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We are located near Buford Sink and Eagles Nest. If you’re able to pull the footage you need from TH-cam, I would not be opposed as long as I agree with the video you’re putting out. I’m not a fan of the sensationalized “cave death” videos.

@@FoundInTheRiverAndCaves hey! I’ve never heard of those videos, what I really need is audio of the springs natural sound. Do you know of any such source? Is your audio of the natural sounds of the spring?

Hi Melissa! Thank you so much for sharing your time with us. And thank you for letting us know how you found us. High Springs is a phenomenal training ground with a ton of great cave instructors. You have entered into a devastatingly beautiful hobby that will take you places you’ve only dreamed of. Stay safe and enjoy it for a lifetime.

Thank you so much!!! We can’t go this year but we can hardly contain ourselves until next year. I love hearing the “after stories”.

Thank you so much!!! As an open water diver you can enter the cavern at the main spring because the cave is blocked with permanent bars. It’s an unreal experience…I highly recommend it, but do it with someone familiar with the “Ballroom”. (That’s what they call it)

That's one of the great things about Orange Grove...even if the basin is dark and crappy, the cave is usually beautiful. The video and pictures are great, but they don't hold a candle to the memories you make. It has happened to me more times than I care to admit to. :)

Thank you so much for sharing your day with us, and thank you for the encouraging words. It really means the world to us.

Thank you so much for watching and for asking such a great question. One of the skills required to become certified for cave diving is something called “light awareness”. We use lights for various communications. If we need to get someone’s attention we move our lights in a certain pattern to indicate emergency, yes, no, take notice, etc. for instance if I were having an emergency, I would shake my light very quickly. If I want to convey that I’m ok, I would draw slow circles on the wall or ground in front of my buddy. You’ll see that in the video a few times. I hope that helps to clarify your question. Thank you again for sharing a part of your day with us. 😁

We got a few of ours there as well. Such an amazing piece of nature!!! Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. We appreciate you.

No, I think you are referring to the guy who went into LOWER Orange Grove with a single tank. He is an instructor. I dont know him but Gus & Woody at DiveTalk know who he is. I am in no way saying that I am not an idiot at times, just not today. :)

@@FoundInTheRiverAndCaves lmao! Had a good laugh from your response!

Thank you so much! And thank you for taking time to watch and comment. It really means a lot to us.

The ones we have have been great. Gus and Woody from Dive Talk also use them. The brand may vary but they are basically all from Amazon and are among the most affordable options.

One more point…. As an Intro diver, we are not supposed to be using navigation, however, having these with you is a must for unforeseen circumstances.

@@FoundInTheRiverAndCaves we used cookies and arrows in my course to mark primary primary reel and lost line/buddy drills.

@@Chogogo717 same here and I always carry mine for those reasons. Just avoid jumps for now. 😁

@@FoundInTheRiverAndCaves definitely.

It truly is one of life’s great adventures. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts. Perhaps you’ll have an opportunity soon to dive it again.

Thank you so much! It really is amazing! People just don’t understand how beautiful the cave systems are. So many times, I hear people tell we are “crazy” and “I could never do that!” Once you see it for the first time, you will have a new found love for nature that is very difficult to put into words. We really appreciate you for sharing your day with us and for sharing your thoughts.

Tasty but damaging the next day! Thanks Bob, we are so thankful for your sub and for sharing your day with us when there are soooo many options.

Hi Bob! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Ehren ( my son) has invested in a helmet. I will soon as well. He recently got a DPV as well and yes, I definitely see rebreathers in the future. Today is a big day for Ehren as well. He got the call today that he was accepted by the sheriffs office and they are just now building their own dive team and asked if he would be interested in joining. I’m very proud of him. Thanks again for sharing part of your day with us.

@@FoundInTheRiverAndCaves best of luck to him & stay safe!

@@CHSpaintballer2 thank you very much! I assume you play paintball. Our other channel was Airsoft primarily. We used to play paintball as well.

Taking things out is a big “no no” but I do understand the desire. I appreciate your feedback as well. We take it all in and try to learn from it. My son, the guy you see in the videos, has told me many times that my choice in music absolutely sucks. Now I believe him. 😁

It is pretty repulsive. They have different ones. Some will make you gag.

Thank you Hank! We really do appreciate the fact that you gave us a portion of your day. It truly is an honor. And thank you for sharing your thoughts. We are gearing back up to do several dives over the next month or two so that we post them. Thank you again.

Thank you so much for sharing your day with us and for sharing your thoughts. Just for you, we will go back and get footage of the entire process for the viewers because you make some very good points. There may be a thousand people asking this same questions, missing the same things. Thank you for letting us be a part of your day. Safe diving!

It’s every bit worth it! Just find a reputable instructor who won’t take shortcuts. If don’t feel like you had to work your ass off for it, there is a good chance you missed out on some very valuable skills. It’s not hard to pass the drills to “meet” the criteria but you want an instructor who will make you as safe as possible. I recommend Dene from Into The Overhead. Check them out.

Thank you Dave! It certainly does create an unmatched energy when we dive. I wasn’t sure if other divers felt it or not. It’s almost a “child-like” energy so I assumed it was my immaturity. Lol Thanks so much for watching and for sharing your thoughts.

Thank you so much for watching and for the valuable feedback. We greatly appreciate you and the fact that you have shared a part of your day with us, when there are so many other options out there. It’s very humbling. Thank you!

I think the growth in views and subscriptions is a function of the frequency and quality of your posts. I search TH-cam using keywords when researching subjects of interest. After I view one or several of your posts, TH-cam "suggests" more of your posts, and I think this is the process by which it reaches more and more viewers. I believe you are on a roll. I live in the Houston area. Jason and Matthew Caddell are good friends of mine. I expect we will cross paths at the cave sites at some point (I hope)...

@@anthonyflynn5406 we look forward to being able to thank you in person. We will be adding more videos soon. The feedback is incredibly valuable and helps us to develop our format moving forward. Thank you again and with luck, maybe we can all dive together in the near future.

Yes, it certainly was. Very nice guys.

We genuinely appreciate the fact that you took the time to watch and comment. We absolutely love the OrcaTorch line of dive lights. We own about 20 now between my son and I. You just can’t beat the quality for such a modest price.

Thank you very much! We are grateful for people like you, who take time to watch and comment. You make it all worth while. Thank you!

Thank you Jessica! We are honored that you took the time to watch and share your thoughts. A large piece of “humble pie” is very difficult for people to swallow, especially divers. Certification comes with a sense of pride in the beginning. I’ve learned that too many divers convert that pride to ego with each level of progression they attain. This makes it very rare to hear a lot of divers admit to the dozens of mistakes they’ve made. Gus and Woody are exceptions to that rule. They openly admit mistakes at the risk of the “elites” making fun of them. This helps other divers to realize that mistakes SHOULD be shared because even if you get a thousand negative comments, but you help just one person, it’s a true success. In the dive community, we only learn lessons from dead people because the ones who made it out alive are either too proud to admit what happened OR they are afraid of being ridiculed. We are trying to change that.

@@FoundInTheRiverAndCaves wow 🤩 I actually have even more respect for you with that reply! You are absolutely spot on with everything you say. It’s sad that your right most feel scared OR ego gets in the way of admitting to making mistakes and learning. Kudos to you sir, it’s always better in every situation to learn and when one believes they are now an “expert” they tend to stop the learning process.

@@Jessica_xoxoxo you are 100% correct. I recently came under some criticism from fellow divers because they heard we dove outside our certification in the past. Yet these same divers that criticized us were at this years cave diving convention and when the speaker had us all raise our hands and ask us a series of questions, hands were dropping with each question… with about 75 hands still in the air, the last question was “how many of you have NEVER dove beyond your certification level?” Suddenly there were no hands in the air but yet those same egomaniacs feel they have the right to criticize us because our mistakes were publicly discussed. We have a big update to give and it will be along the lines of helping others through admission of error so that it may help to save lives. I will provide more info in upcoming videos. Thank you again for sticking with us and for your encouragement.

Thank you for taking time out of you day to watch and comment. You have no idea how much that means to us.

It sounds like you’re a fellow cave diver. If you know Ginnie and The Devils Ear then you will understand the deviation from the Frog kick for some. The flow is always pretty solid and his knee was giving him a bit of trouble so the flutter was not a problem. But, to your point, we would have passed on the dive that day if it had been Peacock or most other systems. Silt is not a problem in the first parts of Ginnie. I’m not sure if you were able to hear the part explaining his leg issue. We normally swim at the top of the Ear where flow is considerably less. Thank you for watching and for commenting. It’s important to let non-divers know that you are 100% correct in your assessment. We did realize he would not be in perfect form that day, and Ginnie is much more forgiving than almost any other system when it comes to your observations. Be well and dive safe Sun Tzu

I saw that you subbed. We greatly appreciate you for that and for taking time to watch and comment. We are coming into our “busy season” for diving and will be posting a lot more videos in the coming weeks. Thank you again!

@@FoundInTheRiverAndCaves 👍 I will keep a eye out for them 🙏

Thank you so much for taking time to watch and comment. We are very grateful to you for subscribing as well. We will be posting a few more videos this month. We’ve been off for a few weeks but are about to turn it up again.

Thank you Anthony! It means a lot to us that people take time to watch and especially for sharing your thoughts. We love The system there. I hope it reopens soon. The first few times we went we did stay near the top and it was much easier. We have a scooter but don’t feel comfortable using a DPV in the caves yet. We want to practice, practice, practice. Thank you again for giving us a piece of your day sir.

@@FoundInTheRiverAndCaves Oh, I think you are going to LOVE diving your DPV in Devils! That said, I wouldn't take it in there without a DPV Cave cert., or without an instructor. Ginnie Springs Outdoors has been known to ban divers for life!!!

@@anthonyflynn5406 We are new to the DPV so lots of practice in open areas will be necessary and then we will get the DPV Cave cert. it’s a little ways off for us, but definitely loving the DPV.

Thank you so much for taking time to watch and share your thoughts. We appreciate it so much.