Xaryo
Contributor
This weekend, I finally finded the exact amount of weight I need for my summer setup. Since it is only recently that I got my own cylinders, I am done with always having to think about "how much weight I will try today?"
I was diving with 2 freshly newly certified of the day and with my buddy which happen to be a DM. She was in front leading, the 2 newbes in the middle and me at the rear observing. We were going really slowly. The two having some difficulty with buoyancy control (we can understand).
Well to make a long story short, I had plenty of time working on my buoyancy control. On the previous dive, I had 10 lb of weight plus a full tank. Since I knew it would be a very relax dive (at least for me), I decided that I could try with 2lb less and the same tank (now half-full , I'm a positive person).
It was perfect. After she returned the two at the beach, she continued her dive with her regular buddy. I didn't follow them, 'cause I had only about 600PSI left. So I stayed behind in the shallows (10-15 ft) to finish my tank. I had plenty of time again working on my buoyancy control, spying on fish.
So now I know that with my 7mil wetsuit, a near empty tank (I exited at 350-400 I think) and 8lb of weight, I can stay at 10 ft without too much hassle.
It is the first time in my 65 dives history, that I have near perfect (IMO) buoyancy control.
By the way, I love my 100cf steel cylinders. Two dives out of one cylinder, including a little trip at 80ft deep.
I was diving with 2 freshly newly certified of the day and with my buddy which happen to be a DM. She was in front leading, the 2 newbes in the middle and me at the rear observing. We were going really slowly. The two having some difficulty with buoyancy control (we can understand).
Well to make a long story short, I had plenty of time working on my buoyancy control. On the previous dive, I had 10 lb of weight plus a full tank. Since I knew it would be a very relax dive (at least for me), I decided that I could try with 2lb less and the same tank (now half-full , I'm a positive person).
It was perfect. After she returned the two at the beach, she continued her dive with her regular buddy. I didn't follow them, 'cause I had only about 600PSI left. So I stayed behind in the shallows (10-15 ft) to finish my tank. I had plenty of time again working on my buoyancy control, spying on fish.
So now I know that with my 7mil wetsuit, a near empty tank (I exited at 350-400 I think) and 8lb of weight, I can stay at 10 ft without too much hassle.
It is the first time in my 65 dives history, that I have near perfect (IMO) buoyancy control.
By the way, I love my 100cf steel cylinders. Two dives out of one cylinder, including a little trip at 80ft deep.
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