Huge air consumption even after +200 dives

[CT-Rich]

Hey @Tycksel - fellow dive master here. My sac is always higher when I'm working a class or even leading a dive for friends.

I just finished a trip to the Philippines where I was lucky enough to get paired with an ex underwater demolitions specialist. He was a big, fit guy who went through a lot of air. I don't know how many dives he has, but I guarantee you it was more than my 900. That guy was way more of a bad ass diver than I'll ever be. He was trim, quiet in the water, calm, unassuming, observant, etc. He dived a 100CF tank to our 80's and would sometimes be the one calling the dive even though the rest of us were diving with cameras.

Just keep diving!

I went on a drift dive with my kiddo and they asked me to baby sit a big buff navy guy 20 years younger than me. We got in the water and started hauling ass. My youngun tried to keep him in site while I tried to keep kiddo in view. Sure enough he OOA within a half an hour. I sent him up to guard the float while we finished the dive.

 

[Blackcrusader]

Hey @Tycksel - fellow dive master here. My sac is always higher when I'm working a class or even leading a dive for friends.

I just finished a trip to the Philippines where I was lucky enough to get paired with an ex underwater demolitions specialist. He was a big, fit guy who went through a lot of air. I don't know how many dives he has, but I guarantee you it was more than my 900. That guy was way more of a bad ass diver than I'll ever be. He was trim, quiet in the water, calm, unassuming, observant, etc. He dived a 100CF tank to our 80's and would sometimes be the one calling the dive even though the rest of us were diving with cameras.

Just keep diving!

Yup just keep diving. Broke my camera tray so not taking any photos or video.
Switched to nitrox 32% and just dawdled around. My first dive this morning.
Dropped my gas down to .6 bar/min from .73 the other day.

Choppy ride to the site but calm waters below. Second dive ave 18m depth Not doing afternoon dives but came back to my room to watch Kill Bill 1. A nice movie to watch after some dives lol

 

[Centrals]

@Tycksel
You are a big guy so air consumption is logically bigger than I. Mine is about three times less than you. You probably has to accept the fact.
When I was diving in Koh Tao in Thailand, the dm in one particular shop carried a redundancy tank on every deep dive with no exception. So perhaps an extra 6L tank would help.

 

[Centrals]

Yup just keep diving. Broke my camera tray so not taking any photos or video.
Switched to nitrox 32% and just dawdled around. My first dive this morning.
Dropped my gas down to .6 bar/min from .73 the other day.

Choppy ride to the site but calm waters below. Second dive ave 18m depth Not doing afternoon dives but came back to my room to watch Kill Bill 1. A nice movie to watch after some dives lol

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