TuckerIdaho
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It's subtle and really depends upon the diver, the drysuit, their equipment and the environment.
Watch the GUE drysuit vs bcd video. It'll explain fully why this practice is not a great idea.
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It's subtle and really depends upon the diver, the drysuit, their equipment and the environment.
At least as of my drysuit class last year with PADI, it still is.A couple of the "big" schools were teaching this way until recently. SSI just switched last year.
Watch the GUE drysuit vs bcd video. It'll explain fully why this practice is not a great idea.
It's not a binary choice of only using BCD or only using the drysuit.Watch the GUE drysuit vs bcd video. It'll explain fully why this practice is not a great idea.
Similarly when you're handing off some of your kit, e.g. a stage that's dropped off or a heavy reel and self-inflating SMBPerhaps also worth pointing out there is a decreasing difference in the two approaches throughout the dive as air is consumed. By design, at reserve pressure there shouldn't be any air in the wing, regardless of depth.