Buoyancy Control with Dry Suit

[jonnythan]

What confuses me are divers who use the wing when diving single tank. They are either over weighted or diving with an excessive squeeze. If you do this you can indeed manage two air volumes, but why do it if you don't have to?

Would you rather have the extra couple liters of air moving around in your suit, getting trapped in your feet, or have it confined to the nice little air bag on your back?

 

[2 Bar]

In theory I was totally against using the suit for BC. But after having my instructor explain it to me in my dry suit class, I support using the suit for BC in recreational diving. However, I would tell an experienced diver to do what is comfortable and practical for you.

 

[NauticalbutNice]

I use my suit all the time.

I've never had a problem and all the guys I dive with do the same.

Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy to manage. It just takes a bit of practice (like everything else ).

Experiment, try both ways and do what suits (boom boom ) you.

Nauticalbutnice :fruit:

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Here's a short article that some might find useful ...

http://baue.org/faq/dynamic_instability.html

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[NauticalbutNice]

Here's a short article that some might find useful ...

http://baue.org/faq/dynamic_instability.html

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

That's cool and thanks for the info.

But like Sid Vicious said...

I'll do it my way. Ta (He didn't say ta by the way )

Nauticalbutnice :fruit:

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

That's cool and thanks for the info.

But like Sid Vicious said...

I'll do it my way. Ta (He didn't say ta by the way )

Nauticalbutnice :fruit:

Of course ... not trying to push an agenda, just provide info ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[NauticalbutNice]

Of course ... not trying to push an agenda, just provide info ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

No, no of course.

A well informed man, is a safe man after all. And I love reading anything diving related, so it was pretty interesting.

This is what I love about this board (And this sport) - you learn so much, whether you want to or not!

Nauticalbutnice :fruit: the enthusiastic newbie

 

[Dive-aholic]

we PADI Instructors teach method #1.

Our PADI instructor talked about both methods, but encouraged method #2. We've found that just filling the suit to prevent squeeze is enough to keep us neutral.

 

[Rick Inman]

I go with the BC'ers. However, with the right weighting, by the time I get the squeeze out, I don't need much - or sometimes any - more air in my BC to get neutral. OTOH, this time of year, as the local water temp gets near th 30's, I'll put more air in my suit to help loft the undies. Air (or argon?) makes for good insulation.
2 cents.

 

[ScubaFreak]

I'm confused, once you achieve neutral buoyancy, BCD's or drysuits shouldn't need to be adjusted until the end of the dive. (Except for the drysuit comfort adjustment).
I teach that once neutral buoyancy is established, very slight adjustments may or may not be needed in order to counteract the air put into the drysuit. But I don't encourage drysuit as a buoyancy device. Jonnythan hit the nail on the head IMO.

Would you rather have the extra couple liters of air moving around in your suit, getting trapped in your feet, or have it confined to the nice little air bag on your back?