Ben Prusinski
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Sorry to ask a dumb question. As a newbie diver and after few dives in cold water Monterey, my instructors mentioned that I need to
work on my air consumption. Yup, yours truly is an air hog! Problem is, PADI tells us to keep the reg in your mouth when entering surge to avoid drowning with mask on. How do you get past the surge and switch to snorkel and know when you are past the surge line?
I'd like to minimize wasting precious air breathing out of my reg as much as possible to improve my air for longer bottom times. This weekend diving Metridium which is a VERY LONG surface swim, I used 1000 PSI breathing my reg to get to the drop down site. Only had 20 minutes of bottom time before surfacing.
work on my air consumption. Yup, yours truly is an air hog! Problem is, PADI tells us to keep the reg in your mouth when entering surge to avoid drowning with mask on. How do you get past the surge and switch to snorkel and know when you are past the surge line?
I'd like to minimize wasting precious air breathing out of my reg as much as possible to improve my air for longer bottom times. This weekend diving Metridium which is a VERY LONG surface swim, I used 1000 PSI breathing my reg to get to the drop down site. Only had 20 minutes of bottom time before surfacing.