Experienced divers will tell you that nothing compares to the feeling of scuba diving, when it is just you, the deep blue water and amazing marine life.
Humans have long tried ways to travel deep into the ocean, with the first diving bell (an airtight chamber suspended from a cable, which opens at the bottom) coming into use way back in 1535.
Modern scuba diving is generally considered to have started in 1942, when Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Emile Gagnan built a device that would automatically give compressed air when the diver inhaled.
Since that time scuba diving has come along in leaps and bounds, and now the activity is widely available in many countries.
The great news is that almost anyone can quickly become trained to scuba dive, because training courses from the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) are readily available (see our page on PADI courses).
Once you are a trained scuba diver, you will probably want to get your hands on some cheap diving equipment.
There are many great places to purchase cheap diving equipment, and a great way to get started is by browsing the online marketplace Ebay.
A quick search in Ebay reveals thousands of diving related products, from wetsuits and regulators to dive computers and gear bags.
Before you start buying cheap diving equipment from Ebay or anywhere else, it is a good idea to work out exactly what you need to purchase and stick to it.
There are many gizmos floating around in the scuba diving world, and not all of them are necessary, especially for the beginner diver.
Cheapdiveequipment.com has information about cheap diving equipment and where to find it, and how to get started in the world of scuba diving.