KentB
Contributor
Jesus sounds like you had a terrible instructor.Yeah, I did my first-time fundies in doubles for the first time, after a long discussion with the GUE instructor. Yes, it was very unpleasant.
Instead of getting instruction and guidance, all I got from the GUE instructor was incessant ridicule and disparaging remarks for the entire duration of the course. I even bought a custom dry suit from the GUE instructor's shop, only to find out years later from the manufacturer that I paid for a custom suit but the GUE instructor gave me a standard off-the-rack drysuit.
I never went back to GUE. I went on to get my full cave cert from NACD a few years later.
That being said, starting with steel doubles will just compound the difficulties. Double AL80s are very easy to manage. I got rid of my twin steel 130s because I couldn't even go up steps anymore while carrying them.
double 80s is about the current gas I have now. Im not opposed to having more