Business Details
Scuba Diving Classes and Equipment in Warwick, RI
Welcome to Giant Stride Dive Shop, your premier destination for scuba diving services in Rhode Island. Since our inception, we have dedicated ourselves to providing New England divers with friendly, knowledgeable, and professional service. Our commitment to quality is evident in our triple-filtered air, tested quarterly and results displayed publicly for transparency. We offer custom Nitrox and Trimix blends alongside Argon for drysuits, ensuring divers have access to the highest quality breathing gases. Our inventory features the largest selection in Rhode Island, spanning backplates, harnesses, snorkel sets, and spearguns from trusted brands like Aqualung, Ikelite, and Riffe. Our Dive Travel Department specializes in curating exceptional dive trips at competitive prices, including local charters to wrecks and aquatic points of interest during peak seasons.Our service department is equipped with advanced tools like a Peterbuilt Flowbench and Seat Setter, enabling efficient drysuit repairs with a typical turnaround time of under a week. Our instructors, certified through agencies such as PADI, NAUI, TDI, and DAN, deliver comprehensive training from Open Water Diver to Instructor levels, including specialties like Nitrox, Advanced Nitrox, and Trimix. We utilize cutting-edge educational technology, including closed-circuit underwater audio and sub-surface video systems, to enhance learning outcomes. Whether you are a beginner seeking certification or an advanced diver pursuing specialized training, we provide tailored solutions to meet your needs.
Services
Scuba Certification
Dive Equipment Sales
Dive Travel Services
Drysuit Repairs
Nitrox Blending
Highlights and features
- We offer triple-filtered air tested quarterly for diver safety.
- We carry the largest scuba equipment inventory in Rhode Island.
- Our instructors are certified through multiple global diving agencies.
- We provide drysuit repairs with a sub-one-week turnaround time.
- We curate economical dive travel packages to premier destinations.
Associations and certifications
- PADI
Services
Scuba Certification
We offer PADI-certified scuba courses from beginner to instructor levels. Our training includes classroom instruction, hands-on practice, and open-water dives. Students gain skills for safe, confident diving in varied environments.
Dive Equipment Sales
Our inventory includes regulators, wetsuits, drysuits, and accessories from top brands. We stock specialty gear like spearguns, underwater cameras, and lighting systems. Customers receive expert advice to match equipment to their diving needs.
Dive Travel Services
We organize local and international dive excursions, including liveaboard trips to destinations like Socorro Island. Our packages balance cost-effectiveness with access to premier dive sites for all experience levels.
Drysuit Repairs
Our technicians perform drysuit repairs and latex seal replacements using advanced tools. Most repairs complete within a week, ensuring minimal downtime for divers needing reliable thermal protection.
Nitrox Blending
We provide custom Nitrox and Trimix blends for extended dive times and deeper exploration. Our air quality meets strict standards, with test results publicly displayed for diver confidence.
Questions
What scuba certification levels do you offer?
We provide PADI certifications from Open Water Diver to Instructor levels, including specialties like Nitrox, Trimix, and wreck diving.
Do you sell dive equipment from major brands?
Yes, we stock Aqualung, Ikelite, Riffe, and Pelican products, including regulators, wetsuits, lights, and underwater cameras.
How long does drysuit repair take?
Most repairs complete within one week using our Peterbuilt Flowbench and Seat Setter equipment for precision results.
Can you help plan international dive trips?
Our Dive Travel Department organizes liveaboard trips to destinations like Socorro Island with competitive pricing and expert guidance.
What air blends are available?
We offer custom Nitrox, Trimix, and Argon blends tested quarterly to ensure purity and safety for all diving conditions.
Reviews (5)
Danielle D.
Oct 21, 2021
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Giant Stride is the best in RI. Warren and Red are super knowledgeable and their selection of gear is great. If they dont have what you need they will not hesitate to order it for you. There are an awesome array of local charters and ointernational trips offered annually. If youre a RI diver you need to check Giant Stride out
Gabe Izzo
Sep 15, 2021
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Great equipment, all top notch, high quality brands like Hollis, OMS, Scuba Pro, Waterproof, Mares etc. No junk sold here. Red is great guy, Warren too, they are always there to answer any of my questions and provide insight on equipment purchases. I'm still using almost 100% of the original gear I purchased such as my Bare 7mm Wetsuit, Halcyon Infinity BCD and Shearwater Petrel 2 computer and much more that I bought 4 years ago and all of it, with good maintenance and proper cleaning look just as nice as they did the day I bought them with 200+ dives on them. Best dive store in RI, pay them a
Marc Frechette
Jul 06, 2021
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Lots of items in stock, knowledgeable crew. Did my AOW with John, very thorough. Looking forward to doing more training in the future.
Adam Toney
Jun 30, 2021
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This place is amazing!! Above and beyond and friendly. I went in with little knowledge about a new hobby and left with a smile ear to ear, some amazing gear at an incredible price and felt as if I could hang and talk for hours. Down to earth and ton of products in the shop.
Moto Man
Jan 17, 2021
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Giant stride has an outdoor pickup and drop off area which i think is a great way to deal with the current situation. They were all very helpful and professional. It was busy on the first day i visited here and i still had my tanks filled faster than other places. At $8 a fill i see myself coming here for a long time.
