1011ster
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Dear friends,
even though this is not necessarily a Mares only question,I like posting here, so your thoughts are needed. Did my first dive with my new Dragon AT the other day, and it did feel a bit akward. I have been diving el cheapo rentals with no integrated weights, and normally 8 kilos on my belt was just right for my summer attire. Dove the other day with my new toy, as well as wearing for the first time my new isotherm. Fist thing I noticed is that I couldn't go down with the added 2 kilos I thought I needed extra, so 2 more kilos were added for a total of 14. They were distributed 5 in each pocket and 4 on the belt. That kept me down, but I felt I had a very "torso heavy" position, like my legs were always higher than my body. Take into account my limited underwater experience, barely over 25 dives. Maybe it's all in my head, but I have heard about the rear trim weights , I just can't figure out whether I need them or for that matter how they work. Can one of you gurus out there help me out? Do you spread your weights between BC and belt? They told me to do so for safety reasons, in case I lose a pocket underwater, which makes sense to me.
Waiting for your input
Best regards
1011ster
even though this is not necessarily a Mares only question,I like posting here, so your thoughts are needed. Did my first dive with my new Dragon AT the other day, and it did feel a bit akward. I have been diving el cheapo rentals with no integrated weights, and normally 8 kilos on my belt was just right for my summer attire. Dove the other day with my new toy, as well as wearing for the first time my new isotherm. Fist thing I noticed is that I couldn't go down with the added 2 kilos I thought I needed extra, so 2 more kilos were added for a total of 14. They were distributed 5 in each pocket and 4 on the belt. That kept me down, but I felt I had a very "torso heavy" position, like my legs were always higher than my body. Take into account my limited underwater experience, barely over 25 dives. Maybe it's all in my head, but I have heard about the rear trim weights , I just can't figure out whether I need them or for that matter how they work. Can one of you gurus out there help me out? Do you spread your weights between BC and belt? They told me to do so for safety reasons, in case I lose a pocket underwater, which makes sense to me.
Waiting for your input
Best regards
1011ster