The Best Way To Dive GUE Fundy - [Wetsuit Vs. Drysuit]
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
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A scuba diving suit is apparently very important for the GUE Fundy class. But what is the best scuba diving suit for GUE Fundy? Is it a wetsuit? Is it a drysuit? And which features of the suit are important? In this video I tried to cover the most common questions when it comes to the best scuba diving suit for the GUE fundamentals class. This is a whole series about how to be best prepared for the GUE Fundamentals Class - so make sure to subscribe and don't miss upcoming videos that will help you to show up prepared for the class!
01:28 Can I do the class in a wetsuit?
02:26 Neoprene vs. Trilaminate
04:38 How many pockets do I need?
06:08 Metal or plastic zipper?
07:22 What kind of seals should I use?
09:10 Do I need a P-Valve?
10:22 Can I use Rock Boots?
11:23 What's the Undergarment to wear?
12:32 Is your drysuit dry?
Some gear I use:
P-Valve:
I just love the Heser. It's just a masterpiece of german engineering.
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For the ladies:
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Suits:
That's my current one, the DUI TLS 350....just a classic!
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That's the one I used for many years and I'm using now as a backup. Extremely rugged...it's almost impossible to destroy this beast...however, it's a pain at the airport scales ;)
www.ursuit.com/en/ursuit-cord... - Jak na to + styl
Which drysuit do you guys use currently?
Camaro Arctic 2.0 since about 4 Years, with Neoprene-Socks and Rockboots: satisfied.
Mares Kevlar XR: since about 1 Year with standard Boots: also satisfied so far.
Undergarment: ScubeForce X-Nine: Best I found so far.
I only had a Camaro wetsuit. Never used Camaro or Mares.
Cressi neoprene one 4mm thickness on Portugal cold water like 12-20 degrees Celsius temperature.
Santi emotion+ but only with a few dives yet and as a drysuit newbie so I cant really say much. But as my primary dive shop is a Santi test center, many divers I dive with have Santi suits and are really satisfied.
Have an Otter Britannic and Santi Espace. Otter suits are bombproof.
I love the quote about the bitterness of poor quality. Great video!
I love it, too. It’s so true 😄
Servus Doktor Ben! I like your videos and they are quite useful in that they have both influenced me and now are preparing me to take my GUE "fundy" course this summer in Ohio. In the fall, I have my MBA reunion in Rotterdam - maybe if you have a course to extend on my learning by then, I will look you up! (Of course, if COVID ever behaves, or the humans behave!)
Oh yeah... just reach out to me on ben@gue.com.... at least we could go diving!
@@DoktorBEN ja wohl!!!!
I’ve got a cave instructors old dui tls350. And I just got an aqualung fusion bullet yesterday for free from a guy so. I’m all about free and cheap. Especially on the life support stuff. I just have my guy rebuild it and it’s good as new
Thanks for this great tips.
Thank you very much!
You’re welcome!
I use waterproof D7X Drysuit and I love it so far. Thank you for all your personal opinions.
You’re welcome! Thank you for watching!
@@DoktorBEN I'm in the U.S can you recommend a GUE program where I live. Thank you.
Fundamentals definitely!
I have the same D7X as you, but I am in Australia. I researched a lot before buying and really wanted that suit, but could not find a store with one to try-on. Had to order direct from Waterproof via their sizing chart only, and import it. It took >3mths to arrive and was such a huge gamble but it fits perfect and I love it - I got very very lucky I think ;-)
The only fault I could say is that the boots fit my foot correctly, but are a bit large/bulky externally wrt removing RK3's or Jet Fins, like before climbing back into a boat the fins are very hard to take OFF.
PS: I recently fitted a Light Monkey P-valve to mine which is good quality construction, and compact.
Wish I knew what I was looking for when I bought my (first) drysuite. I own a bare aquatrek. Was the cheapest trilaminate suite. But it's not very rugit and very thin. That makes it prone to leaks very easy and had a bunch last year. Most likely spend the price difference for a bit better suite in repairs. It's very flexible though. Makes v-drills a bit more easy.
Yeah I bought done drysuits before I got a good one. That’s why I try to share my experience.
During my Fundamentals with Colman i use the drysuit
Great Video Ben, I appreciate the info. Im looking to get my drysuit eventually. Wish they weren’t so expensive though.
Yeah, unfrtunately, they are mostly a bit pricy...Do you have a suit already in mind?
Regarding Sidemount: No, the Fundamentals Class is only available in Backmount. However, there is a GUE Cave Sidemount Class.
DoktorBEN Yea id like the black Pearl but its an older one. Really on the sidemount? I dont dive backmountef
Yeah I’m serious. Sidemount is a tool for caves. That’s why GUE has only a cave sidemount class.
DoktorBEN ah. Alright. I appreciate it
@@DoktorBEN wouldn’t agree that sidemount is only a tool for caves. Why limit it at caves?
What´s your opinion on the Bare X mission evolution drysuit?
Thank you very much for the sharing provided.
This is simply GUE's online video textbook.
I would like to ask, what is the shooting equipment?
Shooting of what? The videos themselves?
@@DoktorBEN Yep,
I shoot pretty much everything on the Sony a6400 or the a6000.
Nice Videos :) Could you make a Video where you can show us, how to permenat mark your stage? Like get your name on it, how you do it.
Sure! No problem!
Can you share a link to the tech shorts you show in the video? I wanted to buy the Fourth Element ones, but they've been out of stock for months now. Looking for a cheap replacement until they restock, but all the ones I've found so far look like their pockets are too small....
I don’t find the ones I have anymore. Apeks has them (amzn.to/3vDYJ6r) but they’re not really cheap.
In your description of neoprene dry suits you correctly point out that they compress at depth; however you make no mention of the availability of compressed neoprene dry suits that largely avoid this problem. Is there a problem with using compressed neoprene for tech diving?
No it’s not. However, there are only very few manufacturers making real crushed neoprene suits like the DUI CF200, more compressed neoprene.
Thanks for the awesome video. Really useful. Does anyone have experience Avatar drysuits?
I personally don’t have experience with it. I’d love to test it!
Nice
Thank you!
Thank you for creating this series! Somewhat off topic question for you...Different agencies have different minimum age requirements, and GUE seems to require the oldest age (16) for Rec 1. Other agencies list 10 or 12. What is GUE's rationale for the age requirement? Thanks!!
I don’t know for sure what the thought process was when creating these classes. Primarily medical reasons I guess. Maybe liability.
@@DoktorBEN thank you!
You’re welcome
Which boot option did you go with for your dui suit?
Turbo Soles
Do a lot of these recommendations apply for cave 1? I did fundamentals in a 3mm in Hawaii, but I don’t think it will cut it for cave.
Yes, most recommendations are as well suitable for C1
Can we use pockets that attach to the harness belt, instead of thigh pockets?
Well…you can. But in some situations the space maybe too limited and they may interfere with stages, light canister etc. that’s why I prefer pockets on the thighs.
Hypothetically, if there was a GUE expedition on a live aboard ship, and only doing single tank dives, would most GUE divers choose to dive dry or wet if water temperatures were 27C? Thank you !
Depends on the people essentially. Given that many GUE divers do stinky not own wet suits, maybe they’d dive dry suits. Still I could imagine being in a wet suite in these conditions.
@@DoktorBEN Thank you sir. I appreciate your perspective.
You’re welcome!
What dry glove set up do you recommend?
Neil Egerton I dive the DUI zip seals drygloves. They are nice but since they’re fixed to the suit all the time, it‘s a bit difficult while dressing up since the dexterity tends towards zero ;)
I used the DiLo system a long time and it’s really good, although the rings could be less bulky.
DoktorBEN I have seen those in action alright by our GUE Instructor.
I saw which Drysuit you recommend but I see it comes with no side pockets so why would you recommend this Drysuit ?
It does…so I ordered it directly with pockets!
@@DoktorBEN oh okay I didn't see pockets in the photo they had. I was just wondering. Thank you.
One question I forgot to add, Am I able to dive sidemount in a gue fundies?
No your a stroke.
my speakers and your mic i cant hear it.will have to find another
Oh, I suppose it has to be a Santi.... or you cant even get enrolled in the course. As well as halcyon's "everything else"
Never owned or even used a Santi in my life. So no, it’s not Santi and you don’t have to have one. In fact, I personally find Santi suits to be heavily overpriced for what you really get
Santi Emotion Shit after 3years
DUI TLS 350 not bad.
Now using Navyfel from china. Its almost a FLX copy but much more cheaper.
Nice! Where do they sell the Chinese ones?
@@DoktorBEN You can ask Jinhui(gue instructor in china) or Graham Blackmore.
Thanks!
What are you doing with your hands?
What do you mean? In which situation?
@@DoktorBEN I was trying to watch this but was too distracted by what you were doing with your hands while talking.
Sorry... guess it’s Italian style 🤣. I can try to look less... ambitious with my hands. 😁
@@DoktorBEN Hahah, I like the info regardless.