Where should i do a basic cave course?

[eelnoraa]

What about DIR courses? do they have any bennefits? I don't really like their concept ("any other way - you're dead"), and at least the GUE fundementals does'nt teach anything I can't do - so I think I'll pass on them. Any reason not to?

It is a public perception, but DIR/GUE/UTD isn't as retricted as the public lead to believe. If you can, find a group to dive with a few time and see if you like the standard. But unfortunity, you can't go into cave 1 without fundie tech pass, so fundie is inevitable.

 

[jago]

It is a public perception, but DIR/GUE/UTD isn't as retricted as the public lead to believe. If you can, find a group to dive with a few time and see if you like the standard. But unfortunity, you can't go into cave 1 without fundie tech pass, so fundie is inevitable.

I am not a GUE diver but I have read the official GUE books (Fundamentals, getting clear on the basics, beyond daylight). IMHO, GUE promotes a valid divestyle and does not pretend this the only one correct way of dive.

 

[Paulmal]

Florida has a bit of everything for different types of caves so in your course you can dive glow caves one day then a no flow cave the next. This will give you a broader experience than just diving one type of system.

 

[ajduplessis]

What about across the water in Egypt. Maybe Russia, France, Italy???

 

[victorzamora]

Not trying to troll, but if you don't wanna spring for the $3k trip from Palestine to Florida, why are you asking about CCR vs OC? CCR is like $20k after all is said and done.