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Apologies to anyone who may have read this elsewhere......... Thought I'd ask the question here as well to learn from a different set of people.
How does a diver know if they're ready for Cave (or any technical training for that matter)?
I've seen divers who felt they were all that and a Twinkie, too, get their eyes opened at great expense - financial as well as the blow to their diving ego. Courses like DIR-F come to mind as a great way to take a diver down a peg or three.
Admitedly some days I've felt the urge toward putting some challenge into my diving. Other days and other dives are interesting enough without anything added.
Caves are something I personally am interested in, and motivated to pursue, but I am on a somewhat limited budget. While I don't intend to scrimp on the training itself I certainly do intend to get the best "bang" for my buck and to me that entails being absolutely sure I'm as prepared as I can be, so that I don't end up wasting the instructor's time and my money on what could become frustrating and disappointing for me.
I also intend to take cave training at a conservative pace - Cavern, then practice diving for a while before taking intro, etc.
This is all to begin sometime in the future - I hold no delusions that I would be ready right now to begin training.
But how does one know when they're ready?
How does a diver know if they're ready for Cave (or any technical training for that matter)?
I've seen divers who felt they were all that and a Twinkie, too, get their eyes opened at great expense - financial as well as the blow to their diving ego. Courses like DIR-F come to mind as a great way to take a diver down a peg or three.
Admitedly some days I've felt the urge toward putting some challenge into my diving. Other days and other dives are interesting enough without anything added.
Caves are something I personally am interested in, and motivated to pursue, but I am on a somewhat limited budget. While I don't intend to scrimp on the training itself I certainly do intend to get the best "bang" for my buck and to me that entails being absolutely sure I'm as prepared as I can be, so that I don't end up wasting the instructor's time and my money on what could become frustrating and disappointing for me.
I also intend to take cave training at a conservative pace - Cavern, then practice diving for a while before taking intro, etc.
This is all to begin sometime in the future - I hold no delusions that I would be ready right now to begin training.
But how does one know when they're ready?