GUE Fundies class report, days 1 and 2

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Yeah, I bet it does seem weird to consider a cannister light ditchable weight! Nothing like a $1000 ditch. But better than losing your life, of course.

Take a look around ScubaBoard... there are home built canister lights for apx $200. :) Can't wait to see if it's "DIR" hehehe (See my profile pic for example light.)
 
wrt. trim: I can't exactly explain the mechanics of it, but if you don't keep your head back and your hands/arms up, you will slip out of trim. OTOH if you keep your head back, hands & arms up it will help bring your into or closer to flat trim.

As I was taught, and what works for me, is that I keep my hands up to create a "horizon" for myself, so I need to keep my head back to be able to see over the "horizon".

Of course if your weight distribution is *way* off, no postural changes will completely fix your trim.
 
Considering canisters as ditchable weight goes back to the days when they used lead-acid batteries that actually weighed quite a bit. Ditching my canister nowadays, with its grand total of about 200g of weight underwater, wouldn't help much.
 
Considering canisters as ditchable weight goes back to the days when they used lead-acid batteries that actually weighed quite a bit. Ditching my canister nowadays, with its grand total of about 200g of weight underwater, wouldn't help much.

I wouldn't ditch my canister either. If needed (e.g. wing won't hold gas), one of my teammates will be able to spare a few pounds of lift to help get me up
 
I think the Explorer 13.5 weighs as much as a small cat though... maybe 7 or 8 eight lbs? I keep forgetting to swap out to the 9 for ocean dives!

Considering canisters as ditchable weight goes back to the days when they used lead-acid batteries that actually weighed quite a bit. Ditching my canister nowadays, with its grand total of about 200g of weight underwater, wouldn't help much.
 
i dont think ditching my lithium battery would do much to help. I'd rather hang onto it
 
If you've got a small can, it probably won't help you much to ditch it. Got a honkin SLA or a high capacity nimh? Perhaps.
 
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