Dry Suit
Tired of getting chilly on dives, or headed off to cooler temperatures? Unlike wetsuits, drysuits are filled with air. This air keeps you dry, and allows you to wear layers under your suit to keep you warm. During your drysuit course, we will teach you how to control the air in your drysuit along with your buoyancy.
You'll also learn about different types of drysuits, basic drysuit repairs and maintenance.
If you do not own a drysuit, no worries! We will arrange a rental drysuit (and undergarments) for you through our partners at Extreme Exposure dive shop or Stay-Dri Scuba. Students owning their own drysuit are welcome to use it in the course. After the course, you will be able to rent drysuits at any dive shop or operation that offers them.
Course consists of eLearning, followed by a day of hands-on training dives at one of our local springs (e.g., Manatee and Catfish Hotel). At 72 degrees, the water is chilly enough to notice the difference diving dry!
Our drysuit instructor, Peter Kibler, is an active tech and cave diver, with extensive personal experience of Florida cave and cavern systems. His patient student-centered approach uses guided self-discovery and constructive feedback to introduce students to diving dry, with a particular emphasis on developing trim and buoyancy.
Prerequisites: Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
Gear Configuration: Single Tank, Backmount Doubles or Sidemount
Course Details: PADI Drysuit Diver or SDI Dry Suit Diver (pick your agency when booking)
Total time commitment: 1 day (2 dives)
Minimum age: 10 years or older
Maximum Course Size: 4 Students
Course Cost: $350 USD* - Does not include cost of drysuit rental. Other complimentary rental gear (BC, mask, fins, regulator, etc) is available upon request, at no additional cost. Additional fees may be required for air fills, transportation, and dive site entrance cost. Contact us for more information.
This price includes certification/training through SDI; you may upgrade to a PADI certification for an additional $150/student.
*This cost includes eLearning material and instructor fees. If in-person classroom training is preferred in lieu of eLearning additional fees may apply.