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Hello everyone. I just got a drysuit and now I need to learn to use it. Where is the best place to get schooled? I don't necessarily need the cert, just how to use it.
Thanks, Tony
Thanks, Tony
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Since you're in the Falls Church area, please don't hesitate to place a call to Splash Dive Center in Alexandria tomorrow. My wife and I will be playing with new Dry Suits on Thursday evening at a local pool in Alexandria. We kinda went the other route and both got certified and then bought dry suits, but I'm sure the shop can handle it either way.
I have to suggest you seriously consider the certification, or the distinctive specialty of Dry Suit Diver as they do require a bit of education to properly control it. By the time you kinda figure it out you'd have the specialty or distinctive specialty done anyway.
Hopefully we'll see you at the pool!
Since you're in the Falls Church area, please don't hesitate to place a call to Splash Dive Center in Alexandria tomorrow. My wife and I will be playing with new Dry Suits on Thursday evening at a local pool in Alexandria. We kinda went the other route and both got certified and then bought dry suits, but I'm sure the shop can handle it either way.
I have to suggest you seriously consider the certification, or the distinctive specialty of Dry Suit Diver as they do require a bit of education to properly control it. By the time you kinda figure it out you'd have the specialty or distinctive specialty done anyway.
Hopefully we'll see you at the pool!
I second Highwings suggestion, getting to know a drysuits potentially dangerous failure modes takes a really good mentor or instructor
If you want to know what a good drysuit course can look like, read my review of mine ... http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/advanced-scuba-discussions/260824-my-dry-suit-class.html
If you want to know what a good drysuit course can look like, read my review of mine ... http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/advanced-scuba-discussions/260824-my-dry-suit-class.html
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The Dive Shop in Fairfax organizes the Chilly Willy dives in the winter at Millbrook. Its a great opportunity to do a drysuit course in the winter. Give them a call. I think the next one is Feb 5.
Adventure Scuba in Chantilly has pool time this weekend at Oakmar Rec Center in Vienna. You could get at least part of a DS course done there. They are at Adventure Scuba Company :: We Dive the World > Home. Ask for the shop owner, Henry.
I "third" highwings' comment - take a cert course. Gotta admit that Chilly Willy at Haymarket in Feb would be a tough first DS dive - 34-36 deg water at depth, probably <32 air temp
I "third" highwings' comment - take a cert course. Gotta admit that Chilly Willy at Haymarket in Feb would be a tough first DS dive - 34-36 deg water at depth, probably <32 air temp
We will have a drysuit class this year on our dive boat out of Ocean City, MD if your interested. Any specific date you are looking to do it?
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