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About Lust4Rust & Aquatic comprehensive medic kit, for
Adventures everyones piece of mind.

Pete Mesley is the driving force Experience in the Diving
behind Lust4Rust and Aquatic Industry
Adventures.
“I started specializing in rebreather Pete's passion for diving started in
and technical diving trips about 15 the cold English waters over 25 years
years ago, shortly after I went on a ago. This is where his "Lust for Rust"
diving holiday with my breather and was created and from then onwards
couldn't get any assistance or he has dedicated himself to
support from the dive operator. On researching, Þnding, diving,
top of that, dive times were limited to photographing and leading Port Kembla, WWI wreck
30-50min and the person that I was expeditions to wreck diving meccas! found in 2006
paired up with had done 10 dives in 4 With over 3000 + hours in-water
years. This was not the way I had experience spanning over 15 different
wanted to spend my diving holiday! countries, Pete has made diving a full
So I did something about it - and time occupation.
started Lust4Rust and Aquatic
Adventures . Originally from Zimbabwe Pete
married a Kiwi girl and moved to NZ
So ever since then I have been in 1994. As well as being a PADI
focusing on producing quality dive Course Director, Pete is a PADI Tech
trips globally, focusing on taking CCR Diving Instructor Trainer. Pete is
experienced divers to some of the one of the Southern Hemisphere's
best dive locations on the planet! We most experienced Technical divers
have a massive inventory of support and Instructors.
equipment in many locations (Truk Oztek award 2013 presented by
Lagoon, Bikini Atoll etc etc), An accomplished photographer, Pete friend and frequent doctor on
Rebreather tanks, deco tanks, has an appetite for Þnding new L4R trips Simon Mitchell
boosters, Helium, Sorb, Manifolded places, new wrecks and documenting
twins etc. All to reduce the hassles of them for others to enjoy.
transporting them to your L4R diving Pete has also been the Þrst to Þnd
destination. and dive WWI & II wrecks in NZ
waters.
Safety is of the utmost importance so 2013 Oztek Technical Diving
on all our specialized trips we take a Conference in Sydney Australia for
diving physician and a "Exceptional Contributions to the
Growth and Development of

Nat Geo Britannic
Expedition 2009

Leigh Bishop, a Truk
Lagoon L4R Veteran!

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