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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Saturday, February 16th
Welcome to Smoky Mtn. Divers
Tri-Cities' #1 Recreational & Technical Dive Facility
Come See Us, We're Here and Ready to Serve YOU!
E-mail;
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PADI 5-Star Training Center S-3139
and
PADI 5-Star IDC
Shop Address:
6635 Kingsport Highway
Gray, TN 37615
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(423) 239-7333
3 miles from the Gray Exit #13 on I-26
5 minutes from "THE" Gray Quarry!
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Winter Hours
November - April
Monday-Friday 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Saturday 9:00AM to 4:00PM
Sunday Closed Until "Your Appointment"
Other Hrs. By Appointment (423) 239-7333
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DVCEMVS
"We Lead"
February Diving Equipment Drawing
We're Giving Away a 2019 Akona Maverick Roller Dive Bag -
List Price $230. Beginning February 1st, you'll receive a ticket-
stub for each $100 spent for Merchandise, Classes, Repairs, or
Rental. Includes tickets starting 2/1/19. Drawing @ Noon 3/2/19.
You Don't Have to Be Present to Win!
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Can You Believe This "Madness"?
Scuba Course Specials
I. PADI Open Water Diver Certification
$320 + E-Learning
(PADI Charges You An Extra $179 for E-Learning Registration)
$395 with Text & RDP (Regular $499).
(DVD, Text, Instructor Lead Classes & Academic Reviews @ SMD)
All Inclusive Pricing!
* The 4 Open Water Dives are scheduled for Gray Quarry during
Our Diving Season, and in the North Florida Springs November-April.
Florida Dives have a separate additional Trip Fee.
Interested? Sign-up by Calling Us at (423) 239-7333
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II. PADI Advanced Diver Certification
Wreck Diver, Quarry Diver, Deep Diver, U/W Nav, *EANx,
Search & Recovery Diver, Altitude Diver, Night & L/V Diver.
Personalize Your Own PADI Advanced Course Content!
"You Don't Have Your Own Diving Equipment Yet?"
We Don't Furnish Scuba Equipment for Advanced & Specialty
Courses. However, We Do Offer OUR Students a 1-Day Rental
Rate for the Complete Dive Course. Schedule As You Will!
$300 + E-Learning
(PADI Charges Extra for E-Learning Registration)
$350 w/Crew Pack.
(EANx Dives, DVD, Home Study, Instr. Led Reviews & Final @ SMD)
All Inclusive AOWD Pricing!
* 5 EANx Advanced Dives are scheduled at Gray Quarry during
Our Diving Season, and in the North Florida Springs November-May.
Florida Dives have a separate additional Trip Fee.
Interested? Sign-up by Calling Us at (423) 239-7333
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PADI NITROX Diver Specialty
February 23rd 10:00-1:00
$199 Includes Text Package & C-card.
This puts your PADI Nitrox C-Card in your pocket!
Why Dive Air? Nitrox is Safer! It's All About . . . Time!
Call for Reservations (423) 239-7333.
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Look! at our "New Certifications" Page.
SMD Has Certified 318 Divers since 11/1/17
Including 173 or (54%) for Advanced, Specialty
or Instructor Ratings! See Anybody Ya Know?
Thank You Guys & Gals. We Appreciate Your Business
Just Watch Us Grow in 2019!
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITES
Open Water "Skull Session" February 11th
Meet Barry Burton & Robert @ shop 4:30ish - 6:00.
Open Water "Skull Session" February 12th
Meet Barry & Robert Hamilton @ shop 9:30A - 10:30A.
Open Water "Skull Session" February 12th
Meet Barry & Robert Hamilton @ shop 2:30P - 3:30P.
ETSU Scuba - Pool Skills #2 - Tuesday
Meet @ CPA @ 7:00pm - February 12th
Brian Chandler, Jimmy Bennett, Alex Merritt & Barry
Kingsport Aquatic Center - Wednesday, 2/13
Meet SMD Staff for Pool Sessions 1-5 @ Shop by 5:30PM.
Jimmy Bennett,
Tony Simpson, Brian Chandler, Alex Merritt
EANx Course - Saturday, February 16th
Meet Barry Burton @ SMD by 10:00AM-1:00ish.
Certifications Will Be Issued Today After Class.
Saturday Academics "Skull Sessions" 2/16/19
Meet SMD Staff @ shop by 10:00ish.
Tony Simpson, Jimmy Bennett, Brian Chandler, or Barry
Topic Options; Open Water, Advanced, Specialties,
Rescue or DiveMaster.
We'll order a Pizza about Noon.
Please Call (423) 239-7333 For Reservations.
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Freedom Isn't Free!
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Dive Bonaire
June 12-19, 2019
Buddy Dive Resort
We're Going Back to Bonaire.
We've Already Taken 14 Deposits for June!
We Currently Have Reservations for 16 Folks,
Over Half our Reservations are Sold!
"You don't go some place 43 times if it's not GREAT!"
Includes; Airfare, 3 xtr Free Boat Dives & a $75 Food Bonus!
For More Info see our "International Trips" Page.
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We Are Scheduling Open Water Dives @
Gray Quarry to Complete PADI Certifications.
Sign-up for Open Water, Advanced, &
Specialty Course Qualification Dives.
Call SMD @ (423) 239-7333 for
Week-Day or Weekend Reservations!
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Smoky Mountain Divers
Come See Our Professional Dive Shop!
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See www.divepirates.org
We Certify "Dive Pirates" @ SMD
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My God's not Dead, He's surely alive,
Living on the inside, Roaring like a Lion!
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SMD has the
"Wyland Octopus Art" AL80 Tanks
IN-STOCK
All Tanks Signed & Numbered (Only 250 Produced)
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Smoky Mountain Divers
Tired of Having to Order Everything from a Catalog?
We've Got a Great Showroom . . . With Lots of Inventory,
and There's No Echo In Our PADI 5-Star Training Facility.
Why Not Drop By and See for Yourself ?
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Talk about Fun In Gray Quarry!
SMD just received 6 of the new Ocean Reef, "Aria" Full-Face
Snorkeling Mask. We've stocked the Snorkeling Mask in
Grey, Blue, White, Pink, Black, and Orange.
Four (4) new Snorkeling Mask "Com" Units have also been
ordered. "Com" will be delivered in a couple more weeks. Pretty
Cool stuff, Talk like a Parrot while Snorkeling with Your Sweetie!
The "Aria" offers a whole new comfort level when snorkeling.
New Divin' Toys are Always Fun to Check-out!
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We Open Sunday for Your Dives
@ Gray Quarry
We'll be Happy to Make Your Appointment to dive Gray Quarry.
When You Need Us, Give Us a Call. We Plan to Help Make
Your Gray Quarry Dive Schedule for Open Water . . . Flawless!
Call Smoky Mountain Divers (423) 239-7333
Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?
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Everyday Sales
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 2018 for Your Approval.
Personalize Your Scuba Gear in 2018, and
Dive Gray Quarry. You Can See the Difference!
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SMD Sells Products
Distributed By:
Sherwood, Atomic, Akona, Liquivision,
Bare, Stahlsac, Suunto, Oceanic,
Mares, Cressi Sub, Hollis, Genesis, Zeagle,
Ocean Reef, Dive Rite, Henderson, XDeep,
Cressi's "Atelier" Line & Shearwater Computers.
We "Stock" Great Scuba Diving Equipment!
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We Sell @ M.A.P. Pricing!
Shipping is Free 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 2019 Gray Quarry Family Season Pass for $300.
That's Right! The Pass is for All Divers under the same roof.
Be The First "Kid" in Your Neighborhood to Own a 2019
Gray Quarry Family Season Pass and Enjoy
"The Best Scuba Diving in East Tennessee".
Receive a 2019 Medallion for Each Certified Diver in
Your Family. These Come With Each 2019 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 HBO 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 D.A.N. 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
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 4 or more fills to make the trip.)
Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?
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We Bank EAN32 as a Service To You!
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Scuba Instructor Personal Air Fills
are FREE @ SMD!
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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!
Friends Don't Let Friends Dive Stupid!
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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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****Winter Is Here!** *
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2019 "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 2019
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 2019 Calendar Year.
4. The Annual Family Pass is Only $300.
5. Purchase the Season Pass @ Smoky Mtn. Divers during 2018.
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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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Gray Quarry
Saturday, Febuary 2, 2019
Water Temp: 49 Surface, 49 Bottom.
& a Nice Bus to Change into Dry Clothes.
Visibility 35'+ or . . . as far as you can see!
THANK YOU!
To the Folks who work so hard to make Gray Quarry available.
For More Information See Gray Quarry on Facebook
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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're 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
Dive Season Never Ends at SMD
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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 Immitated! . . . Never Duplicated!
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Kingsport Aquatic Center
PADI Open Water Scuba Class
We'll See You @ KAC!
February 20, 2019
Call SMD to Confirm Attendance (423)239-7333
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*** Winter Is Here! ***
Time to Service Your Scuba Gear!
Keep Your Dive Gear in Good Working Order . . .
It Could Be a Matter of Life or Death!
We Service Sherwood, Oceanic, Atomic, Cressi,
Zeagle, Mares, and Hollis 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 & Barry Burton
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Breathing Gas Fills
Air, Nitrox, O2, & TriMix Fills
Offered by "Certified Gas Blenders"
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Let's Go Divin'. . . Yan'to?
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