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Don F., new owner (1.5 years) of the Suwannee River Rendezvous, says Convict Springs is running clear and is open to experienced sidemount divers.
Keep in mind, and Don knows, that Convict is an Advanced Cave Dive, and you'll need to sign your life away with their forms, but only after proving you have experience in sidemount and cave diving.
Be safe!
That is great news TJ !!!! Thanks for posting !!!!
I heard that you'd need to show an actual sidemount card? Is that nonsense true? Can I just bring a logbook? :P
Thanks TJ, Last time I stopped there I was told it was closed. It's a super pretty cave. Everyone please be careful of the floor. The clay was covered by a layer of limestone and then the clay washed away leaving some areas with cool formations that will break like eggshells. You don't need big tanks in that cave. I can get to the EOL with a couple of practice dives on 72s.
A sidemount card will help to convince the owner you are, at least, trained... but showing up with a brand new nomad and a full cave card, barely a year old might not work... :smt102Quote:
Originally Posted by SuPrBuGmAn
I don't think anyone would mistake my Nomad as new :P by any stretch of the imagination
He spent a whole weekend at my house washing it til it faded. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SuPrBuGmAn
I'm going to buy a new Nomad and just tie it to the trailer hitch and drag it down the street a few miles. Then it'll look like Mat's.
Dive Rite will probably start offering that "well used" look as an option.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slüdge
Don't take my idea!Quote:
Originally Posted by Slüdge
can I get an acid washed one?Quote:
Originally Posted by DA Aquamaster
They do offer that tough skin one now... that'll be my replacement I suppose, one day. Mine's pretty well worn, but stil has plenty of life in it... Once the canvas is gone, I may even just aquaseal some rubber or vinyls over it -LOL
Everyone knows I don't wash my gear :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Spd 135
I guess the next question is, how much is access gonna cost?
When I was a teenager in a big flat state out west, there was a strong market for worn out Jeans and boots that were in demand by the wannabee cowboys back east.Quote:
Originally Posted by LiteHedded
If this is a similar fad, maybe we can get a really good trade in allowance on worn out Nomads as well, or just sell them for a premium price in the "gear for sale" sections of various boards.
I think we would get charged with contributing to the delusion of stupid divers.Quote:
Originally Posted by DA Aquamaster
Wait, I dont even have a nomad.... yet.
Want a worn out one? It may or may not aid in your admittance into sites like Convict Springs. I'll give you a good price, considering I've already pre-beat-the-crap out of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skorpiov
where is this system?
On the Suwanee, near Mayo. It is at a place called River Rendezvous.Quote:
Originally Posted by gulfdiver
thanks, I know the area.Quote:
Originally Posted by FW
As far as I can tell, free. Don't quote me on that, but last time I was camping there, they said as long as I had the necessary certs, I could go ahead. Of course, the very next day the river intruded into the spring, and it was undivable. Talk to the new owners, they are very nice..Quote:
Originally Posted by SuPrBuGmAn
The owners are quite nice. I'm not sure what her husband did, but she is a retired teacher from MN.
Here is more information (maps, nearby systems, etc) about the system - Convict Spring System PageQuote:
Originally Posted by gulfdiver
Thanks Walter! And according to their website, there's another option for food in the area, too. Anybody eaten there?
Which certs do they require? Did they actually want a SM card? LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Cantey
Not since it changed ownership, but the menu (and pictures) on their website is REALLY making me hungry!Quote:
Originally Posted by sskasser
I ate there under the last owners...It wasn't bad -- all fried. No idea about now. The owners and I have spoken several times via email and the seem eager to please.Quote:
Originally Posted by sskasser
The breakfast looks unhealthily delightfull, just the way I like it.
Is that unhealthily delightful, or delightfully unhealthy?Quote:
Originally Posted by SuPrBuGmAn
Readers choice :)
That is a good looking menu - fried pig fragments in large quantities are the foundation of an excellent breakfast!Quote:
Originally Posted by Slüdge
Mike
they were pretty vague about what they actually required, so hopefully noone tries to take advantage of that. Ask them about the video that Renakker made of the cave, they'll happily show it to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuPrBuGmAn
larry & i stayed there decemberish - we couldn't get in at cathy's until later that trip. anyway, since it was off season, the grill wasn't as 'on' & i felt like we were bothering them to fix something for us, but what they made was pretty good, and - while expensive - huge portions.
the hotel-like rooms near the river were nice.