hi folks having trouble deciding on what training to go to next.i am awo with a 120 dives.most dives wear in murkey cold lakes. my deepest dives wear at 100ft. i dive a bp/w.been to the florida springs.and wreak diving in the gulf. i wont more of a advance traning but just dont no whats out there.that i dont need a double tank rig.i guess im thinking something a step below tech diving.thought about a cavern class.but eney sugestion would be nice.thanks!!
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What do you want to do? Wrecks? Caves? Just go deeper? Do you have an interest in Caverns? I can say that PADI has a class for just about everything.
You have quite a few options. You can stay strictly recreational and get into underwater photography or videography if you're just looking for something more to do on your dives. If you think you might be interested in tech, you could take an Intro to Tech course to get a taste of it. Just make sure you choose your instructor carefully. Not all Intro to Tech courses are the same. If simply done to the standards you will be wasting your time.
You could also complete a cavern or wreck course. If you spend more time in the Florida springs than on real wrecks, I would recommend a cavern class. If you see yourself heading some place like S. Florida where there are lots of wrecks, take a wreck course. Again, choose your instructors carefully. I recommend not taking a PADI cavern course because if you decide to seek out more cave training you will likely have to take the cavern course over.
You could also complete a cavern or wreck course. If you spend more time in the Florida springs than on real wrecks, I would recommend a cavern class. If you see yourself heading some place like S. Florida where there are lots of wrecks, take a wreck course. Again, choose your instructors carefully. I recommend not taking a PADI cavern course because if you decide to seek out more cave training you will likely have to take the cavern course over.
Well, the best way to decide what class to take next, is to ask yourself what you feel you lack or could improve to make the diving you see yourself doing safer or more fun.
If your navigation is weak, you could take a navigation class. If you want to refine your buoyancy, trim, and non-silting propulsion, you could take a cavern class (although that requires traveling to where there are caverns, which may not be that far for you).
If you want to push your own diving skills to a new level, and measure yourself against a tough standard, take GUE Fundamentals -- you have an instructor, Ed Gabe, right there in Kentucky, and his reputation is excellent. Since you are already diving a backplate setup, at most you would have to put some kind of long hose on your regulator, and a bungied backup, to do the class. That's a small investment for an excellent class.
If you decide afterward that GUE diving is not your cup of tea, at worst, you will come away with some new or some much more polished skills, and some heightened situational awareness. At best, you will find a style of diving that suits you, and a whole community of people with which to do it.
If your navigation is weak, you could take a navigation class. If you want to refine your buoyancy, trim, and non-silting propulsion, you could take a cavern class (although that requires traveling to where there are caverns, which may not be that far for you).
If you want to push your own diving skills to a new level, and measure yourself against a tough standard, take GUE Fundamentals -- you have an instructor, Ed Gabe, right there in Kentucky, and his reputation is excellent. Since you are already diving a backplate setup, at most you would have to put some kind of long hose on your regulator, and a bungied backup, to do the class. That's a small investment for an excellent class.
If you decide afterward that GUE diving is not your cup of tea, at worst, you will come away with some new or some much more polished skills, and some heightened situational awareness. At best, you will find a style of diving that suits you, and a whole community of people with which to do it.
before going on to more specialised classes I would suggest that you do a Rescue Diver (or similar) course. What ever you then chose to do you will have gained a number of skills which help in self assessment etc all of which ar needed at higher levels . Rescue is also one of the most fun courses I ever did.
thanks guys.yes i have considered taken a rescue class next spring.i was thinking cavern just for the task loading skills thay teach.as far as diving i would like to see the caves and the deep wrecks in the great lakes.i guess im asking for the best class to take that would prepare you for tech diving.without having to buy 1000s dollers worth of gear. tech class not in buget at this time but wont to continue training.i have dived ginnie, blue grotto. and loved it.kind of why i was going with cavern
Cavern or Intro to Tech will satisfy your requirements.
I want to answer the question by suggesting that before you decide whether to "go pro" or technical or whatever, you broaden you diving horizon by getting in some warm water dives in clear visibility. You might find that your direction changes. Don't get me wrong- I have a lot of dives here in murky Colorado reservoirs when seeing crawdads or an occasional fish are the highlights. I just don't base my focus on those things. There is alot to see under the seas and less than 100 feet deep- in fact most of the good stuff is in that zone. Whatever you do, be an active diver, and pick up the classes that you decide will suit your needs and help develop your skills.
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yes just took nitrox last spring.thinking rescue this spring. dont get me wrong i love diving the dark cold lakes.every dive i see something new.just wont some more traing to improve my inwater skills.so win i do get to go off to florida or other destanations. ill be ready.i allready know navigation is one i need some more time on
