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choong · April 5th, 2006, 02:02 AM

dear all,

i'm a real newbie to diving. having done my padi advanced open water, i've now totalled a modest 35+ dives. however, i was not wholly convinced by the training that i had received from padi and wanted to investigate other methods of diving.

a friend of mine has been extolling the virtues of DIR and i'm very keen to investigate it further. fortunately (or unfortunately), i haven't bought any of my own gear yet, although i definitely want to.

my question is simple enough i think. i'm very keen to do DIRF to learn more about DIR. however, i understand that the course is quite demanding, and the pressures of having to learn a whole new way of diving, with new kit, may mean that i will not fully benefit from the course.

other dir divers have suggested that i should really do a few dives with the new gear to acclimatise myself to it, prior to doing DIRF. the suggestion is that i'll get far more out of the course.

what does everyone think? i'm stuck in a chicken and egg scenario. renting the gear doesn't particularly help... i will still have trouble getting to grips with the new gear and feel i really won't benefit fully from DIRF.

my only thought was to buy some of the gear. at least a single tank BCD. even if i found DIR wasn't for me, i could get used to using it and continue recreational diving with that BCD.

any ideas would be gratefully appreciated!

thanks in advance...

andrew.

April 5th, 2006, 02:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
choong(Offline) New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1	DIRF + Buying Gear: 'Chicken and egg'? dear all, i'm a real newbie to diving. having done my padi advanced open water, i've now totalled a modest 35+ dives. however, i was not wholly convinced by the training that i had received from padi and wanted to investigate other methods of diving. a friend of mine has been extolling the virtues of DIR and i'm very keen to investigate it further. fortunately (or unfortunately), i haven't bought any of my own gear yet, although i definitely want to. my question is simple enough i think. i'm very keen to do DIRF to learn more about DIR. however, i understand that the course is quite demanding, and the pressures of having to learn a whole new way of diving, with new kit, may mean that i will not fully benefit from the course. other dir divers have suggested that i should really do a few dives with the new gear to acclimatise myself to it, prior to doing DIRF. the suggestion is that i'll get far more out of the course. what does everyone think? i'm stuck in a chicken and egg scenario. renting the gear doesn't particularly help... i will still have trouble getting to grips with the new gear and feel i really won't benefit fully from DIRF. my only thought was to buy some of the gear. at least a single tank BCD. even if i found DIR wasn't for me, i could get used to using it and continue recreational diving with that BCD. any ideas would be gratefully appreciated! thanks in advance... andrew.