The Thrill Of

Diving!

It's difficult to explain the Thrill of Scuba Diving or the comfortable, peaceful feeling a diver experiences when in a weightless state underwater. As you glide slowly over the tropical reef watching the ballet of thousands of beautifully colored marine creatures, you're immersed in a spirit of inner space that is nearly overwhelming and beckons you to stay.

The water is warm and clear as you search for that "perfect shot" with your underwater camera. Then you realize you've moved to the edge of the reef...to the wall, where the bottom drops thousands of feet into wonderful blue infinity. Your first emotion screams, "I'm Fal__... I'm Fal__... I'm   Flying" through this magnificent liquid universe!

Then sometimes you get so comfortable that, just for a couple of seconds, you no longer feel that you're underwater at all. It's then when you realize, it seems you could reach out and touch the face of God! 

Barry Burton, 1980

We Are the Only Full Service

PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Center

in East Tennessee.

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American Airlines Canceled Our Bonaire Flights on 2/15/21.

I Requested Refunds on Air & April Bonaire Land/Dive Package

I Anxiously Await Our Refunds.  (Barry)

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ETSU Scuba  March 2nd @ 7:00

Pool Session

Stay Tuned . . . More Info Coming-Up.

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    Thursday, February 25th

    Welcome to Smoky Mtn. Divers

Tri-Cities' #1 Recreational & Technical Dive Facility

 Come See Us, We're Here and Ready to Serve YOU!

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PADI 5-Star Training Center S-3139

  and

PADI 5-Star IDC

Shop Address:

 6635 Kingsport Highway
      

Gray, TN 37615

(423) 239-7333

3 miles from the Gray Exit #13 on I-26

5 minutes from "THE" Gray Quarry!

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   **Winter/Spring*Hours*

  November 1st - May 31st

Monday-Friday      9:00AM to 6:00PM

Saturday                     9:00AM to 4:00PM

Sunday        Closed for "Special Activities"

Other Hrs. By Appointment (423) 239-7333

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DVCEMVS

"We Lead"

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 Become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor 

PADI Instructor Development Course;

(IDC) Now In-Process, Not Too Late To Start!

Candidates;

Greg Robinson, Dan Winter, Karl Sabey,

Brian Chandler, & Zak Burton 

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 PADI Open Water Diver Instructor Evaluation

May 22nd & 23rd, 2021 @ Gray Quarry

 Saturday 8:00am-5:00pm.

Sunday 8:00am-2:00pm. 

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  Interested in PADI EFR Certification?

Tony Simpson is off from his "Real Job" this week.

 Tony can be scheduled Monday-Thursday for

PADI EFR or PADI Oxygen Provider Certification!

Call (423)239-7333.

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We Still Take Care of Hundreds of Our SSI, TDI 

& NAUI Divers that We've Certified Since 1972!

YES, It Really Has Been That Long Ago

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 USA

"The Land of the FREE"

Because of the BRAVE

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 Reopens with Target of May 2021

"THE BUNKER" @ Eagle's Nest

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Dive Bonaire

April 3-10, 2021

Buddy Dive Resort

  See Our "International Trips" Page

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ATTENTION!

TRUK LAGOON

Still Closed For June '21

The World's Best Wreck Diving!

June 5-12, 2021 - Cancelled!

1st Reschedule Option for "Truk Odyssey

Liveaboard" is May 6-13, 2023.

  "Odyssey Keeps a Deposit for New Reservation Dates.

Refunds for Balance You've Paid Will Be Issued!

Freedom Isn't Free!

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  Sales Every Day

Shop @ SMD for Everyday Savings!

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  "FUN" Atomic Products

Atomic SS1 Inflator/Regulators are Stocked in 7 Colors.

Add a Red, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Purple, Aqua or Black SS1 to the

BCD. The Atomic SS1 includes an adapter to fit about any BCD.

"Spiff-Up" Your Gear to Your Color Preference with ATOMIC.

The Atomic Cobalt-2 Computer is In-Stock @ SMD.  The

Cobalt-2 is available in 7 Colors for 2021 for Your Approval.

Personalize Your Scuba Gear in 2021, and

Dive Gray Quarry.  You Can See the Difference!

  SMD Sells Products

Distributed By:

Sherwood, Atomic, Akona, Liquivision,

Bare, Stahlsac, Suunto, Oceanic, TUSA,

Mares, Cressi Sub, Hollis, Genesis, Zeagle,

Ocean Reef, Dive Rite, Henderson, XDeep

& Shearwater Computers.

We "Stock" Great Scuba Diving Equipment!

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We Sell @ M.A.P. Pricing!

FREE Shipping to the Parking Lot.

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  SMD Gift Certificates;

The Perfect Gift Anytime . . .

Good for Any Amount, Use Like Cash,

  Valid Forever . . .

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  Diving Stuff You'll Want to Know

Buy Your 2021 Gray Quarry Family Season Pass for $250.

That's Right! The Pass is for All Divers under the same roof.

Be The First "Kid" in Your Neighborhood to Own a 2021

Gray Quarry Family Season Pass and Enjoy

"The Best Scuba Diving in East Tennessee".

Receive a 2021 Medallion for Each Certified Diver in

Your Family. These Come With Each 2021 Annual Pass.

Proudly Wear it on Your BCD to Show Your Support of

"The" Gray Quarry!

Join SMD and Experience

the Best Quarry Diving in East Tennessee.

Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?

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  Did You Know

Johnson City Medical Center has a Recompression Chamber?

The Hyperbaric O2 Therapy Chamber can be used for DCI

Injuries, as well as burns and wound therapy.

JC Medical Center Information;

Call (423) 431-2665  (Barry)

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We Stock the "Dive Alert"

Nautilus Lifeline Marine Rescue GPS

Dive "Supersafe" with DAN Insurance,

& the "Nautilus Lifeline Marine Rescue GPS"

Come by and See It, Touch It.  Heck,  Lick It If You Want Too!

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  Come Home To Diving . . .

Visit Smoky Mountain Divers

 "It Feels Like Being at Home."

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  SMD Tank-Fill Shuttle Service

@ Gray Quarry for $1/Tank

Low on Air/Nitrox?

Call us @ (423) 239-7333,

We'll pick-up, fill & return your

 tanks.  Air $8 & EAN32 $12.

Turn-around time approx 45mins

(We need 6 or more fills to make the trip.)

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We Bank EAN32 as a Service To You!

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"SMD Convenience",  Just One More Reason to

Buy a GRAY QUARRY Family Season Pass!

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  "Dive Safety". . . Is No Accident!

Scheduling with our Full Service Scuba Shop

Is A Breeze!

Just Drop-in, or Call SMD @ (423) 239-7333

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  Remember . . .

You Can't Get a Better "Scuba Gear" Price on the "Web".

SMD Prices are Based on "M.A.P." (That's "Web Pricing" Ya'll).

Hey! When You're @ Smoky Mtn. Divers . . . Shipping Is FREE!

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  Gray Quarry Tee Shirts In-stock

Long Sleeve & Short Sleeve Available

Now in 10 Colors

A Great Gift Available in 3 Designs.

"Dive the Cessna" Tees & Hoodies In-Stock.

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  2021 "We'll Do This All Year"

  FREE AIR FILLS for Gray Quarry Clean-Up.

Smoky Mountain Divers offers A FREE AIR REFILL

  for volunteers working as "Clean-up Crew" at Gray Quarry!

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Use SMD's "Buddy Board"

Going Diving @ Gray Quarry and want to have some local folks

join you?   Give us a call @ SMD (423) 239-7333. We'll Post

Your Dive on the "SMD Buddy Board", Facebook, & Webpage.

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  For the Best Scuba Prices in the Tri-Cities

Shop @ SMD . . .

  Remember, At Smoky Mountain Divers

There's More To A Good Deal, Than Price!

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Smoky Mountain Divers

It's More Than a Dive Shop . . .

It's an Attitude!

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PADI

Advanced Open Water Diver Course

Registration, Orientation, & Open Water Dives

  Begin Every Day @ SMD!

More Info on Our "Upcoming Classes" Page.

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  Open Water Dives

What Are Your Scheduling Needs?

  "Come Work On Your Open Water Certification

or Your Specialty Dives."

Join Barry for an Open Water Dive Toward the Diving Specialty

That's Holding-up Progress Toward Your Master Diver Rating!

For Reservations;

Call (423) 239-7333, E-mail or Drop By SMD

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   Great News for Area Divers!
 

 Smoky Mountain Divers

Has been asked to Facilitate the Use of

Gray Quarry for the Diving Public.

We have set-up a very simple process;

1.  Come to Smoky Mtn. Divers for a Waiver/Release.

2.  Pick-up the Combination to the Gate.

3.  Pay the "Diver's Entry Fee" of $15 a Day/Night.

4.  Go Diving . . . "That's What We're Talkin' About!"

We Have 2 Season Pass Options for 2021

1.  Our Family Season Passes are "Immediate Family same roof."

2.  Our Gray Quarry Monthly Family Pass Cost $75 and Is Valid

     From the 1st Day thru the Last Day of the Month Purchased.

3.  The Annual Season Pass runs for the 2021 Calendar Year.

4.  The Annual Family Pass is $300.  Dec. 2020 Special $250.

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ANNOUNCING!

Smoky Mtn. Divers'  "BOUNTY HUNTER" Program

SMD's Bounty Hunter is an Appreciation Award Program

established to Recognize Certified Divers Who Bring "New Blood" to the

Diving Community.  Here's How You Become an SMD "Bounty Hunter";

When a New Student of Any Level Signs-up for SMD Certification and

Gives Us Your Name, Your Referrence Will Be Noted on that Student's

Training Record File.  The Day They Certify, You Get a FREE SMD

Bounty Hunters Tee Shirt Showing Your Commitment to Diving Safety.

HAVE SCUBA  . . . WILL DIVE !

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Happy Birthday "Wet Head"!

Pick-up a Free Gift Certificate for an Air Fill &

Gray Quarry Entry-Fee On Your Birthday.  Offer is Good

on Your Birthday Only . . . BUT Your Gift Certificate is

GOOD ANYTIME YOU CHOOSE TO USE IT!

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 What's Your Goal in Diving?

Open Water * Advanced * Specialty * Tek Diver     

Most all International Certification Programs Require Open Water Dives.

To Schedule & Complete Your Qualification Dives, Call (423) 239-7333.

Master Diver * Divemaster * DCS * Instructor

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  Attention:

Master Diver Students

 Altitude, Wreck, Deep, Navigation, Nitrox40,

Advanced EANx & Decompression Procedures,

or Night/Limited Visibility Dives. Your Choice!

What's on Your Mind?    Let's Go Diving!

Call Barry @  SMD (423) 239-7333

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Thank You
 

for Choosing Smoky Mountain Divers.  We are a

PADI 5 Star Recreational & Technical Dive Training Center,

and the Finest Dive Facility in the Tri-Cities area.

We are also a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Dive Center.

We invite You to Visit Smoky Mtn. Divers.

Let's Talk Diving . . . Heck,  Let's Go Divin'!

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Smoky Mountain Divers

   The Professionals

Experience the Difference between a Profession, and a Hobby

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PADI Scuba Certification Courses,

We Start Those Every Day!

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At Smoky Mountain Divers

We Don't Care Who You Certified With, or Where You Fill YourTanks!

It's just Scuba Diving!   Check With Your Dive Buddy . . . Chances Are

They're Carrying at Least One Certification Card From SMD Anyway.

Life's Too Short To Miss A Good Scuba Dive!

This is for FUN Y'all!

Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?

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  Smoky Mountain Divers

Often Imitated! . . . Never Duplicated!

Kingsport Aquatic Center

PADI Open Water Scuba Class

   We'll See You @ KAC!

Call SMD to Verify Attendance (423) 239-7333

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***  Winter Is Here! ***

Keep Dive Gear in Good Working Order . . .

It Could Be a Matter of Life or Death!

We Service Valves, Regulators & BCDs.

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Everyone has a Choice...

CHARACTER COUNTS!

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Shop at SMD

for the Best Prices & Service

in the Tri-Cities

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  Thank You!

for Supporting Smoky Mountain Divers

a Local, Family-Owned Business.

Our Customers are a Wonderful Blessing.

Marilyn, Zak & Barry Burton

Let's Go Divin'. . . Yan'to?