Crush
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I'd like to solicit advice on what course or training I should take next (if any). Advice is appreciated. Here is some background information:
- 125 dives so far;
- Courses taken: OW (ACUC), AOW/SRD/MD/NITROX (NAUI), Cavern (NACD), GUE Fundies (rec pass);
- Motivation: I love to dive and I get a sense of enjoyment from "diving well." I am very pleased with myself if I can position myself and hover to snap a nice picture, or if I can deploy an SMB while not touching the bottom and silting up the water. I am not interested right now in teaching or DMing;
- Tech: Mainly I have a hang-up because I think that I will be required to do tech in doubles. I am not opposed to tech and I would like to obtain the knowledge and skills of a tech diver but I don't know if I can justify the expense of buying and maintaining doubles if my local dive sites are cold, deep lakes where there is little of interest and dive times are short because of the cold (even in a drysuit). Further, it might be hard to find local dive buddies for longer, deeper dives. Finally, if I take a tech class and am required to learn to dive doubles but do not subsequently keep diving doubles some of those skills will quickly fade - was the expense and time worth it?
- Half of my diving is "local" and half while traveling. I am perfectly happy with non-tech diving off a boat with an AL80.
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