Dive Wise is scuba adventures, from Puget Sound cold water to tropical reefs, plus the gear and know-how to do it right.
New videos weekly: stories, lessons learned, and honest gear breakdowns.
I’m Don, an experienced cold water diver and underwater storyteller, and I post weekly scuba diving videos to help you build skills, dive with more confidence, and explore the ocean with curiosity and care.
On this channel you will find:
Scuba adventures and destination guidance
Honest gear breakdowns and what actually matters
Buoyancy and trim help and skill building for beginner and intermediate divers
Real world diving lessons I wish I had right after Open Water
We’ll push comfort zones, prioritize safety, and chase unforgettable underwater experiences together.
Subscribe for new videos and dive discussions.
The more you know, the more you’ll love, and protect, the ocean.
Dive Wise
The Dive Wise Discord is now open!
I’m building it as a small, thoughtful space for ocean curious people, future divers, newer divers, experienced divers, and anyone who enjoys following the Dive Wise journey.
It will be a place to ask questions, share experiences, talk dive travel and gear, and help shape where Dive Wise goes next.
Anyone who joins during the grand opening will receive a one time Founding Diver role for being part of the community from the beginning.
Join here: discord.gg/evhg48PG
Note: this invite link expires in one week.
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Ever heard of the remote island of Malpelo?! It's quite a journey to get to and I am quite happy to be heading out there for the next 2 weeks! Going out on the Ferox, planned almost 2 years ago so this one is an epic adventure I've been waiting for. Can't wait to experience it and bring back a lot of stories to share with you all!
I have videos queued but won't be around for a period of time to follow up with comments.
Catch everyone in two weeks after we get back to civilization!
More info on Malpelo:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpelo_Island
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I’m excited to share that I’m planning to launch the new Dive Wise Discord community in April!
My goal is to build a better space to engage and talk about diving for anyone with strong enough interest, want to grow their skills, make smart decisions, and share in the adventure together.
To give this the best chance of becoming a strong, high quality community, I’m going to start with limited access as we get things going.
As a benefit to the membership, if you’re already a YouTube channel member, you’ll be welcome in automatically once it launches.
If you’re not a member but would love to be part of it, email me at don@divewisely.com and let me know you’re interested! I will have limited seats available but will continue to open it up to wider audiences in due time.
Ultimately, I chose Discord because, out of all the options I considered, it feels like the best fit for the kind of community I want to build and gives us room to grow over time.
I also completely understand that Discord is not for everyone, and that is totally okay. But for now, it feels like the right place to kick this off right now.
I’m really looking forward to building this with you!
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I've been thinking about starting a Discord server to have a new form of engagement for those who enjoy the channel to talk about anything related to diving! I want to first gauge overall interest for those who'd want to join in. Let me know by voting!
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I just turned on Channel Memberships for Dive Wise!
More details here: youtube.com/channel/UCZs0_WP-nv01FFt4s4BBm7Q/join
I’ve seen a few comments worried that I’m paywalling the channel, so I want to clarify
The weekly Dive Wise videos are still free.
That is the core of this channel, and it is not changing.
Membership is simply an optional way to support the channel and get a few extras that help me keep investing more time, effort, and money into better dive content, better storytelling, and better production.
Here’s what each tier includes:
Tier 1 — $2 (Supporter)
A simple way to support the channel! Complete with emojis of a familiar cat diver, loyalty badges, and member polls! No pressure but absolutely valued.
Tier 2 — $4 (Early Access)
Get videos early. I usually schedule uploads 4–8 weeks ahead, so this is a perk I can deliver consistently.
And to be clear: everyone still gets the videos publicly later.
Tier 3 — $6 (Members-Only Updates / Behind the Scenes)
This is the only tier with members-only videos. They’re simple, more personal, podcast-style updates: channel direction, behind-the-scenes decisions, lessons learned, and Q&A.
These don’t fit the main channel format and can underperform publicly on YouTube, so this is where they belong.
Bottom line: no one is being locked out of the main channel.
Membership is extra content + optional support for those who want more.
If membership isn’t for you, that’s completely okay.
Watching, liking, subscribing, and leaving a thoughtful comment helps the channel more than you'll ever know!
Quick question: what other benefits would you like to see included in the membership?
Thank you for being here! Since the beginning I've spent an astronomical amount of effort to grow my ability to make better diving videos and that trend isn't changing and I have big plans this year!
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Back in action after almost 3 weeks climbing Anconcogua! Definitely one of the hardest challenges I've done and met some great friends and memories along the way. Out of 17 climbers across two teams, only 4 of us summited. The expedition always has ups and downs, close calls, and many trials but ultimately we all left safely and found our own personal summits!
Now its time to kick off 2026 as I am more invigorated than ever for more diving and content for the channel!
Happy 2026!
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