arcticat99
Contributor
i did my open water back in Sept up here in Saskatchewan and was wearing a 7mm john and 7mm jacket with 28lbs of weight fresh water .i was heavy but i think they do this to help you stay grounded for the skills but was having a hard time controlling buoyancy..by the way im 5.6 and 190 lbs not fat but wide .at the pool im wearing just 2mm shorty that i plan on wearing in the Caribbean in January .ive been going to a few splash sessions working on my buoyancy skills and in just 2 splashes since ow certification i went from 16 lbs of lead down to 10 with waaaaay better control im going to try 8 this weekend coming up,my question is going to salt water being more buoyant what should i need for weight .now that learning control i dont want to loose that being overweight on my dives im thinking double of what i wear in fresh so about 16 lbs does this sound correct.ps i have my own gear so wearing different wont be a issue