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Shop Hours:
Monday - Friday
9:00 AM til 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM til 6:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM til 2:00 PM
Contact:
423-239-7333
Our Location:
6635 Kingsport Highway
Gray, TN 37615
The Thrill Of Diving!
It's difficult to explain the Thrill of Scuba Diving or the comfortable, peaceful feeling a diver experiences when in a weightless state underwater. As you glide slowly over the tropical reef watching the ballet of thousands of beautifully colored marine creatures, you're immersed in a spirit of inner space that is nearly overwhelming and beckons you to stay. The water is warm and clear as you search for that "perfect shot" with your underwater camera. Then you realize you've moved to the edge of the reef...to the wall, where the bottom drops thousands of feet into wonderful blue infinity. Your first emotion screams, "I'm Fal__... I'm Fal__... I'm Flying" through this magnificent liquid universe! Then sometimes you get so comfortable that, just for a couple of seconds, you no longer feel that you're underwater at all. It's then when you realize, it seems you could reach out and touch the face of God!
Barry Burton, 1980
We Are the Only Full Service
PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Center
in East Tennessee.
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Friday, September 17th
Welcome to Smoky Mtn. Divers
Tri-Cities' #1 Recreational & Technical Dive Facility
Come See Us, We're Here and Ready to Serve YOU!
E-mail: wbburton@smokymountaindivers.com
PADI 5-Star Training Center S-3139
and PADI 5-Star IDC
Shop Address:
6635 Kingsport Highway
Gray, TN 37615
(423) 239-7333
3 miles from the Gray Exit #13 on I-26
5 minutes from "The" Gray Quarry!
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TRI AIRPORT TELLS US "BE HERE BY 3:30 FOR A 5:15 FLIGHT"
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CV-19 RULES TO ENTER BONAIRE
Just-In for Bonaire September Trip; IF NOT Vaccinated for CV-19:
(1.) NAAT PCR Test 24 hours prior, OR PCR Test 48 hours prior and Rapid Test upon entry to Bonaire with $45 fee. (2.) NAAT PCR Test on day 5 in Bonaire (FREE), (3.) Register online at
https://bonairepublichealth.org/en/form, (4.) Rapid Test to get back into USA @ Buddy Dive Resort $45. Posted 9/10/21.
If Vaccinated for CV-19:
(1.) NAAT PCR Test 48 hours prior, (2.) NAAT PCR Test on day 5 in Bonaire (FREE), (3.) Register online at
https://bonairepublichealth.org/en/form AND https://bonairepublichealth.org/en/register, (4.) Rapid Test to get back into USA @ Buddy Dive Resort $45. 9/10/21.
QUESTIONS ON COVID TESTING . . .
Call Barry @ SMD 423-239-7333.
ATTENTION: Your Timing on These Test Are Critical to Enter Bonaire!
Call Walgreens for Appointment @ 423-975-0068,
State of Franklin Road for 24 hour or 48 hour PCR Testing.
**Summer/Fall*Hours*
June 1st - October 31st
Monday-Friday 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Saturday 8:00AM to 6:00PM
Sunday 8:00AM to 2:00PM
Other Hrs. By Appointment (423) 239-7333
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DVCEMVS
"We Lead"
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We Still Take Care of Hundreds of Our SSI, TDI
& NAUI Divers that We've Certified Since 1972!
YES, It Really Has Been That Long Ago
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USA
"The Land of the FREE"
Because of the BRAVE
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Reopens with Target of Fall 2021
"THE BUNKER" @ Eagle's Nest
Scuba Course Specials
I. PADI Open Water Diver Certification
Interested? Sign-up by Calling Us at (423) 239-7333
Wreck Diver, Quarry Diver, Deep Diver, U/W Nav, *EANx,
Search & Recovery Diver, Altitude Diver, Night & L/V Diver.
Personalize Your Own PADI Advanced Course Content!
"You Don't Have Your Own Diving Equipment Yet?"
We Don't Furnish Scuba Equipment for Advanced & Specialty
Courses. However, We Do Offer OUR Students a 1-Day Rental
Rate for the Complete Dive Course. Schedule As You Will!
$300 + E-Learning
(PADI Charges Extra for E-Learning Registration)
(5 EANx Dives, DVDs, Home Study Academic, Instr. Led Reviews)
Interested? Sign-up by Calling Usat (423) 239-7333
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"PADI EFR" Corporate or Private Programs
Taught at Your Site or In Our Classroom.
First-Time or 2-Year Recertification Programs.
Call SMD (423) 239-7333
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PADI NITROX Diver Specialty
When You're Ready!
$199 Including Certification Materials.
This puts your PADI Nitrox C-Card in your pocket!
Why Dive Air? Nitrox is Safer! It's All About . . . Time!
Call for Reservations (423) 239-7333.
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Just Watch Us Grow in 2021!
( See Our "Local Trips & Activities" Page )
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Dive Bonaire
September 18-25, 2021
Buddy Dive Resort
See Our "International Trips" Page
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Dive Roatan
October 9-16, 2021
Mayan Princess Beach & Dive Resort
See Our "International Trips" Page
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Dive Cozumel, MX
November 6-13, 2021
Iberostar Cozumel Dive Resort
See Our "International Trips" Page
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ATTENTION!
TRUK LAGOON
Still Closed For 2021
The World's Best Wreck Diving!
Rescheduled "Truk Odyssey" Liveaboard
May 6-13, 2023
Freedom Isn't Free!
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We Schedule Open Water Dives @
Gray Quarry to Complete PADI Certifications.
Sign-up for Open Water, Advanced, &
Specialty Course Qualification Dives.
Call SMD @ (423) 239-7333 for
Week-Day or Weekend Reservations!
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Smoky Mountain Divers
Come See Our Professional Dive Shop!
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We Certify "Dive Pirates" @ SMD
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Living on the inside, Roaring like a Lion!
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Smoky Mountain Divers
@ Gray Quarry
We'll be Happy to Make Your Appointment to dive Gray Quarry.
When You Need Us, Give Us a Call. We Plan to Help Make
Your Gray Quarry Dive Schedule for Open Water . . . Flawless!
Call Smoky Mountain Divers (423) 239-7333
Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?
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Sales Every Day
Shop @ SMD for Everyday Savings!
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"FUN" Atomic Products
Atomic SS1 Inflator/Regulators are Stocked in 7 Colors.
Add a Red, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Purple, Aqua or Black SS1 to the
BCD. The Atomic SS1 includes an adapter to fit about any BCD.
"Spiff-Up" Your Gear to Your Color Preference with ATOMIC.
The Atomic Cobalt-2 Computer is In-Stock @ SMD. The
Cobalt-2 is available in 7 Colors for 2021 for Your Approval.
Personalize Your Scuba Gear in 2021, and
Dive Gray Quarry. You Can See the Difference!
SMD Sells Products
Distributed By:
Sherwood, Atomic, Akona, Liquivision,
Bare, Stahlsac, Suunto, Oceanic, TUSA,
Mares, Cressi Sub, Hollis, Genesis, Zeagle,
Ocean Reef, Dive Rite, Henderson, XDeep
& Shearwater Computers.
We "Stock" Great Scuba Diving Equipment!
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We Sell @ M.A.P. Pricing!
FREE Shipping to the Parking Lot.
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SMD
Gift Certificates;
The Perfect Gift Anytime . . .
Good for Any Amount, Use Like Cash,
Valid Forever . . .
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Diving Stuff You'll Want to Know
Buy Your 2021 Gray Quarry Family Season Pass for $300.
That's Right! The Pass is for All Divers under the same roof.
Be The First "Kid" in Your Neighborhood to Own a 2021
Gray Quarry Family Season Pass and Enjoy
"The Best Scuba Diving in East Tennessee".
Receive a 2021 Medallion for Each Certified Diver in
Your Family. These Come With Each 2021 Annual Pass.
Proudly Wear it on Your BCD to Show Your Support of
"The" Gray Quarry!
Join SMD and Experience
the Best Quarry Diving in East Tennessee.
Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?
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Did You Know
Johnson City Medical Center has a Recompression Chamber?
The Hyperbaric O2 Therapy Chamber can be used for DCI
Injuries, as well as burns and wound therapy.
JC Medical Center Information;
Call (423) 431-2665 (Barry)
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We Stock the "Dive Alert"
Nautilus Lifeline Marine Rescue GPS
Dive "Supersafe" with DAN Insurance,
& the "Nautilus Lifeline Marine Rescue GPS"
Come by and See It, Touch It. Heck, Lick It If You Want Too!
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Come Home To Diving . . .
Visit Smoky Mountain Divers
"It Feels Like Being at Home."
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SMD Tank-Fill Shuttle Service
@ Gray Quarry for $1/Tank
Low on Air/Nitrox?
Call us @ (423) 239-7333,
We'll pick-up, fill & return your
tanks. Air $8 & EAN32 $12.
Turn-around time approx 45mins
(We need 6 or more fills to make the trip.)
Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?
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We Bank EAN32 as a Service To You!
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"SMD Convenience", Just One More Reason to
Buy a GRAY QUARRY Family Season Pass!
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"Dive Safety". . . Is No Accident!
Friends Don't Let Friends Dive Stupid!
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Scheduling with our Full Service Scuba Shop
Is A Breeze!
Just Drop-in, or Call SMD @ (423) 239-7333
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Remember . . .
You Can't Get a Better "Scuba Gear" Price on the "Web".
SMD Prices are Based on "M.A.P." (That's "Web Pricing" Ya'll).
Hey! When You're @ Smoky Mtn. Divers . . . Shipping Is FREE!
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Gray Quarry Tee Shirts In-stock
Long Sleeve & Short Sleeve Available
Now in 10 Colors
A Great Gift Available in 3 Designs.
"Dive the Cessna" Tees & Hoodies In-Stock.
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2021 "We'll Do This All Year"
FREE AIR FILLS for Gray Quarry Clean-Up.
Smoky Mountain Divers offers A FREE AIR REFILL
for volunteers working as "Clean-up Crew" at Gray Quarry!
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Use SMD's "Buddy Board"
Going Diving @ Gray Quarry and want to have some local folks
join you? Give us a call @ SMD (423) 239-7333. We'll Post
Your Dive on the "SMD Buddy Board", Facebook, & Webpage.
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For the Best Scuba Prices in the Tri-Cities
Shop @ SMD . . .
Remember, At Smoky Mountain Divers
There's More To A Good Deal, Than Price!
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Smoky Mountain Divers
It's More Than a Dive Shop . . .
It's an Attitude!
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PADI
Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Registration, Orientation, & Open Water Dives
Begin Every Day @ SMD!
More Info on Our "Upcoming Classes" Page.
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Open Water Dives
What Are Your Scheduling Needs?
"Come Work On Your Open Water Certification
or Your Specialty Dives."
Join Barry for an Open Water Dive Toward the Diving Specialty
That's Holding-up Progress Toward Your Master Diver Rating!
For Reservations;
Call (423) 239-7333, E-mail or Drop By SMD
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Great News for Area Divers!
Smoky Mountain Divers
Has been asked to Facilitate the Use of
Gray Quarry for the Diving Public.
We have set-up a very simple process;
1. Come to Smoky Mtn. Divers for a Waiver/Release.
2. Pick-up the Combination to the Gate.
3. Pay the "Diver's Entry Fee" of $15 a Day/Night.
4. Go Diving . . . "That's What We're Talkin' About!"
We Have 2 Season Pass Options for 2021
1. Our Family Season Passes are "Immediate Family same roof."
2. Our Gray Quarry Monthly Family Pass Cost $75 and Is Valid
From the 1st Day thru the Last Day of the Month Purchased.
3. The Annual Season Pass runs for the 2021 Calendar Year.
4. The Annual Family Pass is $300. Dec. 2020 Special $250.
5. Purchase the Season Pass @ Smoky Mtn. Divers during 2021.
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ANNOUNCING!
Smoky Mtn. Divers' "BOUNTY HUNTER" Program
SMD's Bounty Hunter is an Appreciation Award Program
established to Recognize Certified Divers Who Bring "New Blood" to the
Diving Community. Here's How You Become an SMD "Bounty Hunter";
When a New Student of Any Level Signs-up for SMD Certification and
Gives Us Your Name, Your Referrence Will Be Noted on that Student's
Training Record File. The Day They Certify, You Get a FREE SMD
Bounty Hunters Tee Shirt Showing Your Commitment to Diving Safety.
HAVE SCUBA . . . WILL DIVE !
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Happy Birthday "Wet Head"!
Pick-up a Free Gift Certificate for an Air Fill &
Gray Quarry Entry-Fee On Your Birthday. Offer is Good
on Your Birthday Only . . . BUT Your Gift Certificate is
GOOD ANYTIME YOU CHOOSE TO USE IT!
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What's Your Goal in Diving?
Open Water * Advanced * Specialty * Tek Diver
Most all International Certification Programs Require Open Water Dives.
To Schedule & Complete Your Qualification Dives, Call (423) 239-7333.
Master Diver * Divemaster * DCS * Instructor
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Attention:
Master Diver Students
Altitude, Wreck, Deep, Navigation, Nitrox40,
Advanced EANx & Decompression Procedures,
or Night/Limited Visibility Dives. Your Choice!
What's on Your Mind? Let's Go Diving!
Call Barry @ SMD (423) 239-7333
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Thank You
for Choosing Smoky Mountain Divers. We are a
PADI 5 Star Recreational & Technical Dive Training Center,
and the Finest Dive Facility in the Tri-Cities area.
We are also a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Dive Center.
We invite You to Visit Smoky Mtn. Divers.
Let's Talk Diving . . . Heck, Let's Go Divin'!
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Smoky Mountain Divers
The Professionals
Experience the Difference between a Profession, and a Hobby
Dive Season Never Ends at SMD
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PADI Scuba Certification Courses,
We Start Those Every Day!
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At Smoky Mountain Divers
We Don't Care Who You Certified With, or Where You Fill YourTanks!
It's just Scuba Diving! Check With Your Dive Buddy . . . Chances Are
They're Carrying at Least One Certification Card From SMD Anyway.
Life's Too Short To Miss A Good Scuba Dive!
This is for FUN Y'all!
Let's Go Divin' . . . Yan'to?
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Smoky Mountain Divers
Often Imitated! . . . Never Duplicated!
Kingsport Aquatic Center
PADI Open Water Scuba Class
We'll See You @ KAC!
New Training Dates Soon
Why Not Join Us for Some Scuba FUN?
Call SMD to Verify Attendance (423) 239-7333
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*** Winter Is Here! ***
Time to Service Your Scuba Gear!
Keep Dive Gear in Good Working Order . . .
It Could Be a Matter of Life or Death!
We Service Valves, Regulators & BCDs.
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Everyone has a Choice...
CHARACTER COUNTS!
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Shop at SMD
for the Best Prices & Service
in the Tri-Cities
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Thank You!
for Supporting Smoky Mountain Divers
a Local, Family-Owned Business.
Our Customers are a Wonderful Blessing.
Marilyn, Zak & Barry Burton
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Breathing Gas Fills
Air, Nitrox, O2, & TriMix Fills
Offered by "Certified Gas Blenders"
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Let's Go Divin'. . . Yan'to?
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