gasgirl
Contributor
I have a couple of questions to those who are more experienced in weighting issues:
Scenario #2: BARE 3 mm full wetsuit with AL80 - 7 lbs
I have lost some weight (maybe about 5 lbs?) and now my wetsuit is filling up during the dive with water. I do find I feel kind of floaty at the end of the dive in shallow (<20 ft) water sometimes but I can usually kick down a little and then I'm neutral again... then I'm OK to ascend shallower with no problem. When I get out of the water, my legs are ballooned out with about a gallon of water in each leg.
Question #1:
Does water in the wetsuit affect buoyancy? Is the kick just getting rid of the water in my wetsuit temporarily? Is there anything short of buying a new wetsuit I can do to minimize the water trapping in my suit (it's only got about 60 dives on it and is in good condition).
Scenario #4: BARE neoprene rental dry suit (size too large) with hood, gloves, AL80 - 24 lbs and I felt like I was over-weighted (no air in BC - sinking even with holding a full breath at the surface)
One week later, Oceaneer neoprene rental dry suit with hood, gloves, AL80 - 20 lbs BC weight integrated and 2 lb ankle weights on each leg (never tried ankle weights so I wanted to try it). I exhaled all the way and could not descend until I was given another 2 lbs. Same layer of clothes underneath as the week before.
Question #2:
Does the distribution of the weight affect anything? (I don't really see how this would be the case)... or is it more likely the different brands just have different degrees of buoyancy?
Question #3:
I am hoping to try diving in a shell drysuit next week... how does the weight compare with the neoprene drysuit? (I anticipate I will have to add an extra layer of fleece to keep warm - water temp 45 F).
Thanks in advance for any advice...
Scenario #2: BARE 3 mm full wetsuit with AL80 - 7 lbs
I have lost some weight (maybe about 5 lbs?) and now my wetsuit is filling up during the dive with water. I do find I feel kind of floaty at the end of the dive in shallow (<20 ft) water sometimes but I can usually kick down a little and then I'm neutral again... then I'm OK to ascend shallower with no problem. When I get out of the water, my legs are ballooned out with about a gallon of water in each leg.
Question #1:
Does water in the wetsuit affect buoyancy? Is the kick just getting rid of the water in my wetsuit temporarily? Is there anything short of buying a new wetsuit I can do to minimize the water trapping in my suit (it's only got about 60 dives on it and is in good condition).
Scenario #4: BARE neoprene rental dry suit (size too large) with hood, gloves, AL80 - 24 lbs and I felt like I was over-weighted (no air in BC - sinking even with holding a full breath at the surface)
One week later, Oceaneer neoprene rental dry suit with hood, gloves, AL80 - 20 lbs BC weight integrated and 2 lb ankle weights on each leg (never tried ankle weights so I wanted to try it). I exhaled all the way and could not descend until I was given another 2 lbs. Same layer of clothes underneath as the week before.
Question #2:
Does the distribution of the weight affect anything? (I don't really see how this would be the case)... or is it more likely the different brands just have different degrees of buoyancy?
Question #3:
I am hoping to try diving in a shell drysuit next week... how does the weight compare with the neoprene drysuit? (I anticipate I will have to add an extra layer of fleece to keep warm - water temp 45 F).
Thanks in advance for any advice...