I have been a satisfied customer of Below H20 for the last 10 years. I was also certified through…read morePADI through Below H20. The owner, Dave Rautio is a nice guy. He is very knowledgeable and helpful. Every year he organizes a group trip to Little Cayman and Cayman Brac at Reef Divers Resort. This is a very nice dive resort that has valet diving. The dive boats are nice and staff there promote safe diving. I have gone to Cayman many times with Dave on this trip and met a lot of nice friendly people.

I took a refresher course this morning. The owner was very friendly and helpful. It has been a long…read moretime since I last dove. There were 2 other people in my class. The instructor (I think he was the owner) walked us slowly through the whole process. He answered all our questions. The facilities were clean. It was a complete refresher course without missing anything. The products in stock were substantial. I needed a new mask and snorkel. I was amazed that when he saw my goggles were not good, he just said that I should replace them. Not once did he mention buying from them. I did check prices on the internet. I could not find a lower price for the mask and snorkel. Looking forward to scuba diving, again.

This was my second year. I had a really great time even though it rained a little bit the weather…read morewas perfect most of the trip. The river was Tad low so we did get stuck a couple times. It is a very fun experience. I recommend it highly

On a trip back to my hometown, I went on a 12 mile canoe trip down the Fox River. I loved it! I…read morehadn't been down the Fox in many years. Going to Ayers made it super easy. This way, we didn't have to transport any canoes. They took care of that. We made a 10 AM reservation, which gave us time to drive there and stop for breakfast. We were taken on a school bus with just one other family who was also renting canoes. They drove us to the starting point and we canoed back to Ayers. It was simply a beautiful trip! We saw deer, herons, turtles and lots of geese. The rocks on the sides of the river are amazing. There is a picnic area with bathrooms half-way through with bathrooms and then we canoed the rest of the way to Ayers. The only issue we had, was a small leak in the canoe. It wasn't a bid deal, but we did bail waiter one time.

Awesome staff and great product selection! We were in the market for new masks and snorkels. The…read morestaff was super friendly and very helpful in helping us find the right fitting scuba mask. The products were in stock (no waiting!) and we were able to pick up a few other accessories as well. If we need more gear in the future, we will be back. Much better experience than buying online!

Great store with an amazing selection of equipment to choose from…read more Nice to have divers helping you with extensive experience. They take the time to help and educate. Selling is second since education is Foundational. Definitely great to go to

Always wanted to get certified in scuba diving so I headed to DD Dive Shop. Great shop. Very clean…read more Ralph (owner) explained everything to me very clearly. The open water class was my first time breathing underwater. Everything went smoothly. Ralph is a GREAT instructor with a lot of patience . I recently went on my first dive trip with the shop as well. Great experience. I will continue to use this shop for all my scuba diving needs! Thank you DD Dive Shop.

I bought a Groupon for PADI Open Water Certification with D D Dive Shop. Good in class content -…read morestraight-forward and the owner Ralph made it easy to learn what was needed. Within a month of the class I did my first two dives in The Maldives and unfortunately due to COVID-19 didn't have a chance to get the other dives completed until July. Nevertheless, Ralph and team were excellent from the academic part, through pool training and my last two dives that we did at Haigh Quarry. I am definitely doing some more with these guys...

I was So impressed with the knowledge and the friendliness of the staff. The store is very clean…read morevery friendly. They offer swim lessons for children and adults. They offer scuba diving lessons they have a wide range of equipment. If you need anything scuba, this is the place to go? I also visited the Plainfield location, and that was amazing as well. The young lady who is helping me it was amazing and super knowledgeabl

Just finished a trip to maui wth the owners and friends of scuba emporium, we are from the Los…read moreAngeles area we know the owners. We had a great time with the Chicago group met some great friends, had wonderful dives with Hawaiian rafting Adventures Dive Maui and ed robinson diving adventures. We were impress by both dive companies and always saw large critters like black tips, white tips, turtles and mantas. Great job scuba Emporium for the trip The meesters

I love Haigh Quarry. Tina Haigh and her son are very friendly and make you feel welcome. There are…read moremany tall shade tree on the premises. Looking out on the quarry is beautiful. The only draw back is that the visibility has been poor for the past couple of years. This I understand is being addressed, but may take some time to correct. Hope to visit Haigh this summer.

Perfect scuba diving in Illinois, lots of fish that are friendly and statues under the water. Nice…read morestaff and big lake. 10/10 Been there twice

Me and my boyfriend heard about this place through one of his coworkers . We decided to give it a…read moreshot. With being a little nervous and anxious to swim under water . Dan, Brian, jeff and rich where amazing instructors and guided us through the depths of the water! Highly recommend to anyone that's looking to begin scuba diving or someone that's looking to advance there knowledge in the scuba diving world! Thank you again for teaching us how to dive can't wait for many dives to come !!!

From the owner: We're an authorized dealer and service center for many brands and our facility features up-to-date…read morediagnostic and repair equipment. scuba tank and gear.

I just had a scuba refresher course with DJ's Scuba Locker, and I think they do a very good job…read more Two friends and I met at the shop, where we met the owners and our instructor, Zach. After completing some forms, we were fitted with shorty wet suits, BCs and the yoke with the hoses for the regulators, BC attachment and air pressure gauge. Zach instructed us review all the equipment as if were at a renting scuba shop, and I found that my regulator's mouth fitting was damaged, and he immediately replaced it. First Zach helped us remember how to set up our gear, while adding many useful suggestions and knowledge to the session. Once we assembled our tanks and BCs with his guidance, he made us do it all again, but by ourselves, only saying something if we were doing something incorrectly. After this, he packed all our gear and we went to a YMCA nearby to do the actual diving refresher. The equipment worked well. He had practice 25 (might have been 28) skills for recertification. He is a very good instructor, meeting each person where they are at and helping with their needs. All the time he kept emphasizing important points and talking about what to expect at our dive shop because of his knowledge of similar places. When we were done, Zach packed everything and we left. He is a very affable, pleasant, and professional young man who knows his subject matter very well. The owners of the shop are also very nice, we had an opportunity to talk to them as well. I bought a mask, which the lady owner had me try several sizes and qualities and helped me decide on one that was very comfortable and very reasonably priced. I give the whole operation, but especially Zach, 5 stars. My friends agreed with this rating. I will be going back there for my diving needs.

Knowledgable and friendly staff; good pricess!read more

I went into Scuba Sensations last night because my husband was looking for a new mask, we both…read moreneeded snorkels, and I am in need of a scuba refresher before our trip to the Philippines next month. We didn't expect much given that it's a small shop off of the street, but we were actually quite impressed. The owner, Rami, was very nice and encouraged my husband to try a bunch of different masks until he found the right one. Rami wasn't pushy at all, in fact, he talked about the pros/cons about all snorkels / masks, whether there was a more expensive alternative or not. Scuba Sensations seemed to carry a nice selection of gear and we were impressed at the inventory in the store. We found prices to be very reasonable. My husband looked online when we got home and masks were the same cost online as he paid in the store (we knew we wanted to support an independent store, but knowing that we didn't get ripped off in the process is a bonus!). Rami was clearly very knowledgeable about the equipment and encouraging about our trip. I am looking forward to taking my refresher course with him in a week or so and I'll update my review if anything changes.

I'm going to make this review short and sweet. I did research on where to go and couldn't be…read morehappier with my selection of Scuba Sensations. I took a refresher course through them in preparation for a vacation, after not having dove in 15+ years. In 3 hours Rami and Steve thoroughly did the following: -Refreshed my knowledge -Regained my comfort level diving -Gave me peace of mind through the skills they taught that my future dives will be safe ones I particularly loved that even though we were done with the refresher and skill portion at 2.5 hours, they allowed us the remaining 30 minutes of free time in the pool to continue gaining comfort with the gear and being underwater. Lastly, new and nice equipment!