What is Helmet Diving, or Bell Diving?
The lead-and-fiberglass helmet – which looks like something out of a Jules Verne novel – essentially works like a diving bell. Air is pumped in through a hose attached to the back, and exhaled breath floods out through the open bottom. There’s no need to worry about your hairdo, since the helmet keeps heads dry. Divers can even wear eyeglasses. Guided Helmet Diving Trips in Bermuda Hartley’s Undersea Walk Bermuda offers guided tours and provides all the gear, including wet suits when the water temperature drops below 80 degrees. Hartley’s 42-foot Rainbow Runner leaves the Watford Bridge Ferry Dock in Somerset from Monday through Saturday and shuttles one and a half miles out to sea. First, participants climb down a ladder until they are neck high in the water, then guides place helmets on their shoulders. The weight of the helmets (about 15 pounds underwater) keep the divers from floating to the surface as they descend some ten feet to the sandy bottom. To prevent groups from becoming
The lead-and-fiberglass helmet – which looks like something out of a Jules Verne novel – essentially works like a diving bell. Air is pumped in through a hose attached to the back, and exhaled breath floods out through the open bottom. There’s no need to worry about your hairdo, since the helmet keeps heads dry. Divers can even wear eyeglasses. Guided Helmet Diving Trips in Bermuda Hartley’s Undersea Walk Bermuda offers guided tours and provides all the gear, including wet suits when the water temperature drops below 80 degrees. Hartley’s 42-foot Rainbow Runner leaves the Watford Bridge Ferry Dock in Somerset from Monday through Saturday and shuttles one and a half miles out to sea. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; First, participants climb down a ladder until they are neck high in the water, then guides place helmets on their shoulders. The weight of the helmets (about 15 pounds underwater) keep the
The lead-and-fiberglass helmet – which looks like something out of a Jules Verne novel – essentially works like a diving bell. Air is pumped in through a hose attached to the back, and exhaled breath floods out through the open bottom. There’s no need to worry about your hairdo, since the helmet keeps heads dry. Divers can even wear eyeglasses. Guided Helmet Diving Trips in Bermuda Hartley’s Undersea Walk Bermuda offers guided tours and provides all the gear, including wet suits when the water temperature drops below 80 degrees. Hartley’s 42-foot Rainbow Runner leaves the Watford Bridge Ferry Dock in Somerset from Monday through Saturday and shuttles one and a half miles out to sea. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_1’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_1_hidden’).innerHTML; First, participants climb down a ladder until they are neck high in the water, then guides place helmets on their shoulders. The weight of the helmets (about 15 pounds underwater) keep the
