I saw a video by a GUE diver that stated you could take the GUE Triox Primer course after you earn at a least a rec pass. He said it's not commonly advertised but it can be done. Checking on the viability of it. I know it's gonna cost a lot given the helium that is used.
Triox Primer with GUE Fundies
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It can be done as an add-on to a Cave course, too, which is how I took it. It doesn't cost a lot (as GUE courses go) because GUE's Triox is 30/30, which is not a high helium content, and only a couple of dives (I think) are required.
I haven't used Triox since that course. I appreciated the additional clarity of thinking it gave me while task-loaded during course scenarios, though.
I haven't used Triox since that course. I appreciated the additional clarity of thinking it gave me while task-loaded during course scenarios, though.
What's your motivation/use case for Triox? I'm guessing that the reason it's not so commonly done is that the only reason to use the gas is to reduce work of breathing and narcosis on demanding dives, it has the same MOD as Nx32. It has a narrow application. I can definitely imagine the advantage of triox in a high flow cave at 100ft, but for normal open water dives, with the price of helium, I would rather reduce the workload under water than splurge on helium unless I'm going deeper.
JoeTPhilly
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This video might interest you:
OP
After GUE Fundies I will be doing ANDP. I'd figured I'd get more bang for my buck if I took the class right after Fundies and I also thought the knowledge and experience would help me with ANDP.
Thank you for the information, if it's the same MOD as Nx32, then yeah there's no need to take it unless the course is free and we all know that is not likely.
OP
Actually that IS the video I saw which is what caused me to post here!
Your options for using other helium mixes and going deeper with a single decompression gas in GUE are the REC3 class, which teaches 21/35 to 39m and the Tech1 class which also uses 18/45 to a maximum of 51m.
You beat me to it. Yes, if @Tigerpaw 's goal is to do rec dives in the 100-130 ft range, which GUE considers "deep," then Rec 3 is what GUE offers toward that goal. To put it another way, Rec 3 is GUE's version of what PADI, for example, calls the "Deep diver" course, except that GUE's twist on it is the recommendation of a helium mix in that depth range.
But since @Tigerpaw mentioned he plans to take TDI's AN/DP next, it sounds like his goal is to get into the tech realm.
So, why not GUE's Tech 1 next? Yes, you'd have to reach the Fundies tech pass level with GUE, which at least for untalented me, took a very long time, during which I very nearly gave up in frustration and considered a non-GUE path.
But I think we're getting ahead of ourselves. @Tigerpaw , best of luck with Fundies! Let us know how it went. People used to write up course reports: DIR Class Reports - A Consolidated Inventory?
PfcAJ
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