Dry Suit
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There have been some threads on this earlier. Diving with a drysuit is not difficult, but there are protocols that you must know about their use. The surest way to learn them is from a qualified instructor through a drysuit class.
Dryglove
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TheDarknessLord
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You have to!!! If you want to use a dry suit, first you have to take the specialty. And if you are going to use it a lot, then you can buy one. Dry suit are very expensive, and you can find a lot of type in the market! Think about it for a while before to get a new dry suit!
Hm.
Why?
I have never heard you have to take the specialty before you buy....as a matter of fact, I know 5 individuals who bought a suit, ten learned together....hmmmm....
Groundhog246
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Can you say PADI brainwashing?
At our LDS (not PADI), if you buy a dry suit, they'll put you in the pool and make sure you understand proper operation, but no fee and no certification/card. They won't make you get in the pool, but it is strongly encouraged.
Can you say PADI bashing?
PADI is NOT the only agency that teaches a drysuit specialty.
Frankly, if you buy a drysuit and don't get some sort of professional instruction BEFORE you dive, then you are asking for trouble.
~SubMariner~
That's great if you do all you diving in a pool. I can understand why people feel that way, but you really should get proper training that includes diving in open water. Not that it's difficult diving in a dry suit, but a mistake could be hazardous to your health. I've heard some dive shops check to see if you have dry suit training prior to renting a suit.
Are there any agencies that teach you to leave buoyancy compensation to the buoyancy compensator when diving in a drysuit?
If not, what's the point of "training"?
If not, what's the point of "training"?
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