new to dry suit

[LKunze]

A drysuit is much different than diving wet.  The main thing is that it is more task loading.  I personally did not take an official drysuit course but got some helpful tips from other drysuit divers.  I would not recommend trying the drysuit out for the first time in Lake Superior.  It would be better to do a couple dives in an easier environment...maybe in a pool or in a shallower lake preferably with training platforms like at Square Lake.  I found the transition pretty easy myself but I did a pool dive first and then did some shallower dives to gain some confidence before doing deeper dives.  You need to learn and practice some important skills like the tuck and roll to recover from an inverted position.  You also need to get used to dumping air from the suit on ascents since the air in the suit expands as you go up.  Good luck, you'll like diving dry.  It is definately the way to go for diving in MN.