a grant from NIH for such a study, but I will see if anyone else has already delved into this first.
I had to edit. I said faster heart rate instead of slower. Propananol just keeps the heart rate from going out of control and keeps it steady. Thanks for the reply!!!
Always thought diving was boring. Also terrifying to myself. Like cave diving. But stumbled upon these 2 men and the science behind diving is sooooo interesting. Always thought just throw tanks on and go diving. But the science behind it just made my opinion and ignorance of calling divers lame amd boring to calling them men of Valor and courageous. My wife hates me watching these videos as I think I watched them all. But she is also ignorant. I can admit after watching so many from tragic mistakes and not taking it serious the devastating consequences. Amazing all of it 👏. So amazing if I could afford such a hobby to learn I would almost consider it. But I trust no man so I wouldn't put my life in a so called dive instructor as we see many fail and some die due to ignorance. So ill watch you guys instead in my dry place. 😄
If its ok with you guys i want to make a list of all the diving fails and other diving type videos that you guys can react to and make commentary... and send them all to you lol because i love these videos! You and woody are awesome...if you guys have a email or social media i can send the list too.. or actually maybe you prefer to find videos to react to for your selves.. either way you guys rock!
If anyone watching takes one thing from this video, it should definitely be, like Gus said, if you’re not advanced wreck dive certified DO NOT penetrate a wreck. There’s so much that goes into going into a wreck, and making it back out, it’s crazy. 9 times out of 10, it will end in catastrophe if you don’t know exactly what you’re doing. There was a couple (James and Susan Winn) who were both pretty advanced technical divers who decided to go explore a wreck in Lake Michigan. They weren’t advanced wreck certified, and both wound up dead, FAST. The wife was found floating face up in the water over the wreck, and could not be resuscitated. The husband wasn’t found until much later, by a search party. So please, if you dive recreationally, and you get near a wreck, if you’re not trained, DON’T GO IN. Side note: I liked how Woody instinctively gave the panicked diver the “stop” hand signal.
This may be a stupid question, but when ever I hear the term rec (wreck?) diving, I always thought it meant recreational diving, does it actually refer to wreck diving? As in ship wreck diving? Or are both terms used?
I'm wondering if there's any cave exploration videos out there. Of teams exploring and mapping out new caves etc. There must be a Lot that goes into that sort of trip. Be interesting to hear about that.
Also still wondering why I keep watching cave Anything given how claustrophobic I am. I can't even put on swim googles they freak me out so much. but here I am, watching somebody panic and being all "I feel you dude. Me too. Just sitting here. Watching you swim into that."
Can you guys do a video about all the different trainings and certifications divers can do? Like what's the difference and what are the requirements. As someone who does not dive I was surprised how many different certifications/trainings there are when I read some in your other videos.
As a kid i wanted to be a saturation diver doing deep sea welding ect But forgot about untill i found ur channel and has reignited that flame to get cave certified and am looking for schools in my area to get cave certified and was wondering if ur able to get with zero diving experience of any kind and if u had a recommend any one u might know based in Vancouver Canada
As an anxious person (now on medication) I've experienced a panic attack while diving and holy crap, its absolutely terrifying not being able to breathe while underwater without knowing that you are simply hyperventilating. I was in open water and not even very deep, so I can't imagine how bad it must be to experience this in a deep closed structure.
We want to always remain respectful. In a couple of the early ones we weren’t and we regret that. We will improve and do better. Thanks for saying this.
@@DIVETALK Even the early ones you were! I don't just mean in the podcast either I can tell that you guys are just respectful people everywhere you go. It is super inspiring to see that. Many podcasts nowadays (h3h3 for example) The people want to put their personal opinions in on subjects that they are not knowledgeable in, but you guys keep it real every video and educate people on the things you know best.
I believe real deal wreck penetration is often more dangerous and tricky than most tourist caves. Wrecks can be very disorienting and can be absolutely littered in entanglement hazards. Couple that with narrow hallways, silty floors, small rooms, etc... and you can get yourself in trouble very quickly.
Me and my buddy are trying to do videos like this but for something else, do you both have the same camera? What software do you use to stream, do you guys live steam together or do you do these videos then upload them up
Unsecured gear is SUCH a pet peeve of mine….Guys with all their hoses just floating everywhere, it just looks sloppy…But those divers are using their arms for 90 percent of their swimming and are vertical the entire dive so we all know what that means. 😂
"Hey Bob let's go do some wreck penetration in a cramped environment where its pitch black! Oh great idea Roger, I'm in!" what I loved about South Korea is a lot of pools has modules in their pool to simulatate a wreck environment were you can practice wreck penetration. It was so awesome and you could prepare in confined water. Really cool!
@@DIVETALK Thank you for this channel and great content! It's always a pleasure to watch. Yeah it was one of my hardest decisions when I had to turn down a job opportunity in Korea because I had to go back home and go through surgery. The dive center offering me a job was excellent, well managed, great staff and had their own pool with modules for practicing penetration, wreck, cave or whatever scenario you want to practice. It's such a cool thing and I've only seen it there. And they have a really serious tech diving community. 🤙
Great video as always guys! On a sidenote, if you guys ever want custom graphics done for your videos here, I’ve been designing for professional gaming companies for 8 years now, as well as running my own graphics company for 9 years. Obviously no pressure, just figured I’d mention it! Keep it up guys.
Hey Zack, we are actually looking for a new YT banner image and offered a Megalodon’s tooth as payment. Not sure if you are interested but I appreciate you leaving this message.
@@DIVETALK Hey guys! I’ll definitely see what I can come up with over the next couple days. I’ll go ahead and shoot it to you guys via email if that works! I’ll ask up front if you don’t mind, do you guys have a current logo, sponsors, links you want added, etc? That way hopefully the first rendition knocks it out of the park.
"please don't penetrate a wreck." solid general life advice...
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Does my wife count?
@@NORWOODShadow yii-ouch bruh
i concur, wholeheartedly..
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As a non diver who watches this channel I truly do appreciate when you guys explain things to us that divers would already know but since we haven’t experienced it you break it down for us to give the visual.
Thanks for the comment and the support.
And these explanations makes me want to take a class on diving 🤩 you guys are great!
@@andreabuzzolan9807 make it happen!
I’ve done a lot of snorkeling but never did take a scuba class, not sure why really. But I second what the others said. You guys make it easy to understand and it’s much appreciated. I live in Texas and as you know we have the Gulf of Mexico which just dirty muddy water thanks to the Mississippi River. Just wondering if you guys have dived in the Gulf and if so what is the visibility like because of the muddy water? I think that’s kind of why I’ve never really pursued scuba diving. I’ve always assumed I’d have to travel to better waters to really enjoy it.
You gotta try diving bro! It’s so awesome. I was new to it a couple years ago but now I’m more experienced. The key is just study on paper and RUclips a lot (what to do) before diving, and buy GOOD equipment. If you do that, you’ll be set!!!
I love how Woody's dive instructor instinct showed itself! When the diver panicked, he raised his "stop" hand signal in real time, haha
Omg I just noticed lol
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It’d be so great to learn from these guys. They’re smart, totally safety conscious, enthusiastic about diving, don’t seem to have big egos & WANT to introduce people to diving. 👍
@@bul166 well, come learn from us!
If It is was ever brave enough to try scuba I'd want a total professional to teach me like Woody or Gus. But I would never be brave enough. I find snorkeling 🤿 quite enough for me.
I am fascinated by the cook who was rescued after three days of being in an air pocket underwater. I am impressed at the fact they sent someone into that confined space at all. Had no one taken that risk that man would have died. So for those who do this sort of work hats off to you.
Thanks so much!
I think that diver was on a recovery mission and didn’t expect to find a survivor.
@@spiritmatter1553 and that makes his point even stronger.
@@DIVETALK not a diver but I love you guys! Which vid is of this cook, 3 days, rescued.. Whoooaa! Much respect from🇨🇦
I sent you the link to the video of this incident a few days ago. I can't remember the video though but yes that incident is so scary. I'm glad he is ok.
One time I sat down and watched 2 hours of dive talk videos. In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
Another great video thanks
Made our day. Thank you!
Same what im doing today lol.
Keep being critical as too many divers “try” stuff out without training. I have been pushed by dive buddies, divemasters etc to do things and have stood my ground. Chances are nothing would happen but I really don’t want to lose my life while doing something I love so much. I’ve been diving for almost 30 years but I am claustrophobic so I stay away from overheads. I do swim throughs and that’s it.
This is super encouraging. Thank you!
Yeah, stick to what you've trained to do, and don't fall for group pressure.
I've seen too many people doing stupid dives.
I think the most egregious I've seen was on a liveaboard in the Maldives. Every diver on the boat is on 32% nitrox. Briefing is let's go down to the the edge to the deep dropoff and watch the sharks. Everyone is following the divemaster down. My MOD is 33.7m/110ft. Me and my dive buddy get to our MOD, the edge is still another 15-20m/45-60ft down from where we are. I watch all the other divers follow the plan down to depths that are no longer recreational, and over safe PP O2, and shake my head. Me and my buddy veer off and follow the reef into the channel instead.
We need more than one video a week, guys 👀 cant get enough of this content.
Agreed! I get full on abstinence to only get content once a week.
We are gonna increase this soon!
Good stuff! Enjoying these videos and your insight.
Lol I love Woody: 1 frame into the video, "I already have lots of thoughts!"
You made my day. Thanks so much!
@Tyler Page - isn't he the best and soo knowledgeable!
Lmao
I have been watching you vids for a couple of weeks now and just realised how small your channel is. You are putting out excellent high quality content, easily on par with comparable television shows from the era when TV was actually good. Keep it up, you deserve at least 6m subscribers, I'm mind blown that it is only 6k.
You seriously just made our day. Thanks so much for the encouragement!
Woody always talks about the viewers who are not divers in these videos. He realizes lots of us do t dice but we’re interested and he breaks everything down so nicely for us to understand. I appreciate that!
"How often on your first time do you go full penetration?"
"Pleaae don't Penetrate a wreck"
"Stay calm"
So many lines of life advice
Yes
Too bad johnny depp didn't listen to these words
You two together are easily one of the best dive channels on RUclips, thanks guys 😁
Man you made my day. Thanks so much!
I'm no where near a diver and had no idea they taught wreck diving pentatonic. I thought people just went in a wreck and looked around. I'm happy to hear you guys explain what happened here and how important it is to be prepared. I respect that yall are all about safety first! I can't imagine having a panic attack down there. They're bad enough on the ground , much less having a full blown panic attack under there.
Same, I’ve always wanted to dive & go into wrecks, now that I know they got classes for that I’m down to learn
Started watching this channel a couple weeks -months ago with a deathly fear of any kind of diving, but now my fear is slowly going away because of how educational these react videos are.
So glad to hear this. Thank you!
I can’t explain why I find these videos so interesting! I have never dived before and don’t understand the terminology at all. I have a fear of deep water though, maybe that’s why! Love the videos and expert feedback and commentary! 👍👍
Thanks for the comment and the encouragement.
Gus: Ok Woody here's the video
Woody: STOP THE VIDEO
😂 Gotta love Woody!
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Non diver here, just found the channel and watched a few videos, I love it. You guys explain everything super easy to understand. I never intend on diving ever in my life but this is great content and has me hooked. Educative exciting scary and some funny too.
Really great channel
The best part is the buddy's ability to help his friend. Before he got to him panic diver started hyperventilating causing him to milk that bottle at double quick time and would have found himself in the sticky stuff rather quickly with no way up. I am sure the buddy's fast reaction time with perfect bedside manner saved the divers life.
I don't even dive and I'm addicted to your videos
So glad. Thank you!
I am not a diver YET. I watch these videos to decide if it is something I really want to do and would feel comfortable with. But most of your comments are LOGICAL! Cannot actualy believe some of these videos you feature, where safety is actually just being logical. Thank you so much for the amazing content. Love you guys plenty much. Watching from South Africa. Lola xxx
As an 81-year-old grandmother, I am not a driver. In fact, I have never wanted to go inside any type of cave, and I’ve never even considered scuba diving. However, I do think that when I was a teenager, I might have tried it. We spent all of our summer days in the neighborhood pool, and I have always loved being in the water.
Please, keep talking about how important it is to be well trained, and certified to do whatever kind of diving you want to do. It only makes sense. This was a particularly good video, because it talks about someone who has panicked. I am pretty sure I would be that person at some point, and I think that that is a fear that many new divers have, that they will panic. I have to admit that just thinking about being in an overhead environment, surrounded by water, and trying to Trevor‘s narrow passages makes my heart beat a little faster.
Thanks again for all you do to promote safe diving. I especially like it when you clearly say that diving is a dangerous activity, but that the dangerous can’t be mitigated by good training and good equipment. That’s a message that new divers need to hear, and that people who have been driving for a while need to remember. Don’t break the rules. That’s when you will get into trouble. Sandy, from Cincinnati.
I have no idea how you don’t have 100 times the subscribers you have, these videos are awesome. Great production/editing too, keep em coming!
Thanks Daniel. We are growing slowly but surely. We appreciate the fact that a lot of our subscribers love our content and believe we will “blow up” soon. We are eagerly waiting for that to happen because we have amazing ideas for future content that are only possible if our channel “blows up”. I guess we’ll all stay tuned until that happens!
Thank you for watching and commenting.
I am not a diver. Your comments really clarify what we are seeing. Keep up the great work. When diving you are ALL TIME in a situation that can be immediately fatal
I’m bouncing back and forth between your videos. Educational, compelling, and y’all are so likeable.
Gonna love watching this channel get big
You're the best!
Woody and Gus, your comments about training are spot on.
I've only dived one wreck, the Thistlegorm in the Red Sea. It was such a cool dive, but it was hard not to panic at a couple of points. The first was when our guide couldn't equalize, and we were all hanging on a rope in a fairly strong current waiting for him. The second was when a girl forced her way past me (we were supposed to stay single-file, and with our assigned buddy) in a tight space and kicked my regulator out of my mouth. God, I have no idea how I didn't freak out then. Other than that, it was a very cool dive!
The content you guys create is offensively underrated. This channel is awesome and I'm no diver by any stretch of imagination whatsoever. Thanks for explaining the terms and specially the avoidable mistakes to us who don't have the knowledge so that one day, if I decide to dive, I'll remember the advices.
Thank you sir.
Can't get enough of your videos, keep it up guys !
Thanks for the comment and the support!
I love the channel fellas. You play well of each other and are humble but comedic. I suffer from intermittent panic attacks here on the good ol surface of the earth for who knows why so I know that feeling. To have a panic attack underwater where you have to be really mindful of several things at once!! Much respect to the instructors and dive "leaders?" who help their students deal with panic while they are in a DEADLY environment!
Never dived in my life but love these videos, keep it up
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Another interesting video from my fav youtube divers. Your new background setup looks very pleasing and on theme. Thanks for the great content!
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I love seeing your all's subscriber count go up every time I come back!
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Thanks!
Recently got my Sidemount certification, and I was in a group with two divers who didn’t like padi since you don’t “learn enough”, meanwhile they tell me in the next sentence that during their last holidays they did a 55 meter dive to a wreck on a single tank of air.
Love the logic!
I've been watching cave diving-related videos for a while now...it seems so exciting but I don't think I'd ever have the guts to do it myself lol thanks for teaching us!
You guys are getting recommended, keep the uploads coming like every 2 days and y'all should take off! 😁 or make 2 shorts everyday about diving facts!
Gus I like this idea. We will do more and more. Makes sense!
As a new diver, I take your advice, you guys teach me so much and I'm so glad I found your channel, because its literally like taking class everytime I watch one of your videos. Like the steadiness of your torch while winding your spool.
Thank you for tuning in!
Good Afternoon. Even though I am a non-diver (don't even like to be underwater in a swimming pool!) these videos are fascinating! I love watching wreck-diving videos. It allows those of us who don't get along with Old Man Sea to get a small taste of what it must be like to dive. Is this person alone? I knew a scuba diver many years ago and he once told me "A lone diver is usually a dead diver," and that it's important to have a buddy with you - especially when diving on a wreck. Thanks again for another great video. Stay safe! May your bubbles be many and your troubles be few!
Thanks for the comment and the support.
00:00 => 00:05 Woody's big smile from all the love and support he gets! Again Cheers woody! made my evening! As always i learned a lot from this video and i'm grateful for the content, #WoodyTrooper checking in, Gus i would love it if while editing, when you pause the video for a mid video reaction, to temporarily magnify both of your and woody's stream reaction, due to the potential importance of body language and hand gestures when it comes to explain things, as well the more woody on the screen the better. Love you Gus, This channel will 100% be a beacon for divers! Never stop! All the love and luck in the world!
I’m lucky to have Gus as my partner. I would not know how to do this without him. His vibe and knowledge makes me better and wanna do more. Thanks you very much for the encouragement. It helps tremendously.
Wow I remember like 2 weeks ago when you guys had 4K subscribers, I know this channel is gonna be huge really soon!
You seriously can’t imagine how much this kind of encouragement makes us wanna keep going. Thank you!!!
I just found them today and they're almost 20k! I saw it this morning at 18k.
I will never come within 1000 miles of an underwater cave, but I'm hooked on these videos!
Woody, man, at this point I have watched most of you guys' videos and I genuinely mean this. The MAIN thing that I have taken away from them is the extreme importance of proper training and planning, and the love of diving you guys are putting forward. There is no sense of ego, and when you guys critique it is always pointing out the issue/s followed by why they are issues, how they commonly happen, what can result, and how many ways that the issues can be or could have been avoided with proper training, preparation and equipment. Even when it is something like "cowboy" and his save yourself rule or the psycho instructor, once the jokes are made proper information follows and it is always with every attempt at fairness to the situation. I have learned a lot about how dangerous any type of diving can be, especially with anything overhead, but more than that I am learning how much safer and amazing it can all be made if proper training, and preparation is adhered to. The more people that are made aware of the things you guys point out the more people will respect diving in all it's forms. I mean this, you guys are probably saving lives just by doing this channel. Even something as simple as an awareness that there are things to be learned can be the difference between someone taking a risk they never should even consider taking and coming home, but always behind it all is the fact that these things can be learned and there is so much support for anyone wanting to.
Thanks Jeff!
That underwater scream tho lol. Jaws would be a comedy film
I’m a 79yo granny.. No interest in diving…in any film…and no interest in exploring caves…buy…I enjoy yiur show. The world of cave diving is vety new to me..and fascinating…
Newly certified open diver with the goals of advancing my cert. Love your videos definitely enjoy the commentary. Great stuff y’all.
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I’m not a diver but I’m prone to panic attacks and I am terrified yet cannot look away. Subscribed forever
My guys, you have taught me so much already. My daughter was watching with me and I paused it twice and told her why this is not safe, and that you need special training to do this… so that was my knee jerk reaction as to why he panics. Then I wondered if I know that from watching these videos, how do people who are certified not know this? I was wrong because he’s in a class, but hey 🤷🏻♀️ 😂.
Big fan of the channel. You’re audio is AWESOME. Most podcasts uploaded to youtube don’t have great volume. 👍👍👍
Awesome, thank you!
Another outstanding review. Root cause analysis is a viable process and one I think about during most of your dive reviews. One comment. The light that was being used seemed weak ?
Another great DIVE TALK sesh👌! ...(ps. 😂"Thumbing" the video ONLY feels weird on your channel, RUclips and I never saw that coming😂)
Thanks!
No Woody. CONTINUE Being the way you are! I’ve learned so much from this channel. The both of you! I’ve been on here taking notes and learning for FREE. Lol seems unreal.
If I was gonna learn to dive it would be with you two. I am obsessed with this channel! How you all don’t have a >1milly subs makes no sense. Excellent content, informative and I now know the 5 rules of cave diving (not that I would ever do that).
I’ve done a lot of snorkeling but never did take a scuba class, not sure why really. But I second what the others said. You guys make it easy to understand and it’s much appreciated. I live in Texas and as you know we have the Gulf of Mexico which just dirty muddy water thanks to the Mississippi River. Just wondering if you guys have dived in the Gulf and if so what is the visibility like because of the muddy water? I think that’s kind of why I’ve never really pursued scuba diving. I’ve always assumed I’d have to travel to better waters to really enjoy it.
We have dived in the Gulf many times. The viz can be hit or miss. Just depends on the winds and resulting currents. But there are some cool dives on Oil Rigs.
Not a diver but am just really enjoying watching your channel and your thoughtful and expert opinion! Done some snorkeling in the keys but no diving.
Thanks for the comment and the support.
I remember my first UK sea dive after passing my advanced open water. I swam into the wreck with my partner without realising due to poor visibility. I remember the panic, desparately trying to get enough air. I had to get out, abort the dive and calm down. Never had another ocassion like it.
Gus and woody...kudos to you both for the wonderful sharing of your knowledge and experience to the diving community and others too....you always have insisted on the strong relation of knowledge and experience in diving ...reminds me of the chinese proverb..." knowledge has to sail in a sea of experience"...
Keep up the good work👌👌
Thanks so much for this comment and encouragement!
I was once diving a wreck with my boss and he just peeked into one of the rooms from outside through the door. He didn't fully penetrate, just put in the tip, so to say. He was holding onto the door frame with his hands. Suddenly he started kicking and pushing and whatnot. I tried to assist with my light, but soon everything was silted out. Finally I realized that his SPG got stuck somewhere. If I wasn't there, he might have not come back to the surface that day.
Wow! Lighting on Woody's face is finally professional level! 👌
All thanks to Gus!
I always appreciate the time Woody takes to frame his comments in a very respectful and clear way.
I love all your videos!!!.. im not a diver but i love to learn from you...thanks for all these vids!!
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Another week; another great Dive Talk video! I look forward to the next one.
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This channel saves lives!
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MAAAAN i love this channel, and i didn't even know i needed it. i haven't been into diving or anything since i was a youngin' and now i wanna go to my local dive school and get certified
i also really dig that you guys clearly read our comments and even take the time to reply to some. Woody and Gus are amazing content creators. I sincerely would love to have a teacher as well spoken, experienced, and respectful of the water and its power.
I've never "joined" a YT channel, however i do think i am going to join this channel soon. If i didn't have premium i would actually watch the ads so y'all get your adsense.
Once I get ow cert I plan on taking advanced ow as well as more courses to further my diving education and knowledge. I want to make sure that I’m aware and prepared. I’m halfway through my classes and my ow dives are set for June. I’ll admit that it took me a hot moment with clearing my mask. I practiced in the shower and did it successfully in the pool. We went over gear setup on Sunday and went under in the shallow end to practice mask and regulator clearing and how to find our regulator. It was amazing to experience being underwater for the first time!! I got really cold but I will be getting my wetsuit this week for sure!
Awesome
Every time I click on a panic video from you guys I have to take a breath and prepare myself for agony lol.
Lol yes we do as well. Scary stuff .
Have you ever done a reaction to that guy who went down in a tugboat and was found alive around 48hrs later by recovery divers? A hand grabbing me out of the darkness would make me panic lol.
Not yet!
My first wreck dive my reg got caught on a hatch going to the engine room and came out, it took only 2 seconds to find it again but I remember the uh oh feeling, besides all that it was an amazing dive. Great content guys 👍🏾
Have you guys ever dove the U boat off of block island?
I'm a new subscriber. I love your videos. I dont dive and to be honest I cant really swim well either ,but I do love dive watches and the thought of it all. Keep up the great informative videos it actually feels like i have some kind of adventurous lifestyle lol. Best of luck from Ireland
Awesome! Thank you!
Another fun video. You guys should do a response of your favorite scuba-related books. I read Shadow Divers, The Last Dive, an Deep Descent early in my dive career and found them to be deeply fascinating.
Great suggestion. Will do!
As someone who is very interested in diving (hopefully caves one day) and has anxiety and panic disorder, I definitely have my concerns about this happening under water. Any tips (besides training of course)?
I’m medicated so I’m not having panic attacks, but I do breath heavy when I’m stressed. I have second hand anxiety from watching this video lol. I think the key here is to trick your heart though. Deep breathing is proven to lower HR and BP by an incredible amount. I am fascinated by wrecks but I’ll have to wait awhile for that. I want to make sure I can control my mind and body before putting myself in a spot that isn’t easy to get out of.
New to this channel, so super late response, but in a similar situation. I do still get panic attacks, so I know I can’t do any diving until it’s a bit more controlled. I would love to be trained well, make sure I have all of the correct equipment, etc. I love the water. However, sometimes panic has no clear reason. I’m not pushing it in a situation where I could cause harm to myself or fellow divers. ❤
Im. Confused about the excess gear. Can you alaberate on what would he excess gear for such a particular dive?
Hey woody and Gus, in your experience, how much line is on a reel? Is it a set distance usually, or is it more like fishing, where you string on as much as the reel holds?
Hey guys! So I have a question I hope you can please answer, but it's out there, so I understand if you don't know. And sorry if it's a dumb question. Anyway, Would something like Propananol, ever become something divers take or could take to reduce significantly the devastating effects of panic under water? It is somewhat of a scientific question because it does keep the heart from beating super fast, which keeps people from freaking out and stops them from over breathing VERY WELL. It also doesnt have any narcotic effects. If the heart needs to pump fast underwater, that may be a problem, but if not, could it save lives, and/or make diving possible and even enjoyment for those whose hearts start beating fast, then feel panicked, and when panicked breathing becomes uncontrollably and therefore start breathing even faster, and then it is just a compounding situation THAT beta blockers could prevent? ... Like if someone is Narced, would a slower heart rate keep them from becoming out of control OR would it actually help them to slow down the anxiety because their heart isn't racing, so breathing doesn't become out of control? I'm wondering if maybe it would be worth it to test and see if this could save lives, but also significantly prevent panic?
We would want only a qualified doctor to answer this one. Way outside of our abilities or frankly reliable knowledge level to appropriately answer.
@@DIVETALK Understood. I am going to have to research this 😊. My husband takes it for high BP and I have taken it for public speaking. If it could save lives, that would be worth the research. My mother is a researcher, so I may suggest she see if she could get a grant from NIH for such a study, but I will see if anyone else has already delved into this first.
I had to edit. I said faster heart rate instead of slower. Propananol just keeps the heart rate from going out of control and keeps it steady. Thanks for the reply!!!
@@DIVETALK I know microsurgeons take it, so that's why I asked.
Always thought diving was boring. Also terrifying to myself. Like cave diving. But stumbled upon these 2 men and the science behind diving is sooooo interesting. Always thought just throw tanks on and go diving. But the science behind it just made my opinion and ignorance of calling divers lame amd boring to calling them men of Valor and courageous. My wife hates me watching these videos as I think I watched them all. But she is also ignorant. I can admit after watching so many from tragic mistakes and not taking it serious the devastating consequences. Amazing all of it 👏. So amazing if I could afford such a hobby to learn I would almost consider it. But I trust no man so I wouldn't put my life in a so called dive instructor as we see many fail and some die due to ignorance. So ill watch you guys instead in my dry place. 😄
If its ok with you guys i want to make a list of all the diving fails and other diving type videos that you guys can react to and make commentary... and send them all to you lol because i love these videos! You and woody are awesome...if you guys have a email or social media i can send the list too.. or actually maybe you prefer to find videos to react to for your selves.. either way you guys rock!
Yup! We take requests! Send them to us: info at DiveTalkMedia.com
Guys, I don’t dive, and are most unlikely to ever do - but your videos are captivating!
Your commentary is getting better and better guys!
Thanks. We are trying to improve each and every time . Appreciate the positive encouragement.
@@DIVETALK Sweet! Every time you upload I find myself saying "Now THIIS is my favorite video!"
I can’t even swim but I’m hooked on y’all channel!
If anyone watching takes one thing from this video, it should definitely be, like Gus said, if you’re not advanced wreck dive certified DO NOT penetrate a wreck. There’s so much that goes into going into a wreck, and making it back out, it’s crazy. 9 times out of 10, it will end in catastrophe if you don’t know exactly what you’re doing.
There was a couple (James and Susan Winn) who were both pretty advanced technical divers who decided to go explore a wreck in Lake Michigan.
They weren’t advanced wreck certified, and both wound up dead, FAST.
The wife was found floating face up in the water over the wreck, and could not be resuscitated.
The husband wasn’t found until much later, by a search party.
So please, if you dive recreationally, and you get near a wreck, if you’re not trained, DON’T GO IN.
Side note: I liked how Woody instinctively gave the panicked diver the “stop” hand signal.
I'm not a diver in fact I'm terrified of deep bodies of water so I would never dive but you guys are very interesting to listen to.
Great videos guys. Absolutely love them. Can you work on getting Woody's mic level up to Gus's and the video?
I don't ever plan on diving but I enjoy watching...
This may be a stupid question, but when ever I hear the term rec (wreck?) diving, I always thought it meant recreational diving, does it actually refer to wreck diving? As in ship wreck diving? Or are both terms used?
Both terms are used but Wreck Diving is more common.
I'm wondering if there's any cave exploration videos out there. Of teams exploring and mapping out new caves etc. There must be a Lot that goes into that sort of trip. Be interesting to hear about that.
Also still wondering why I keep watching cave Anything given how claustrophobic I am. I can't even put on swim googles they freak me out so much. but here I am, watching somebody panic and being all "I feel you dude. Me too. Just sitting here. Watching you swim into that."
We are happy that you are here!
Can you guys do a video about all the different trainings and certifications divers can do? Like what's the difference and what are the requirements. As someone who does not dive I was surprised how many different certifications/trainings there are when I read some in your other videos.
That would be a long video, but long videos are kind of our thing so thanks for the suggestion!
It's amazing how even just getting snagged on a piece of the wreckage can send someone into an immediate panic
I do have a question have you guys ever had mistakes in water ? Ya seem up to date with everything
Oh watch our video on our DPV cave training. We botched it entirely. And yes many other mistakes made.
As a kid i wanted to be a saturation diver doing deep sea welding ect But forgot about untill i found ur channel and has reignited that flame to get cave certified and am looking for schools in my area to get cave certified and was wondering if ur able to get with zero diving experience of any kind and if u had a recommend any one u might know based in Vancouver Canada
As an anxious person (now on medication) I've experienced a panic attack while diving and holy crap, its absolutely terrifying not being able to breathe while underwater without knowing that you are simply hyperventilating.
I was in open water and not even very deep, so I can't imagine how bad it must be to experience this in a deep closed structure.
Love the video👌🏻 but I’m a new diver and buying gear and I wondering if you had any recommendations for a regulator?
It depends on the type of diving you will be doing and budget. Happy to help. Send us more info at info@divetalk.com
You are so respectful its amazing
We want to always remain respectful. In a couple of the early ones we weren’t and we regret that. We will improve and do better. Thanks for saying this.
@@DIVETALK Even the early ones you were! I don't just mean in the podcast either I can tell that you guys are just respectful people everywhere you go. It is super inspiring to see that. Many podcasts nowadays (h3h3 for example) The people want to put their personal opinions in on subjects that they are not knowledgeable in, but you guys keep it real every video and educate people on the things you know best.
I believe real deal wreck penetration is often more dangerous and tricky than most tourist caves. Wrecks can be very disorienting and can be absolutely littered in entanglement hazards. Couple that with narrow hallways, silty floors, small rooms, etc... and you can get yourself in trouble very quickly.
Awesome and valid input. Thanks!
Great vid as always. Hope you might do a mine dive reaction video soon. Would be awesome to hear your thoughts on the Slovak Opal Mine.
We will look into it for sure.
Me and my buddy are trying to do videos like this but for something else, do you both have the same camera? What software do you use to stream, do you guys live steam together or do you do these videos then upload them up
We record them in the same room
@@DIVETALK looks like different rooms. Me and my buddy are like an hour 30mins from each other
What do you recommend is needed?
thank you woody and gus for this awesome video
Thanks for the comment and the support.
Unsecured gear is SUCH a pet peeve of mine….Guys with all their hoses just floating everywhere, it just looks sloppy…But those divers are using their arms for 90 percent of their swimming and are vertical the entire dive so we all know what that means. 😂
Loving the channel, try a few videos that neither of you have seen yet. Raw reaction, thanks guys.
Will do. Most of the videos I have reacted to (Woody) I hadn’t previously seen.
"Hey Bob let's go do some wreck penetration in a cramped environment where its pitch black! Oh great idea Roger, I'm in!" what I loved about South Korea is a lot of pools has modules in their pool to simulatate a wreck environment were you can practice wreck penetration. It was so awesome and you could prepare in confined water. Really cool!
Awesome and thanks!
@@DIVETALK Thank you for this channel and great content! It's always a pleasure to watch. Yeah it was one of my hardest decisions when I had to turn down a job opportunity in Korea because I had to go back home and go through surgery. The dive center offering me a job was excellent, well managed, great staff and had their own pool with modules for practicing penetration, wreck, cave or whatever scenario you want to practice. It's such a cool thing and I've only seen it there. And they have a really serious tech diving community. 🤙
Great video as always guys! On a sidenote, if you guys ever want custom graphics done for your videos here, I’ve been designing for professional gaming companies for 8 years now, as well as running my own graphics company for 9 years. Obviously no pressure, just figured I’d mention it! Keep it up guys.
Hey Zack, we are actually looking for a new YT banner image and offered a Megalodon’s tooth as payment. Not sure if you are interested but I appreciate you leaving this message.
@@DIVETALK Hey guys! I’ll definitely see what I can come up with over the next couple days. I’ll go ahead and shoot it to you guys via email if that works!
I’ll ask up front if you don’t mind, do you guys have a current logo, sponsors, links you want added, etc? That way hopefully the first rendition knocks it out of the park.