DJ’s Scuba Locker

Great folks here. I needed to replace the frame on my DataMask (which was proving to be a lot harder than I expected) and the crew at DJ’s spent several weeks working with the manufacturer to get me the right part. I highly recommend DJ’s!

These guys are awesome. I have experienced their service as well as another dive shop in the city (I initially started my certification course elsewhere and took half of my close water dives elsewhere and asked to finished them at DJ Scuba mainly due to scheduling conflicts with my work, but I also because I noticed that the other instructor had no patience to answer questions –more than once– or to go over skills again in the close water dive in the pool). Not these guys. The difference is night and day. Lenny was an awesome instructor and I highly recommend him. All the folks at DJ Scuba are fantastic and highly enthusiastic about everything. Like another reviewer mentioned, they will definitely go out of their way to make sure you are satisfied (one time I arrived 5min to closing, and had no feeling of being rushed whatsoever, in fact they spent almost one hour explaining things to me at that time!).
I finished my certification course with them and will continue with the advanced ones as well.

We tried to take our open water certification class through DJ’s, but it seemed that every time we called we got a different story. Unfortunately we had already purchased our PADI books through them, and when we gave up and went to another shop we were told that DJ’s had sold us old materials. We also learned that the dive log in the packet was the new one, so it seems someone pulled a switcheroo of some sort with the book. We mentioned it to them and they were surprised at this. Disappointed that we ended up not using a shop close to our house, but they need to get their act together.

DJ’s Scuba is simply the best. These folks will go out of their way to help you as the consumer. I have taken several classes through them, along with my family. Staff is friendly, clean establishment, they have free outings, great pricing on all types of items. I would highly recommend DJ’s Scuba Locker for any of your Scuba needs. From classes to the people, they are simply the best there is!

DJs Scuba Locker is an incredible Dive Center! They have a large retail space that offers a wide variety of scuba equipment, including top of the line brands; such as, AquaLung, Apeks, Suunto, Mares, Henderson and Whites… just to name a few.
Dan and Cindy Howard are a wealth of knowledge and information. They are well versed in all aspects of diving. From the basic Open Water class to Continuing Education classes to Professional Level Training, Technical Training and Public Safety Training. They offer it all.
DJs is also one of the BEST places to have your equipment serviced or repaired. I encourage you to tour their upstair repair facility. It is very high tech!
If you are looking for a great experience from beginning to end, I would highly recommend DJs Scuba Locker! AWESOME Customer Service and a FAIR price!
Thank you for all of your assistance!
Mark J. Linse
PADI Course Director

I just finished my PADI Open Water Dive Training with DJ Scuba. It was a great experience. It was a very thorough course and never felt like it was a quick in and out. The classroom portion was held at DJ’s, the prepatory dives were help at a pool nearby and the 2 open water dives were done in Kankakee.
Cindy & Dan (the owners) were both very knowledgable and helpful. Our dive-​master instructor, Jason, was a great teacher and very patient with our group.
It is an easy drive down #55 from the city so it’s alot closer than it may seem.
Highly recommended.

Found this quirky little shop via The Google as I was driving home on Ogden and in need of a swim item for vaca, which was the next day. Bought a professional grade scuba/​swimshirt, even though fit was not quite perfect, but that’s my issue;) Found a better fitting shirt at a chain store later that day. Called and stopped in asking if I could return, not exchange, 17 days later, since it sat on my passenger seat with receipt since the day I bought it. Standard response was, store credit. Makes sense. As I was telling the owner that while it seemed they were stand up folks and had cool gear, I wasn’t a scuba diver and the likelihood of me finding anything else was slim, he slammed his hand down, yelled to his worker to give me a credit, and pointed at me and boomed «NEVER come back in here again! This is the THIRD time you’ve done this!». Swear to God I thought I was being punked. Insane, unhinged, ballistic, you pick it. Yeah, I’m trying to game you over a $ 40 shirt. I do it all the time. Reminder that I had never, ever been in their store. When I suggested that he was a bit… um…insane, he wanted me to sit down and chat. I declined this offer, he gave me the usual «we’re a small business» excuse which apparently allows an owner to become unglued when faced with such hard hitting customer requests, and disappeared into the back. I’m guessing it was his lovely, loathing spouse who completed the credit process with disdain, having bought into the story. Nice couple and a real asset to the Lyons retail corridor. Wow… is all I can say. Clearly a specialty store with lots of cool stuff, but with the odds being 2 – 1 that you’ll meet an unmedicated owner, I’d go to the next one on the list.

Went here to get a mask for a trip to warmer climates where I planned on snorkeling.
I got a good mask, a great snorkel, and a dive bag, and all worked out real well on my trip. I was worried I spent too much money at first but after having all those hassles of ill-​fitting masks and sucking in saltwater disappear it was well worth every penny.
She spent a good amount of time making sure i had the right facemask that fit, starting from low prices to high. She knew a lot and answered all my dumb questions.
I may have to come back to try out the SCUBA lessons.

I just finished the second part of my Open Water Dive Training with DJ Scuba, and it was fantastic.
I met both of the owners; one when I was getting fitted, and the other when I was picking up my gear, and they were both extremely nice and helpful. They went over the gear with me and made sure it fit properly, and it was all in pretty good condition.
My instructor’s name was Jeff. He was very nice and even let me dive even though the first day I came two hours late because my alarm clock died. I had already come to terms with how screwed I was and didn’t expect to be able to get certified before I left on my trip, but when I called the dive shop to see if there was any way I could still dive, they called Jeff to let him know I was coming late and he fit me in before his next group!
My only gripe is that they’re a little far out of the way (I live in Chicago), but I took Ogden straight there and it wasn’t too bad, maybe 25 minutes each way.