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Shop Hours:
Monday - Friday
10:00 AM til 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM til 5:00 PM
Sunday (Closed - Winter)
8:00 AM til 3:00 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.
Tuesday, December 6th
** Christmas SALE Dec. 1-24th **
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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Attention "Master Diver" Students or those interested in Specialty Diver Certifications. If you made an International Diving Trip with SMD over the last 2 years you can easily qualify for the BOAT or DEEP DIVER SPECIALTY! Interested? Call (423) 239-7333 and ask for Barry. He'll be happy to help you become BOAT or DEEP CERTIFIED in One Day!
**WINTER/SPRING HOURS**
November 1st - June1st
Monday-Friday 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Saturday 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Other Hrs. By Appointment (423) 239-7333
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NITROX COURSE
Barry will teach Nitrox40 Monday 12/12/22, Noon-3:00. All you have to do is show-up and pay the course tution of $200. Certifications will be processed after class the same day. Call (423) 239-7333 for Reservations. Earn Your Nitrox40 Certification.
Let's Go Divin' Yan'to?
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PADI or SSI "Emergency First Responder" Course.
First-Aid & CPR Recertification or "First-Timer".
Saturday 11/19/22 with Tony Simpson 10:00 A.M. in our SMD Classroom.
Call (423) 239-7333 for Reservations.
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Master Scuba Diver Challenge 2023
Certify as a Master Diver from SMD during the period December 1, 2022 thru October 28, 2023. Your name will be entered for a drawing to be held at SMD on Saturday, October 28th at noon. The Winner of the Drawing Wins a FREE 8-day, 7-night Roatan Dive Trip for 2 at the 5-Star, All Inclusive Mayan Princess Dive & Beach Resort. This trip can be used on one of SMD's October 2024 Trips to Roatan. Airfare Not Included.
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Congrats! To Rob Pavitt!
You Just Won SMD's "2022
Master Scuba Diver Challenge"
& a Trip for Two to Roatan.
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 Spring 2022
"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!
$405 + 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!
$200 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 2023!
ATTENTION!
TRUK LAGOON
Still Closed For 2022
The World's Best Wreck Diving!
Rescheduled "Truk Odyssey" Liveaboard
June 24 - July1, 2023
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NOTICE: 11/21/22
DUE TO COVID'S AFFECT IN THE ISLANDS,
TRUK LAGOON HAD TO BE MOVED BACK
TO JUNE 2025 IN ORDER TO LEASE THE
"ODYSSEY" LIVEABOARD FOR OURSELVES!
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
We Open Sunday for Your Dives
@ 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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2023 "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 Our Staff Instructors 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 2023
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 2023 Calendar Year.
4. The Annual Family Pass is $300. Dec. 2022 Special $250.
5. Purchase the Season Pass @ Smoky Mtn. Divers during 2022/23.
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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!
*** Spring 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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