I'm currently diving with a 7mm full and a 7mm shorty, steel tank and carrying 12kg in fresh water. I keep hearing people say as I gain experience, I'll lose some weight and dive with less. How?
Am I misunderstanding this weight thing? If I cannot sink without 12kg of weight, surely I *need* this weight? If I drop some and dive with less, I'll be fighting to get down and my buoyancy toward the end of the dive (in shallow water) will be harder to manage? People saying this are in Dry-suits, so surely they'll need less weight anyway... when compared to 14mm of neoprene?
Apologies if this is a stupid question - but I'm trying to understand how best to lose the weight and dive with less.
Am I misunderstanding this weight thing? If I cannot sink without 12kg of weight, surely I *need* this weight? If I drop some and dive with less, I'll be fighting to get down and my buoyancy toward the end of the dive (in shallow water) will be harder to manage? People saying this are in Dry-suits, so surely they'll need less weight anyway... when compared to 14mm of neoprene?
Apologies if this is a stupid question - but I'm trying to understand how best to lose the weight and dive with less.