I'm throwing myself wide open here:11: This thread arose from one I posted in the equipment forum regarding my new drysuit.
Ok, background: 3 dive with drysuit (approx 250 dives total). Dry suit is 'hot'n'dry' www.hotndry.com.au shell type suit. I was wearing tracksuit pants & windcheater underneath (I KNOW I need to get proper undergarments but after forking out $1800 (dry suits are expensive in OZ) I can't afford it just yet) Total weight was 15lbs (normally only 9lbs with 7mm semi-dry) Super steel tank, BP/W. Max depth of video footage is about 2.5m (7-8ft)...my videophotographer is not a very good freediver
Normally when I dive, I have my legs straight as it feels much more comfortable to me, however this I believe is dragging me into a SLIGHTLY head-up position (maybe 10 - 15 degrees?) nothing excessive anyway. As a result of this posture it was thought that was possibly one of the reason I felt the squeeze in my drysuit around me legs (see other thread). So today, I really concentrated on bending my knees and getting my legs up so they were the highest point, thus hopefully distrubuting the air more evenly (or at least reducing the squeeze on my legs) Because I was so shallow it was hard to tell if it was effective or not.
I felt ok with my knees up and was like that for about 30min, so I think I'll be ok for longer dives. I felt as though I couldn't put my legs up any more (closer to 90degrees) than what is in the video as I started to feel out of control. I tried to hover as still as possible without kicking, but had to do this a little (there was a bit of a current)
So, what can I do to improve (please don't mention the gauge in the sand...I clipped that up as soon as I realised it wasn't clipped)
Ok, (please be gentle)... here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nz_0rn6Ufw
(I hope that works!)
Thanks,
Mel.b
Ok, background: 3 dive with drysuit (approx 250 dives total). Dry suit is 'hot'n'dry' www.hotndry.com.au shell type suit. I was wearing tracksuit pants & windcheater underneath (I KNOW I need to get proper undergarments but after forking out $1800 (dry suits are expensive in OZ) I can't afford it just yet) Total weight was 15lbs (normally only 9lbs with 7mm semi-dry) Super steel tank, BP/W. Max depth of video footage is about 2.5m (7-8ft)...my videophotographer is not a very good freediver
Normally when I dive, I have my legs straight as it feels much more comfortable to me, however this I believe is dragging me into a SLIGHTLY head-up position (maybe 10 - 15 degrees?) nothing excessive anyway. As a result of this posture it was thought that was possibly one of the reason I felt the squeeze in my drysuit around me legs (see other thread). So today, I really concentrated on bending my knees and getting my legs up so they were the highest point, thus hopefully distrubuting the air more evenly (or at least reducing the squeeze on my legs) Because I was so shallow it was hard to tell if it was effective or not.
I felt ok with my knees up and was like that for about 30min, so I think I'll be ok for longer dives. I felt as though I couldn't put my legs up any more (closer to 90degrees) than what is in the video as I started to feel out of control. I tried to hover as still as possible without kicking, but had to do this a little (there was a bit of a current)
So, what can I do to improve (please don't mention the gauge in the sand...I clipped that up as soon as I realised it wasn't clipped)
Ok, (please be gentle)... here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nz_0rn6Ufw
(I hope that works!)
Thanks,
Mel.b