Eugene Skin Divers Supply

Fantastic certification program.
I had issues with my fins I bought for a trip to Mexico. The fins caused me pain and they allowed me to return them a couple of months after my purchase. They value the costumer. Thanks ESDS!

I was in Eugene on a business trip when I decided that on my upcoming trip to the Caribbean I was going to go scuba diving. I only had a month left before my trip and not wanting to waste any time during my actual vacation I decided to call Eugene skin divers supply to see if they could get me certified.
ESDS couldn’t have been more accommodating with my schedule. even though I had done my pool sessions in my home state, they worked around my crazy schedule to ensure I got certified in time.
My instructor Margaret spent a good amount of time teaching me all I needed to know during my open dives going in detail over each component. She even did a session in the pool before my open water dive to ensure I learned what I needed on my pool sessions before we went out.
I couldn’t recommend them more. If you’re in the area and are thinking of scuba diving, these guys will find a way to make it happen.

Super friendly and knowledgeable staff. You could come in here not knowing what you’re doing and leave with not only all your gear, but the know-​how to use it. I came to get some snorkeling gear with my husband, and the gentleman who helped us was very patient. He cut us a deal on our purchase too! Great business.

I haven’t actually been in the dive shop, but am writing about the Oregon Coast Aquarium dive in Newport that this business guides. I’m accustomed to shore diving on the Oregon coast where I grew up (real shore diving, not jetty diving), but it’s rare to find good shore diving conditions, and even good conditions are usually very demanding (as in unpleasant and dangerous for a lot of folks). Also, we live in an inland state now, so the chances of having good shore diving conditions on any given vacation to Oregon are low. So that created a problem when wanting to take my wife and kids diving in Oregon. Then we learned about the aquarium dive. Inasmuch as it’s in the aquarium and the dive itself is therefore indoors, water conditions are always fine, albeit cold (note that getting out of a wetsuit afterward can be chilly if the weather outside is bad). Moreover, these folks help carry your gear, help you every step of the way, and if you need it they give you one on one attention in the water to help with weight, buoyancy, etc. Good heavens, they even put your BCD on you after you sit down on the edge of the catwalk, and they take your fins off when you kneel on a platform at the end! So it was a good experience for us, since it made it feasible for my family’s less experienced divers to do something pretty interesting. Where else are you going to have a sturgeon vacuum your fingers? The dive shop’s staff were exceptionally attentive and helpful. They are what makes this dive as good as it is.