Did a dive this weekend and I overheated before even hitting the water. I cooled down and tried to dive- I quickly realized I was exhausted and I was only in the water for about 10 minutes. I aborted- initially I was a little upset. But then I thought of you guys and I was proud of myself for knowing my limit! Thanks for all the awesome videos, and it’s true- the ocean will always win!
Yeah, the main problem of scuba diving is than you get hot before jumping in the water. Jump in the water and take the time to cool down your body with the water. Just inflate your BCD at the surface and take the time to calm down and rest before diving. There is no rush. You will maybe lose 10 minutes but you will dive longer and safer.
Good job. ALWAYS stay safe. You can learn and go for another dive any time. If you take risks you have a high risk of drowning. No going for another dive then.
@@syntaxerrorsix3137 You would love diving here in Finland during winter. My uncle has gone wet diving under ice. He has a 10mm wet suit but the initial shock of cold water must suck.
Growing up in Florida , we learned to swim as babies we taught each other to free dive learning to hold our breathe for 2-3 minutes we were so proud of our accomplishments that we felt brave , but sadly we were given freedom to explore also as children unsupervised , me and my sister had a scary experience off singer island - there is a small cave under the rocks - by the inlet - we needed help , age 10-7 we were saved by a diver as we hung to a bowie so far out that we were terrified to swim back. No idea how we got there. All we knew was we went in and out of a little cave - wish I knew that man today saved our lives 🙏 parents - even if your children have knowledge and experience- teach them to be humble and always respect Mother Nature - even if those children are grown adults - we can all get over confident at times - thank you dive talk for always teaching and using your knowledge with kindness and respect- love you men 🌞may the Sun always show you the way 🌞
A year later, I watch this again. This holds an entirely different perspective now that I've started training. I'm grateful and will likely watch this again. For a 4th time.
Some people would say that’s not the proper way to teach and that people don’t like learning that way. It might be true but I’m one of those people that like the 100% straight truth. Do not sugar coat it. This is why I love Tec diving.
@@DIVETALK You are absolutely correct in that some people would not take to that type of training. That's one of the reasons you can make a choice based on an instructors reputation which is the first thing you should check out carefully and decide what type of training you want to receive. As long as you get a qualified person and they follow by the book you should be able to be one s safe cave diver to the level you are trained. Other people, in fact many people do in fact prefer to get the most to borrow your phase "Savage" teacher you can get and I think the diver produced by this this type of training will be A very confident diver...that being said as the fellows here rightly pointed out to you, that kind of training is not for everyone, but rather the few. The two styles will produce a much different diver. That does not mean that one is absolutely better than the other. This had been endlessly debated over the years. I come from the hard school so that was how I was taught and I even went further with my candidates and they all loved it...why? Because they knew what they were in for when they came to me . I made it very clear. These fellows are doing a service to the community in general,but as he mentioned to you they have expressed to me that they do not like my approach. That's cool was my reply, no one size fits all. Dive on Savage man. Safety first..T.
Yeah, I think some people who have been open water diving for a while but maybe haven’t trained past that get pretty complacent about safety - “i’ve been diving for over a decade and never had a problem” - so I think if you have someone who is training as a tech or cave diver, sometimes they need a little bit of a harsh reality check about how dangerous that can be compared to a coral reef with 50 feet of visibility.
My first couple of videos I was like, "I don't think I can Hack this Woody guy". He's an acquired taste. Like the first time you have scotch. Not so good... I love scotch! I'm hooked. Woody on caffeine! Bring it on!
I think anyone critical of pausing the video for input don't understand the format of these reviews. I look forward to the pauses and Woody and Gus's dialogue as it always provides useful information and valuable insights.
I also want to say it's so good of you to "like" everyone's comments. That shows that we may be faceless but that you really do see us. As your channel grows though it will be impossible to do but for now...that's really cool.
Half a second into the video 💭Is he trying to not move his mouth? 💭Is his mouth even moving? 💭Does he have a mouth? Reminds me of the videos where someone edits their real mouth over a cartoon. Lamar be like: 👁️👃🏼👁️ _
Looking at his mouth movement and hearing the audio, my suspicion is that the microphone he used when he was making the video either didn’t pick up his voice clearly enough or there was a lot of background noise or something else was wrong with the audio, so he then went into a sound booth to re-record the audio louder/clearer/more enunciated. That’s why his lip movements match the words being spoken, but look pretty weird.
I like how you mention the value of taking a cave diving class even if you don’t get cave certified. I think people often think that if there is the possibility for failure, they will fail anyway, and so there is no reason to go for it. But the fact is, even if you fail at something, there usually is always value to be gained anyway.
That happened to me. I didn't get cave certified. I was really down. With all I learned I practiced in the ocean. Making a main line, then a jump. going to the beginning staging a tank and going to where the jump was and doing the jump. All with line arrows and cookies. Then reeling all the lines back in. I went back and aced the course in one day.
25:20 as an engineer, I agree. We have learned thousands of lessons taught with blood. As a racer, I also agree. The advancements in Motorsport safety stem from death as well. We HAVE to learn to improve our safety. We have to. Thanks guys for these valuable discussions. I appreciate it a lot. It has instilled that intense curiosity about caves I once had before mrballen haha
Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know I just finished my Full Cave training this week! Wanted to do this for years and I'm still a bit blown away that I finally achieved it. I trained with Kim Davidsson at Protec Tulum who did a great job. It was challenging but built up at just the right speed. I never expected I'd feel remotely comfortable doing an out-of-viz, in-line gas sharing exercise in sidemount restrictions. Like you said, the straightforward way we talk about risks and analyze historical accidents is chilling but necessary. The caves here in Mexico have been more beautiful and diverse than I expected and I'm happy that I get to spend another week here diving them with a friend. Thanks for sharing your stories and experience with us.
Not a diver, Never will be a diver, BUT I LOVE THESE VIDEOS...!!! Also, thank you for stopping the videos and giving explanations - one of my favorite parts of the vids.
I am a non-diver, but open water and cave diving is fascinating to me. I have no desire to do any type of diving - I don't even like getting my face wet in a pool! But those of you who are cave and/or open water divers out there - bless you. I'm glad there are folks like you who do this and take video so folks like me can see these places and still stay dry. Be safe in your endeavors . May your bubbles be many and your troubles be few. 🤗
Lamar did my rebreather course about 4 years ago he is definitely a wealth of knowledge. The kind of person that can back everything he says up with experience. Had the privilege of diving with him and his son quite a few times afterwards amazing and humble person could not speak highly enough of him.
Before watching these vids I used to think I was tough, diving in general especially cave diving terrifies me. However I find these videos fascinating especially the caves and how much training there is involved. Closest I'm gonna get to diving is watching DIVE TALK :D
I feel the same way but I want to do it because of that fear. I need something in my life that is way out of my comfort zone and this interests me a lot.
Doesn’t make you any less tough to not want to cave dive with no experience. It obviously isn’t a dangerous hobby when you’re experienced and follow the correct protocol
This was the first video I EVER watched regarding diving in general. Watched it a few years ago, and talk about being scared straight. I really appreciate you guys reacting to this. Yes we have a ton of fun on here, but when the rubber meets the road, these things are NOT a joke. Great video as always guys.
Carrying a light would not tempt me to go into a cave without equipment/training. A school of mermaids promising sexual favors wouldn’t tempt me either…
I love how open and honest you both are about the mistakes you have made. I’m excited to hear Woody’s story about his instructor error. It makes me trust you two so much because none of this is about your ego, it is about good information being conveyed in a respectful way. Keep up the great work, can’t wait for the next upload! :)
I’ve been loving your videos over the last couple of weeks and have developed a real interest in Cave Diving thanks to you guys. There does however seem to be a real lack of information out there on the correct steps to take to work up to cave diving. I’d love to see you guys do a step by step video on which certifications to do first working up to cave diving. Love your stuff. Thanks a lot.
I’m also wondering this. Like which specialty courses (if not all) should we take before trying to get our cave cert? How many dives should we have before trying to get our cave cert? Is it also based on number of years? Should we get cavern and cave certified simultaneously (I’ve seen instructors offering this) or get cavern certified first? Should we have experienced real life underwater emergencies before trying? What gear do I need? What gear can I use for cave diving that I used for scuba diving?
My experience. Short answer, I was certified in a week. I went from open water straight to cave certified. IANTD requires an open water diver to have a minimum of 100 dives which I had. Having some night dives helps. I think 50 dives if you have advanced. That week was intense. Loved it though. At the end I was only cave intro certified. The problem was my equipment was inadequate. (side mount) I had to use doubles. I was soooo out of trim for the whole course. Virtually out of control. Every day of the course was in the cave. I got my own gear, side mount, and practiced what I learned in the ocean. Went back for 1 day and aced it.
I love the way he is teaching this subject. He starts right at the beginning with all of the reasons you need to do the whole training and really pay attention to it and absorb it into yourself. This isn't just a class you take and then forget. You are here to learn the techniques to keep yourself alive so you can enjoy the beauty and wonder of cavern diving. I'm terrified of deep water (despite being a decent swimmer), so the idea of doing any diving frightens me immensely. Thanks to your videos, though, I feel much more comfortable about potentially trying a beginner's class if the opportunity should ever arise. You guys really make the diving community seem welcoming and dedicated to safety and you communicate pretty clearly that if you follow all of the procedures as you should every time, your risk of death or injury plummets (though it's never zero, of course).
Discovered you guys via Mr Ballen and now I'm scoping out dive schools in my area. I've always loved the water but never really thought about SCUBA before and now here I am. Seeing the measured excitement, care and knowledge of diving is super inspiring. Cheers.
I've always heard of the horror stories and dangers of dying diving being common. Watching you guys not only showed me how that's not true when done right, but have made me want to try diving later on in life when I have time. Thank you guys for bringing awareness in all your videos and informing us as you go!
I was on the verge of writing here about how, from my experience, panic is the big multiplier of chaos and Woody started taking about it. You can't appreciate this until it happens to you. everything goes out the window and the animal brain takes over!
I appreciate Gus saying work your way up to being a cave diver. So many recreational certifications I see are just given away creating false assurances of skill. As a military man the straight forward seriousness of technical diving is a huge part of its attraction. Another great video.
Been binge watching your channel ever since you covered Mr. Ballen. Super informative and very cool. Kudos to you guys, you have way more balls than me! You are also peaking my interest in getting proper training eventually for open water diving. So thank you. Always be safe! You guys are great
Thank you for the consistent uploads guy's, thoroughly enjoying the content despite being a non diver. Your personalities really bounce off of one another and it makes for great viewing 😄
Cave diving is SO fascinating! I am not a diver, but I appreciate all the knowledge that you present during your videos. I am learning so much; Keep up the great work! Also, thank you for keeping the PSA volume high. It was much easier to hear what you two were reacting to.
Once again, you guys scared the crap out of me. Even knowing that was a simulated dive, I couldn't help but feel that panic that would occur in a situation like that.
i've stumbled about your channel a while ago, and over the course of the last two or so weeks i watched through a lot of your videos. I've done some scuba diving (not very much though) a few years ago and at the moment i think about getting into it again. The one thing that burned into my mind more and more after watching your videos was „never, f*ing never, ever go dive into a cave without proper training. I really love how you really can't stress this enough! Love your Videos keep it up you guys
Thank you for this, Gus & Woody! I'm so grateful to have found your channel (and I've never subscribed faster!) Watching your videos (even the scary ones where people died) has taught me so much about cave diving safely and correctly; doing the right thing so as to enjoy the underwater Atlantis that is cave diving. This is coming from a non-swimmer who lives on a twin island in the Caribbean. Feared the water my whole life since I almost drowned 3 times (twice as a child and once as an adult). Worse yet, caves were just dark and scary places where only the truly brave (or insane, depending on your perspective) would venture to go. Gus' description of the beauty of caves was really nice to hear and made it less scary. While I probably wont be getting cave certified anytime soon, I dont fear the water anymore, I will be learning to swim so I can have more control on be one with nature. Then I can go snorkeling with the fishes! Thanks for making me love the open water again, Gus and Woody! Blessings to you guys :-)
This makes my stomach hurt, confronting the possibilities of executing a cave dive by the untrained. When I was able to work, I worked in a field where everything had to be planned out ahead of time. All potential outcomes accounted for as best as possible. When confronting unknowns, all decisions regarding when and how to back out of changes, were decided well before beginning the procedure. Procedures were well understood by all involved. In the end, it always looked like a well choreographed dance, everyone knowing what to expect at all times. Anything less could result in a serious, expensive mess. I think that's why I'm drawn to cave diving. Successful cave diving demands nothing short of your very best. No dependence on lady luck. She's a finicky lady at the best of times! Great video guys!
I love you guys!!! You guys are literally the only reason I would ever consider diving in a cave. Like at all. I am sending everyone I know who might be interested in diving to your channel!
Thank you for the feedback. Jim at Discovery Divers Tokyo has done a great job covering this terrible incident. He even has communicated with her family directly.
It truly is gift. There is no way i would dive a cave without training. Only video i saw like this is PADIs. Great video guys!. Dont let the negative reign.
You guys are such a great duo and perfect men for this type of content. I love the safety aspects you guys talk about. There's a lot of lessons that can be applied to most situations, not only diving, but my favorite is " Don't make a move unless it has a purpose ". Absolutely solid advice. Keep up the great work!
Usually I bring a pickaxe, and a few doors to create an instant air pocket. If I get lost, I simply dig up. Cave diving is an excellent way to farm diamonds and iron ore without encountering skeletons, creepers, and spiders. Although, zombies do spawn in dark waters. Cave diving in minecraft can be fun and safe if you prepare properly. Here is a list of survival items: 1.Sword 2.Pickaxe 3.Axe 4.Shovel 5.Doors 6.Cobble Stone 7. One stack of sea cucumbers 8.Plenty of food
Love this channel and love you guys, my dad was a diver for local police municipalities to recover rafters bodies and he would strap the tanks on my brother and I’d backs and do laps in our pool. Always was beautiful but now I think as a nod to my pops and to you guys, I’m going to get my certifications and become tech certified along with the other basic certs, and start on a SAFE and fun hobby. Thank you guys so much for the inspiration and the admiration to do things the safe and precautious way. Keep on keepin you man Much love 👌🏼
i love your guys’ chanel but you have made me realize i never want to go on a cave dive 😂 i have terrible anxiety and claustrophobic that would be my worst nightmare, but it’s so cool and interesting!! i cant help but watch all about it
After watching your videos i have decided to take a step i had been doubting for a long time, in August i going to take my level 1 certification free diving course, i know is not scuba diving but you guys inspired me to take the final decision, you made me realize diving whatever it is free or scuba is safe if you follow the rules and don't go beyond your limits
I would love to dive, but I've got a spine injury. I may do some lightweight stuff in my life, but I'll live vicariously through you guys for anything more intense than that. Really digging your channel guys, thanks for your insights.
Thank you for explaining the line stuff, im not a diver nor will i ever be one, but i find this videos fascinating. Thanks for reading comments and paying atention to what us (nondivers) might think, its so cool that you take us into consideration. Came here because yt recomended the Mr.Ballen review videos and stayed because its so interesting.
Honestly, I think more parents should watch this channel (I'm sure many already do). This channel has or will save some lives I'm sure. Non-diver, terrible swimmer btw. Stay in open water folks. Thanks for the great content Gus and Woody.
Thank you Woody & Gus for providing educational videos and feedback. You guys probably prevented numerous deaths with your videos, keep up the great work!
As someone with a new interest in diving (thanks to y’all) but who has done some climbing and dry caving, I consider myself to be fairly proficient with ropes/lines and how to use them. The realization that there is a deeper methodology to how y’all use lines in caves is fascinating to me! Can we get a video dedicated to laying and retrieving lines, etc? ❤️
Watching here in Australia I’ve never dived but love your content. In my opinion you are essentially like astronauts, much respect and you two are a great team. All the best
Another great video! I found you guys through Mr Ballen. I enjoy how informative your videos are. It has inspired me to begin my journey into the diving world. I hope to one day have the training, experience, and equipment to explore caves one day and experience it's wonders.
In relation to the beautiful, untouched nature down there, I think it's great that these caves are usually only visited by people who know what they are doing (in terms of training, professional equipment, etc.). Otherwise, perhaps something like on Mount Everest would happen, where meanwhile every Tom, Dick and Harry can try to reach the summit, forming endless human queues (sometimes resulting in "traffic jams"), destroying nature and leaving garbage (and often their lives, unfortunately). That was only an example, but I'm sure you guys know what I mean...
The only part I disagree with is that my light does not tempt me into overhead/caves/wrecks that I'm not certified for or already planning to dive. Plan your dive, dive your plan.
But, history apparently has shown that people sometimes are tempted into going into a cave maybe just a little ways because it seems doable, so acknowledging human nature is not a bad thing. Especially if you aren't so confident that you for sure would not be tempted.
I went diving yesterday, I've done it possibly hundreds of times but equipped with the knowledge I've gained here I felt ready... my wife has never been happier and her cave is explored deeper and deeper without fear of drowning on my part. Much love
Another great video, thanks for sharing! I only discovered your channel after your reaction to MrBallen's video and have since watched most of your videos. Although I used to be terrified of cave diving, you guys really manage to show how cool it can be with proper training. Always looking forward to more of your videos! :)
Teaching positively is so helpful. I was utterly terrified doing driving lessons but my teacher set me so at ease. He’d say “That was a good decision” or “You did a really good turn!” before any adjustments were made and it worked. Passed first time. So much easier to learn from someone saying this is what you did right and this is how you do even better ❤️
I don’t know you guys, but if you want it straight and want epic stories, try to get hold of Jill Heinerth. She’s not diving much now, and she knows all. Good luck!
You can tell they both have good training even outside of the diving. In their videos they don’t neg they applaud each other on their points. Really encouraging
Hi guys!!! I'm a NON diver..I tried snorkeling once during my childhood years (just at the water surface of course and it felt weird..LOL!) watching your videos are so informative and interesting...you guys provide an insight to what divers experience when they go on their adventures..the underwater world is so fascinating..and I enjoy the fact I can see the views in the safety of my living room..Thank you again guys ..keep up the great work with your videos 🥰
In regards to the two divers(siblings?) that were found "embracing" one another.. Could it be possible that one ran out of air first, and were buddy breathing off the others remaining air? I mean, there could be a possibility they Were found in that position.. Just saying. BTW, I've never been diving, Would love to, and can't stop watching you guys.
I think there is no way that two divers embraced as they drown…no chance…but even a smaller chance that two siblings were underwater and one of the siblings watched as the other drowned when he/she ran out of air first WHILE THEY EMBRACED. You pitch that to a Hollywood producer and they’ll kick you out of the room for being ridiculous and unrealistic. 😂
Most underrated channel on TH-cam. Even open water only divers should watch this…..and I mean even open water divers who would never go into a cave as in this story.
I would really love to learn how to dive. I don't think I could actually do the more complex stuff, or dive into tiny areas. I get claustrophobic just watching these videos!
Total non-diver here, arrived on an older video due to curiosity sparked by MrBallen; love the info you guys provide based on your expertise, the humbleness and lack of ego, and the humour. I watched a dive into Jacob's Well here on YT and ya know, i think i get it. I looked at some of the scenery and thought "That's cool" and if you're adventurous, yeah the appeal is there. I am not particularly adventurous, but at some point maybe i'll try some open water diving which i hadn't even considered before i found you guys. Good stuff!
Maybe it was said so the parents and family just felt better about the situation I know that's also kind of far-fetched but knowing your loved one was at least being held by another human being in their last moment on Earth might give him a bit of ease
Thank you for covering and answering these question! Took me 3 years of training myself. Definitely nothing to do quickly! Take your time, your life depends on it!
I love the thumbnail! 'Am I scaring you? Good' I said in front of my kids one day that I tried to teach my kids a healthy respect for the water (we live 2 minutes from the beach), my eldest was shocked, the retort was 'Mother that wasn't healthy respect, you put the fear of God up us!!' All three are alive and raising their own children now
Ah, now I get why this happens every once in awhile, curiosity with close approximations of safety in mind. They though they could get away with taking just a "look". These video's you guys do might have saved a life or two just for making people second guess themselves before attempting something out of their skill range. Nothing wrong with admitting you're in....over your head....lol.
For the first three or four minutes I was trying to figure out what a re-creational diver is. That's the one who dives in reenactments? Then I was like, oh. Recreational.
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Did a dive this weekend and I overheated before even hitting the water. I cooled down and tried to dive- I quickly realized I was exhausted and I was only in the water for about 10 minutes. I aborted- initially I was a little upset. But then I thought of you guys and I was proud of myself for knowing my limit! Thanks for all the awesome videos, and it’s true- the ocean will always win!
We are proud to hear that!
Yeah, the main problem of scuba diving is than you get hot before jumping in the water. Jump in the water and take the time to cool down your body with the water. Just inflate your BCD at the surface and take the time to calm down and rest before diving. There is no rush. You will maybe lose 10 minutes but you will dive longer and safer.
Good job. ALWAYS stay safe. You can learn and go for another dive any time. If you take risks you have a high risk of drowning. No going for another dive then.
Many of us in Florida don't bother diving dry (or at all) during the summer. The caves will be there in December.
@@syntaxerrorsix3137 You would love diving here in Finland during winter. My uncle has gone wet diving under ice. He has a 10mm wet suit but the initial shock of cold water must suck.
Growing up in Florida , we learned to swim as babies we taught each other to free dive learning to hold our breathe for 2-3 minutes we were so proud of our accomplishments that we felt brave , but sadly we were given freedom to explore also as children unsupervised , me and my sister had a scary experience off singer island - there is a small cave under the rocks - by the inlet - we needed help , age 10-7 we were saved by a diver as we hung to a bowie so far out that we were terrified to swim back. No idea how we got there. All we knew was we went in and out of a little cave - wish I knew that man today saved our lives 🙏 parents - even if your children have knowledge and experience- teach them to be humble and always respect Mother Nature - even if those children are grown adults - we can all get over confident at times - thank you dive talk for always teaching and using your knowledge with kindness and respect- love you men 🌞may the Sun always show you the way 🌞
I got sucked into that same cave. Luckily I got blown back out of it too. Surreal experience.
A year later, I watch this again. This holds an entirely different perspective now that I've started training. I'm grateful and will likely watch this again. For a 4th time.
I can't wait for the episode of you two diving for gold.
😂😂😂
Get that gold!
I know right?, I hope comes soon
Yesss!!!
Yep... this needs to happen.
Man my cave and tech instructor was an absolute savage when it came to feedback. He wasn't fooling around and I'm grateful for it.
Some people would say that’s not the proper way to teach and that people don’t like learning that way. It might be true but I’m one of those people that like the 100% straight truth. Do not sugar coat it. This is why I love Tec diving.
Good for you... sounds like you had the full treatment. Safe Diving. T
@@DIVETALK You are absolutely correct in that some people would not take to that type of training. That's one of the reasons you can make a choice based on an instructors reputation which is the first thing you should check out carefully and decide what type of training you want to receive. As long as you get a qualified person and they follow by the book you should be able to be one s safe cave diver to the level you are trained. Other people, in fact many people do in fact prefer to get the most to borrow your phase "Savage" teacher you can get and I think the diver produced by this this type of training will be A very confident diver...that being said as the fellows here rightly pointed out to you, that kind of training is not for everyone, but rather the few. The two styles will produce a much different diver. That does not mean that one is absolutely better than the other. This had been endlessly debated over the years. I come from the hard school so that was how I was taught and I even went further with my candidates and they all loved it...why? Because they knew what they were in for when they came to me . I made it very clear. These fellows are doing a service to the community in general,but as he mentioned to you they have expressed to me that they do not like my approach. That's cool was my reply, no one size fits all. Dive on Savage man. Safety first..T.
Yeah, I think some people who have been open water diving for a while but maybe haven’t trained past that get pretty complacent about safety - “i’ve been diving for over a decade and never had a problem” - so I think if you have someone who is training as a tech or cave diver, sometimes they need a little bit of a harsh reality check about how dangerous that can be compared to a coral reef with 50 feet of visibility.
Woody recieves a lot of crap about his interruptions and stuff. Woody you seem like an awesome guy and an excellent instructor.
My first couple of videos I was like, "I don't think I can Hack this Woody guy". He's an acquired taste. Like the first time you have scotch. Not so good... I love scotch! I'm hooked. Woody on caffeine! Bring it on!
I think anyone critical of pausing the video for input don't understand the format of these reviews. I look forward to the pauses and Woody and Gus's dialogue as it always provides useful information and valuable insights.
i actually like woody but feel as if Gus is sorta a know it all
I really like woody and Gus. Also who did they get cave certified by?? I’m looking to get certified also
I just love both the guys. Super fun to listen too and learn from.
Holy shit, it just shows how easy curiosity can get you killed.
It really says something when a video made on VHS is still just as interesting and enlightening and educational… today as it was when first made.
Oh man, it looked low-res, but this was a VHS tape! Wow! A timely message.
I also want to say it's so good of you to "like" everyone's comments. That shows that we may be faceless but that you really do see us. As your channel grows though it will be impossible to do but for now...that's really cool.
We love you DIVE TALK! Woody and Gus are the best!
Was anybody else freaked out by the way Lamar talks? It's almost like he's trying to be a ventriloquist.
I'm convinced someone told him to rewrite what he said. They gave him a new script, and someone had to doctor up the video for it to somewhat match.
Half a second into the video
💭Is he trying to not move his mouth?
💭Is his mouth even moving?
💭Does he have a mouth?
Reminds me of the videos where someone edits their real mouth over a cartoon.
Lamar be like:
👁️👃🏼👁️
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Looking at his mouth movement and hearing the audio, my suspicion is that the microphone he used when he was making the video either didn’t pick up his voice clearly enough or there was a lot of background noise or something else was wrong with the audio, so he then went into a sound booth to re-record the audio louder/clearer/more enunciated. That’s why his lip movements match the words being spoken, but look pretty weird.
I like how you mention the value of taking a cave diving class even if you don’t get cave certified. I think people often think that if there is the possibility for failure, they will fail anyway, and so there is no reason to go for it. But the fact is, even if you fail at something, there usually is always value to be gained anyway.
Also, all because a person fails the class once doesn’t mean they can’t retake it and try again.
Exactly!
That happened to me. I didn't get cave certified. I was really down. With all I learned I practiced in the ocean. Making a main line, then a jump. going to the beginning staging a tank and going to where the jump was and doing the jump. All with line arrows and cookies. Then reeling all the lines back in. I went back and aced the course in one day.
25:20 as an engineer, I agree. We have learned thousands of lessons taught with blood. As a racer, I also agree. The advancements in Motorsport safety stem from death as well. We HAVE to learn to improve our safety. We have to.
Thanks guys for these valuable discussions. I appreciate it a lot. It has instilled that intense curiosity about caves I once had before mrballen haha
I was already reckt on that subject (My intro was Ask A Mortician’s Worst Ways to Die) but MrBallen was the _coup de grace_.
I am an engineering student and you would be amazed how many earfuls we got about the Boeing 737 Max crash that happened just recently.
Safety rules are written in blood
Sweet start to a week!!! Dive Talk!!! :)
Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know I just finished my Full Cave training this week! Wanted to do this for years and I'm still a bit blown away that I finally achieved it.
I trained with Kim Davidsson at Protec Tulum who did a great job. It was challenging but built up at just the right speed. I never expected I'd feel remotely comfortable doing an out-of-viz, in-line gas sharing exercise in sidemount restrictions. Like you said, the straightforward way we talk about risks and analyze historical accidents is chilling but necessary.
The caves here in Mexico have been more beautiful and diverse than I expected and I'm happy that I get to spend another week here diving them with a friend.
Thanks for sharing your stories and experience with us.
Congratulations! And welcome to the family!
Is she the one over by Cancun Mexico? Sounds like a cool trip.
Not a diver, Never will be a diver, BUT I LOVE THESE VIDEOS...!!! Also, thank you for stopping the videos and giving explanations - one of my favorite parts of the vids.
A reason to be excited for Monday’s! Thanks again gentleman
I am a non-diver, but open water and cave diving is fascinating to me. I have no desire to do any type of diving - I don't even like getting my face wet in a pool! But those of you who are cave and/or open water divers out there - bless you. I'm glad there are folks like you who do this and take video so folks like me can see these places and still stay dry. Be safe in your endeavors . May your bubbles be many and your troubles be few. 🤗
I hated getting wet took a while too getting comfortable diveing as I had a fear of deepwater my worse fear now is waterslides and mountian biking 🙄
Happy Monday ❤️❤️❤️ great way to start the day, DIVE TALK! 🥰
When the cave diving instructor suggested a different guy to teach smokers, I knew it was a matter of my safety and didn’t pursue it any further.
Lamar did my rebreather course about 4 years ago he is definitely a wealth of knowledge. The kind of person that can back everything he says up with experience. Had the privilege of diving with him and his son quite a few times afterwards amazing and humble person could not speak highly enough of him.
I’ve never dived in my life and I find all of this fascinating
I love the way Woody and Gus are so in harmony that they are in synchrony when they hit pause. Excellent channel.
Before watching these vids I used to think I was tough, diving in general especially cave diving terrifies me. However I find these videos fascinating especially the caves and how much training there is involved. Closest I'm gonna get to diving is watching DIVE TALK :D
I feel the same way but I want to do it because of that fear. I need something in my life that is way out of my comfort zone and this interests me a lot.
Yes! Same here.
Doesn’t make you any less tough to not want to cave dive with no experience. It obviously isn’t a dangerous hobby when you’re experienced and follow the correct protocol
I watch these videos because I know I'll never go there.
@@jamesvaughn3796 that's a great way of thinking, personally I'm not sure I can do it. But I think would be amazing to do.
This was the first video I EVER watched regarding diving in general. Watched it a few years ago, and talk about being scared straight. I really appreciate you guys reacting to this. Yes we have a ton of fun on here, but when the rubber meets the road, these things are NOT a joke. Great video as always guys.
Carrying a light would not tempt me to go into a cave without equipment/training. A school of mermaids promising sexual favors wouldn’t tempt me either…
The latter would definitely tempt me. You dont need ligths, mermaids always want the Best for you!
😂 same. Used to dive vortex alot and never got the temptation to go in.
Is there cave diving technique for rad sex with mermaids w/o silting the cave out?
@@frederikkold6881 actualy the origonal story they lead fishermen to there deaths
@@imjustaguy4340 yes thats the common narrative falsely portrayed by jealous sea men
I love how open and honest you both are about the mistakes you have made. I’m excited to hear Woody’s story about his instructor error. It makes me trust you two so much because none of this is about your ego, it is about good information being conveyed in a respectful way. Keep up the great work, can’t wait for the next upload! :)
You two are for real loving your hobby, explaining everyone who wants to try it to keep them safe. I’m living for it !
I’ve been loving your videos over the last couple of weeks and have developed a real interest in Cave Diving thanks to you guys.
There does however seem to be a real lack of information out there on the correct steps to take to work up to cave diving.
I’d love to see you guys do a step by step video on which certifications to do first working up to cave diving.
Love your stuff. Thanks a lot.
I’m also wondering this. Like which specialty courses (if not all) should we take before trying to get our cave cert? How many dives should we have before trying to get our cave cert? Is it also based on number of years? Should we get cavern and cave certified simultaneously (I’ve seen instructors offering this) or get cavern certified first? Should we have experienced real life underwater emergencies before trying? What gear do I need? What gear can I use for cave diving that I used for scuba diving?
My experience. Short answer, I was certified in a week. I went from open water straight to cave certified. IANTD requires an open water diver to have a minimum of 100 dives which I had. Having some night dives helps. I think 50 dives if you have advanced. That week was intense. Loved it though. At the end I was only cave intro certified. The problem was my equipment was inadequate. (side mount) I had to use doubles. I was soooo out of trim for the whole course. Virtually out of control. Every day of the course was in the cave. I got my own gear, side mount, and practiced what I learned in the ocean. Went back for 1 day and aced it.
I love the way he is teaching this subject. He starts right at the beginning with all of the reasons you need to do the whole training and really pay attention to it and absorb it into yourself. This isn't just a class you take and then forget. You are here to learn the techniques to keep yourself alive so you can enjoy the beauty and wonder of cavern diving. I'm terrified of deep water (despite being a decent swimmer), so the idea of doing any diving frightens me immensely. Thanks to your videos, though, I feel much more comfortable about potentially trying a beginner's class if the opportunity should ever arise. You guys really make the diving community seem welcoming and dedicated to safety and you communicate pretty clearly that if you follow all of the procedures as you should every time, your risk of death or injury plummets (though it's never zero, of course).
Discovered you guys via Mr Ballen and now I'm scoping out dive schools in my area. I've always loved the water but never really thought about SCUBA before and now here I am. Seeing the measured excitement, care and knowledge of diving is super inspiring. Cheers.
2 years later. Are you a diver now. Tell of your adventures.
I've always heard of the horror stories and dangers of dying diving being common. Watching you guys not only showed me how that's not true when done right, but have made me want to try diving later on in life when I have time. Thank you guys for bringing awareness in all your videos and informing us as you go!
I was on the verge of writing here about how, from my experience, panic is the big multiplier of chaos and Woody started taking about it. You can't appreciate this until it happens to you. everything goes out the window and the animal brain takes over!
I appreciate Gus saying work your way up to being a cave diver. So many recreational certifications I see are just given away creating false assurances of skill. As a military man the straight forward seriousness of technical diving is a huge part of its attraction. Another great video.
Been binge watching your channel ever since you covered Mr. Ballen. Super informative and very cool. Kudos to you guys, you have way more balls than me! You are also peaking my interest in getting proper training eventually for open water diving. So thank you. Always be safe! You guys are great
Absolutely excited to start my morning with this one
Thank you for the consistent uploads guy's, thoroughly enjoying the content despite being a non diver. Your personalities really bounce off of one another and it makes for great viewing 😄
Cave diving is SO fascinating! I am not a diver, but I appreciate all the knowledge that you present during your videos. I am learning so much; Keep up the great work! Also, thank you for keeping the PSA volume high. It was much easier to hear what you two were reacting to.
Once again, you guys scared the crap out of me. Even knowing that was a simulated dive, I couldn't help but feel that panic that would occur in a situation like that.
I NEED to hear Woody's story. I'm dying of curiosity. 😄
You guys have become a part of my weekly/daily routine. Whenever I see an upload from you guys everything else stops lmao!
I have thought about doing this when I've gone completely bald, but then I recall that I'm terrified of headaches. Sky diving it is!
i've stumbled about your channel a while ago, and over the course of the last two or so weeks i watched through a lot of your videos. I've done some scuba diving (not very much though) a few years ago and at the moment i think about getting into it again. The one thing that burned into my mind more and more after watching your videos was „never, f*ing never, ever go dive into a cave without proper training. I really love how you really can't stress this enough!
Love your Videos keep it up you guys
Thank you for this, Gus & Woody!
I'm so grateful to have found your channel (and I've never subscribed faster!)
Watching your videos (even the scary ones where people died) has taught me so much about cave diving safely and correctly; doing the right thing so as to enjoy the underwater Atlantis that is cave diving.
This is coming from a non-swimmer who lives on a twin island in the Caribbean. Feared the water my whole life since I almost drowned 3 times (twice as a child and once as an adult).
Worse yet, caves were just dark and scary places where only the truly brave (or insane, depending on your perspective) would venture to go. Gus' description of the beauty of caves was really nice to hear and made it less scary.
While I probably wont be getting cave certified anytime soon, I dont fear the water anymore, I will be learning to swim so I can have more control on be one with nature. Then I can go snorkeling with the fishes!
Thanks for making me love the open water again, Gus and Woody! Blessings to you guys :-)
This makes my stomach hurt, confronting the possibilities of executing a cave dive by the untrained. When I was able to work, I worked in a field where everything had to be planned out ahead of time. All potential outcomes accounted for as best as possible. When confronting unknowns, all decisions regarding when and how to back out of changes, were decided well before beginning the procedure. Procedures were well understood by all involved. In the end, it always looked like a well choreographed dance, everyone knowing what to expect at all times. Anything less could result in a serious, expensive mess. I think that's why I'm drawn to cave diving. Successful cave diving demands nothing short of your very best. No dependence on lady luck. She's a finicky lady at the best of times! Great video guys!
Man its almost time for the 30k live. You guys are killing it! I cant believe how fast the sub counts growing 👏🏻
I love you guys!!! You guys are literally the only reason I would ever consider diving in a cave. Like at all. I am sending everyone I know who might be interested in diving to your channel!
Thank you so much!
Ok Woody with the positive reinforcement!! Now that’s a good teacher. As a teacher in training myself, it makes me happy to hear that 😊
Love Your Videos! Could you and Woody do a video on Linnea Mills a 18 year old girl who died Nov of 2020, because of her drysuit while diving?
Thank you for the feedback. Jim at Discovery Divers Tokyo has done a great job covering this terrible incident. He even has communicated with her family directly.
@@DIVETALK Thank You, I will check that out! Continue your great work!🙂
Absolutely inspired to become a cave diver. Working my way up now.
I've been watching y'all since 10pm; it's now 5am. I think my dad and I are gonna start diving together again. Thanks yall.
It truly is gift. There is no way i would dive a cave without training. Only video i saw like this is PADIs. Great video guys!. Dont let the negative reign.
You guys are such a great duo and perfect men for this type of content. I love the safety aspects you guys talk about. There's a lot of lessons that can be applied to most situations, not only diving, but my favorite is " Don't make a move unless it has a purpose ". Absolutely solid advice. Keep up the great work!
Usually I bring a pickaxe, and a few doors to create an instant air pocket. If I get lost, I simply dig up. Cave diving is an excellent way to farm diamonds and iron ore without encountering skeletons, creepers, and spiders. Although, zombies do spawn in dark waters. Cave diving in minecraft can be fun and safe if you prepare properly.
Here is a list of survival items:
1.Sword
2.Pickaxe
3.Axe
4.Shovel
5.Doors
6.Cobble Stone
7. One stack of sea cucumbers
8.Plenty of food
Great reaction again! One of my favoutite channels in TH-cam for sure
Wreck-re-ational lol. Love the vids guys!!! Just goofin around lol
Love this channel and love you guys, my dad was a diver for local police municipalities to recover rafters bodies and he would strap the tanks on my brother and I’d backs and do laps in our pool. Always was beautiful but now I think as a nod to my pops and to you guys, I’m going to get my certifications and become tech certified along with the other basic certs, and start on a SAFE and fun hobby. Thank you guys so much for the inspiration and the admiration to do things the safe and precautious way. Keep on keepin you man
Much love 👌🏼
The best way to teach, yields much better results.
I love straight talk. Lamar was both polite and direct; I liked that very much.
i love your guys’ chanel but you have made me realize i never want to go on a cave dive 😂 i have terrible anxiety and claustrophobic that would be my worst nightmare, but it’s so cool and interesting!! i cant help but watch all about it
I’m just like you with anxiety and claustrophobia. I could not even. 😬 Yet I watch these videos!
Dont go scuba diving at all then it's very claustrophobic even not in a cave
Me too hun. I love someone else doing what scares the fuck out of me
@@Steezy93 I think I could scuba dive. It's cave's in general that freaks me out
I'm the very same 😂 I love these guys to. The back and forward chit chat and knowledge between them is awesome.
After watching your videos i have decided to take a step i had been doubting for a long time, in August i going to take my level 1 certification free diving course, i know is not scuba diving but you guys inspired me to take the final decision, you made me realize diving whatever it is free or scuba is safe if you follow the rules and don't go beyond your limits
I would love to dive, but I've got a spine injury. I may do some lightweight stuff in my life, but I'll live vicariously through you guys for anything more intense than that. Really digging your channel guys, thanks for your insights.
Thank you for explaining the line stuff, im not a diver nor will i ever be one, but i find this videos fascinating. Thanks for reading comments and paying atention to what us (nondivers) might think, its so cool that you take us into consideration. Came here because yt recomended the Mr.Ballen review videos and stayed because its so interesting.
Honestly, I think more parents should watch this channel (I'm sure many already do). This channel has or will save some lives I'm sure. Non-diver, terrible swimmer btw. Stay in open water folks. Thanks for the great content Gus and Woody.
Oh wow, thank you so much for the super nice comment!
Thank you Woody & Gus for providing educational videos and feedback. You guys probably prevented numerous deaths with your videos, keep up the great work!
As someone with a new interest in diving (thanks to y’all) but who has done some climbing and dry caving, I consider myself to be fairly proficient with ropes/lines and how to use them. The realization that there is a deeper methodology to how y’all use lines in caves is fascinating to me! Can we get a video dedicated to laying and retrieving lines, etc? ❤️
love the insight you have Woody on the psychology in teaching with positive reinforcement and choosing your words wisely to help someone learn. cheers
Im 15 minutes in and i 100% agree i also like how he's explaining things. Give me straight forward pragmatic info.
Watching here in Australia I’ve never dived but love your content. In my opinion you are essentially like astronauts, much respect and you two are a great team. All the best
Love Woody's smile. You guys are great. Never dove in my life, don't think I ever will but I like these videos 😂
Great video guys, I found it really helped instill all the lessons and information you guys have been teaching us about cave diving!
Thank you Tori. Great to see how that works.
I’m a non diver but I really wanna do Rec diving these guys have convinced me to gontake the scuba class
Another great video! I found you guys through Mr Ballen. I enjoy how informative your videos are. It has inspired me to begin my journey into the diving world. I hope to one day have the training, experience, and equipment to explore caves one day and experience it's wonders.
In relation to the beautiful, untouched nature down there, I think it's great that these caves are usually only visited by people who know what they are doing (in terms of training, professional equipment, etc.). Otherwise, perhaps something like on Mount Everest would happen, where meanwhile every Tom, Dick and Harry can try to reach the summit, forming endless human queues (sometimes resulting in "traffic jams"), destroying nature and leaving garbage (and often their lives, unfortunately). That was only an example, but I'm sure you guys know what I mean...
Thanks for showing this to us!
The only part I disagree with is that my light does not tempt me into overhead/caves/wrecks that I'm not certified for or already planning to dive. Plan your dive, dive your plan.
But, history apparently has shown that people sometimes are tempted into going into a cave maybe just a little ways because it seems doable, so acknowledging human nature is not a bad thing. Especially if you aren't so confident that you for sure would not be tempted.
Just found the chanel a few days ago and I'm hooked love you guys
Simming in a 12ft pool is my cave diving. But imma watch anyway
I went diving yesterday, I've done it possibly hundreds of times but equipped with the knowledge I've gained here I felt ready... my wife has never been happier and her cave is explored deeper and deeper without fear of drowning on my part.
Much love
Currently saving money too take local dive lessons, I’ll just say not very cheap. But I want too have the experience.
Another great video, thanks for sharing! I only discovered your channel after your reaction to MrBallen's video and have since watched most of your videos. Although I used to be terrified of cave diving, you guys really manage to show how cool it can be with proper training. Always looking forward to more of your videos! :)
Teaching positively is so helpful. I was utterly terrified doing driving lessons but my teacher set me so at ease. He’d say “That was a good decision” or “You did a really good turn!” before any adjustments were made and it worked. Passed first time. So much easier to learn from someone saying this is what you did right and this is how you do even better ❤️
Thanks for reacting to my video suggestion. I knew you guys would like this one.
I don’t know you guys, but if you want it straight and want epic stories, try to get hold of Jill Heinerth. She’s not diving much now, and she knows all. Good luck!
I read her book, fantastic read.
The cave community is very small, most of us know Jill.
You can tell they both have good training even outside of the diving. In their videos they don’t neg they applaud each other on their points. Really encouraging
I'm not too interested in caves themselves but wreck diving seems like it would be really neat.
Hi guys!!! I'm a NON diver..I tried snorkeling once during my childhood years (just at the water surface of course and it felt weird..LOL!) watching your videos are so informative and interesting...you guys provide an insight to what divers experience when they go on their adventures..the underwater world is so fascinating..and I enjoy the fact I can see the views in the safety of my living room..Thank you again guys ..keep up the great work with your videos 🥰
In regards to the two divers(siblings?) that were found "embracing" one another.. Could it be possible that one ran out of air first, and were buddy breathing off the others remaining air? I mean, there could be a possibility they Were found in that position.. Just saying. BTW, I've never been diving, Would love to, and can't stop watching you guys.
I think there is no way that two divers embraced as they drown…no chance…but even a smaller chance that two siblings were underwater and one of the siblings watched as the other drowned when he/she ran out of air first WHILE THEY EMBRACED. You pitch that to a Hollywood producer and they’ll kick you out of the room for being ridiculous and unrealistic. 😂
Miss u son!
Most underrated channel on TH-cam. Even open water only divers should watch this…..and I mean even open water divers who would never go into a cave as in this story.
Thank you. I hope you share it with those you know that could benefit from it.
I would really love to learn how to dive. I don't think I could actually do the more complex stuff, or dive into tiny areas. I get claustrophobic just watching these videos!
Total non-diver here, arrived on an older video due to curiosity sparked by MrBallen; love the info you guys provide based on your expertise, the humbleness and lack of ego, and the humour. I watched a dive into Jacob's Well here on YT and ya know, i think i get it. I looked at some of the scenery and thought "That's cool" and if you're adventurous, yeah the appeal is there. I am not particularly adventurous, but at some point maybe i'll try some open water diving which i hadn't even considered before i found you guys. Good stuff!
If u guys did a video on saturation diving that would be sweet Edit: (Ik it’s not you’re area of expertise but I still think it would be sick)
Listening to you guys is informative and therapeutic at the same time
Maybe it was said so the parents and family just felt better about the situation I know that's also kind of far-fetched but knowing your loved one was at least being held by another human being in their last moment on Earth might give him a bit of ease
Thank you for covering and answering these question! Took me 3 years of training myself. Definitely nothing to do quickly! Take your time, your life depends on it!
Two of the most likable persons on TH-cam ☺
I love the thumbnail! 'Am I scaring you? Good'
I said in front of my kids one day that I tried to teach my kids a healthy respect for the water (we live 2 minutes from the beach), my eldest was shocked, the retort was 'Mother that wasn't healthy respect, you put the fear of God up us!!' All three are alive and raising their own children now
Ah, now I get why this happens every once in awhile, curiosity with close approximations of safety in mind. They though they could get away with taking just a "look". These video's you guys do might have saved a life or two just for making people second guess themselves before attempting something out of their skill range. Nothing wrong with admitting you're in....over your head....lol.
Anyone who think caves are boring has never dived the cenotes of the Yucatan.
Love these vids, cheers guys👍🇬🇧
For the first three or four minutes I was trying to figure out what a re-creational diver is. That's the one who dives in reenactments? Then I was like, oh. Recreational.
This channel is awsome I have a whole new respect for what embodies diving in caves. Stay safe my people! This channel is a hidden gem