chuck50124
Guest
Hi,
I'm new to this forum and could use some advice. I'm a caver wanting to make the transition to cave diver..........more precisely, sump diver. I *completely* understand what I am getting into (at least the dangers of it).
I could really use some advice on a training schedule. Better put, there's so many classes and so many opinions, I don't know where to go with this. I complete my open water class this weekend. I want to immediately take more classes to log dives and become a competent scuba diver. I don't know many scuba divers and basically want to get as much time in the water as possible.
How do I put this other than:
My instructors (scuba) are divers and not cavers so they don't understand why I want so badly to do this. They cave dive because there's water filled environment.
My dry caving friends think I'm nuts and going to die.
All cave divers I have spoken with have given me positive energy but none are experienced sump divers. I need someone who knows what they are doing to give me some advice. I am not doing this just for diving, but rather to increase my potential for virgin cave. Anyone who does this will be able to relate with me and my motives. Thank you in advance. -Chuck Perkins
I'm new to this forum and could use some advice. I'm a caver wanting to make the transition to cave diver..........more precisely, sump diver. I *completely* understand what I am getting into (at least the dangers of it).
I could really use some advice on a training schedule. Better put, there's so many classes and so many opinions, I don't know where to go with this. I complete my open water class this weekend. I want to immediately take more classes to log dives and become a competent scuba diver. I don't know many scuba divers and basically want to get as much time in the water as possible.
How do I put this other than:
My instructors (scuba) are divers and not cavers so they don't understand why I want so badly to do this. They cave dive because there's water filled environment.
My dry caving friends think I'm nuts and going to die.
All cave divers I have spoken with have given me positive energy but none are experienced sump divers. I need someone who knows what they are doing to give me some advice. I am not doing this just for diving, but rather to increase my potential for virgin cave. Anyone who does this will be able to relate with me and my motives. Thank you in advance. -Chuck Perkins