I have used Nashville Scuba Shack to keep my Scuba Pro gear serviced each year for years. They always do a great job. Recently my trusty but old Suunto Cobra3 dive computer died. The staff at Scuba Shack helped me choose the Shearwater Peregrine TX for a replacement. I just returned from 2 weeks diving in Tobago and can't say enough good things about the new dive computer. I am very thankful for the staff advice that led to the Shearwater Peregrine TX. I LOVE it. I am an avid master diver with over 400 dives. I am also a "diver of a certain age" where the large crisp user programable display is much appreciated. I really appreciate the gradient factor information that helps improve my real time insight into on and off gassing. The menus and user interface are very intuitive. Many thanks to the Scuba Shack staff who helped me make this choice and set the gear up for me. read more

Scuba Shack Nashville - Peregrine TX and Swift AI sensor. - Scuba Diving Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

This is the second part of a review we've already started Florida Trip- Feb 14th/17th  We had a Friday night meeting with dive group in Stuart Fl. To go over basic dive plan. I asked to speak with Ken Charnock and Kalley Laymon after the meeting. Both Ken and Kalley  were supplied with a copy of the original issues we had with Dan and the shop. They both seemed to show concern over the issues and stated that they needed time to process the issue, and that they would get back to us after they had spoken with Dan.  This trip was sold to us by Dan as a 3 day, 7 dive trip included with hotel in Stuart Fl. It ended up being a six dive, with the option to add a night dive for an extra fee- We were also told that we would be loading from the hotel marina in Stuart, and it ended up being a 45 minute drive one way  to Blue Herron Bridge/Riviera Beach- Part of the group did a boat dive on Saturday morning,  after that all boat charters were canceled Saturday and Sunday due to adverse weather. We drove both days down to Herron Bridge to do dives with the assumption that they were going towards dive 1 and 2 for certification. I will openly admit that I did not directly ask this question to Ken or Kalley- We did two boat dives on Monday with the assumption that we would be certified, only to find out Monday afternoon that they did not count either Saturday or Sunday as dives towards certification, but as "buoyancy testing and weight checks." I have no understanding of why we did all the above and below water safety checks and requirements if these weren't going towards certification-  With obvious frustration over the fact that we still weren't certified, we reached out to Force E dive shop in Riviera beach in an attempt to try and set up 2 more dives to  complete our certification before leaving Fl. This would have been an additional added cost of approximately $350.00 per person plus hotel to us. Anna at Force E took the time to set the dive up for us for Feb. 18th, but needed either the SSI referral, or if not available, simply a picture of the paperwork that had initials and sign off.  Out attempts began at 3:54 by reaching out to both Ken and Kalley to get whichever form of paperwork was easier for them. From our understanding, the paperwork came through at approximately 7:20 pm, long after we canceled the dive Anna set up. It seems obvious that due to past issues, I couldn't afford to pay for dives without the actual paperwork in hand- Between Ken and Kalley, 10 calls and a plethora of texts were sent in an attempt to get this taken care of.  Probably the best part of this continuing saga is the knowledge we received from Force E while speaking with them- they do  open water dive 1 and 2 at Blue Herron Bridge, and dives 3 and 4 are done from a boat dive.So, EXACTLY WHAT WE DID on this dive weekend..... Even if we didn't go out on a dive boat, there was a CLEAR PATH that could have been taken to finish the certification this weekend- Either via a lack of knowledge, or simply not caring, no one was certified and this could have been avoided- So, to wrap up our SSI experience: - Neither  Ken or Kalley at any point got back to us, tried to deal with the issue, or seemed to care. I guess this was an attempt to simply "sweep it under the rug." - there was every possibility of being certified last weekend, they simply didn't take the steps to do so.... - Dan lied to us about what the trip included, and where the dives were happening, including the money above and beyond the trip cost..... read more

Scuba Shack Nashville - Scuba Diving Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Go somewhere else. They lie. I asked to get measurements for a dry suit, I told the guy that I didn't know but could bring in information. Then he said he doesn't do measurements. Was going to buy some equipment as well but would rather speak with less shifty people. read more

I would like to preface my review by saying everyone I met and worked with from Scuba Shack was friendly and helpful during the process of getting certified as an open water diver. Yelp is meant for honest reviews, so that's what I intend to do here. I did quite a bit of research before signing up for my PADI Open Water Diver course. The biggest issue was finding a place that could get me certified before a certain date (a trip) and finding a place as close to me as I could. I don't currently live in Nashville, I live about an hour away so I had a few different options when looking for dive centers. The tricky thing was there aren't a lot of options for getting the full certification done before May because the water is too cold in this area for the open water check-out dives. My trip was at the end of May so I had to find a course that worked with my schedule. I settled on Scuba Shack because they were the only place I could find with the dates I needed, it was just expensive. I realized after I had signed up for the book learning course (cheapest option) that some of the dates conflicted with an important family event. I was in touch many times with Nicole to see if they could let me do that particular course step on different dates, but apparently that wasn't allowed or didn't work for them. That's ok, I said, I didn't plan very well. So I started looking around at other dive centers and ended up finding a much cheaper one with dates that worked better for me (somehow I missed this on my earlier search... always be thorough!). I asked Nicole if I could simply drop out of the course since I had found another location and she said to do so involves a cancellation near what I paid for the course (~$400). Yikes. So what I ended up doing was paying another $130 to do the eLearning course because that had dates that worked with my schedule and was still cheaper than dropping altogether. My instructor, Brian, was good and I learned everything I needed to for my first dives abroad. Overall, I don't think I would list Scuba Shack as the first place to go if you need to be certified. I realized too late that there were plenty of other cheaper options for the same certification and more flexible cancellation policies. It did seem a bit ridiculous that they charge so much for a cancellation and couldn't put me into another weekend of confined water dives, even though they had classes those days. As I said, though, everyone I spoke to during the process was very kind and I doubt any of them made the rules I so hated. Both of their dive shop locations were nice and had a great variety of scuba gear for purchase. One final annoyance at the end of the process was my instructor contacting me non-stop about picking up my certification card from the store. He emailed me while I was still abroad telling me it was available for pickup, so I replied and said I would not be back to get it for at least another week. When I arrived back in the country, my phone started blowing up with voicemails from my instructor that he had left AFTER I emailed him telling him it would be a while before I could pick it up! He replied to that email I sent, so I know he got it. It was extremely frustrating to have so many calls when my email should have sufficed. Anyway, I have come out of the entire process having spent a few hundred dollars more than expected but successfully certified. It was a solid three-star experience for me, take from it what you will. read more

My daughter (now 13) is wild about all kinds of animals and wants to be some type of animal rescuer when she grows up. As a budding environmentalist, she's really keen to learn the skills she can to start helping animals, both on land and in the ocean. When I contacted Scuba Shack to see if they could help the two of us learn to scuba dive, they were extremely helpful with Nicole fielding all of our questions, explaining the process, and helping to sign me and my daughter up for the courses which would eventually lead to classroom training, pool training, and finally open water diving and certification. Our instructor, Brian Kelly, is super cool, highly experienced, Bahama-born instructor who has dived all over the world. I have no idea how Nashville and Scuba Shack were able to land that fish, but Nashville is lucky to have such an awesome teacher. Brian was our guide through the process which really begins after you complete 6-12 hours of online PADI coursework. Then you go in to the classroom, test on the material, assemble your gear, break it down, assemble it again, and make sure you're comfortable in it before your pool weekend. We spent 3-4 hours the following Saturday and Sunday with Brian in the pool of a local high school and YMCA learning to handle the gear, execute safety procedures, clear/replace masks, equipment, etc. Brian was super patient and has this way of showing you underwater the finer points you'll need to master each skill. It's an art that I really appreciated by the end of the session and was impressed by each successive day. The following weekend we went up to a quarry in Hopkinsville, KY. It's a pretty place with all kinds of cool sunken stuff to see...motorcycle, basketball court, dinosaur skeleton (fake). So though you're not in Key West or some far-flung exotic destination, there's stuff to look at that makes it fun. If breathing underwater at 10-12 feet in the pool the prior day felt cool to you, this feels amazing. It is a marvelous thing to dive to 20-30 feet. You feel these dramatic thermoclines outside of your wetsuit while you breathe (keep breathing) from your tank. After two days in the quarry working with Brian (or the other very skilled instructor, Brad) you will futher master these skills that will enable you to enjoy the marvel of underwater life. When complete, it is a really rewarding feeling. Maybe like being an astronaut. You feel accomplished; you feel excited; you feel like you've been well trained to continue your scuba journey. read more

Stopped in first time the staff was very friendly and helpful. I will be a return customer it's a small shop but with the location hundreds of miles from any coast it's to be expected. read more

Scuba Shack Nashville - Scuba Diving Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

This is a very exciting day...I am in Miami getting ready for my two days of open water diving. Lucile at SCUBA Shack was great to work with. She was patient as I asked endless questions about how to get started in diving. I really liked the E-learning that allowed me to study during my busy and often unpredictable work schedule. I was a little stressed about the final exam...but the questions I answered wrong were explained in detail by Lucile. Because of my trip to Miami to get my open water dives in...I pushed SCUBA Shack hard to schedule the pool training and to prep my new gear for the trip. Ryan did an amazing job with my pool training. I felt very comfortable, calm, and prepared because of the manner in which Ryan taught the class. Ryan is awesome!!! Brad did a fantastic job of getting my gear together for my trip to Miami. SCUBA Shack loaned me a dive computer because my device had not arrived. My experience with SCUBA Shack was great...they stress safety and want their diver to be knowledgeable and enjoy this sport. Thanks SCUBA Shack...I am very excited about my first open water breath. read more