ajduplessis
Contributor
Diving with a drysuit is easy, BUT a couple of things need to be in place. First the suit needs to fit well, a too large suit will feel uncomfortable and make it difficult to manage the bubble.
You have to have your buoyancy sorted out, a fast ascent rate will cause big problems as the suits generally vents the air a lot slower than you would expect. You should use your BC as buoyancy device and only need enough air to reduce squeeze. I would also suggest keeping the auto-dump fully open until you are 100% comfortable.
Lastly you have to be correctly weighted, carrying too much weight will require more air. Do a proper weight check and you will be fine (remember to keep the dump valve fully open). Stick to these and you should be fine. The best option is to take a course with your instructor or at least get someone skill full to mentor you. Diving with a drysuit is not as hard as everyone makes it out to be.
You have to have your buoyancy sorted out, a fast ascent rate will cause big problems as the suits generally vents the air a lot slower than you would expect. You should use your BC as buoyancy device and only need enough air to reduce squeeze. I would also suggest keeping the auto-dump fully open until you are 100% comfortable.
Lastly you have to be correctly weighted, carrying too much weight will require more air. Do a proper weight check and you will be fine (remember to keep the dump valve fully open). Stick to these and you should be fine. The best option is to take a course with your instructor or at least get someone skill full to mentor you. Diving with a drysuit is not as hard as everyone makes it out to be.
