Is horizontal position really better?

[Centrals]

Very important when dropping fins first down a hatch, if you don't get through you can get back out.

Leant that in Tec wreck course.
Surely not in horizontal position.

 

[Chavodel8en]

“Militancy” aside, why would you not use the kidney dump? I can’t think of a time I’ve ever felt the need to use the corrugated hose except on the surface.

If I recall correctly, there was someone in that thread who preferred to use the elephant trunk. I dont recall why. I know folks were questioning him, but if it just involves a two second tilt and dump, who cares?

As for me, If im horizontal, I use the kidney dump. If Im a bit tilted or upright, I'll use the hose.

I generally ascend/safety stop vertically, so at least once in most dives I'm using the hose to dump.

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But I would guess that this is the type of emphasis on horizontal trim, that some folks mis-read as "Scubaboard says I have to be horizontal 100% of the time"

 

[Celt]

Leant that in Tec wreck course.
Surely not in horizontal posposition

definitely not horizontal, vertical fins first dump from the power inflator, if the entrance is to tight a little pump and your out.

 

[tursiops]

All this concern and angst about what somebody might have said on ScubaBoard....or even two or three people...

 

[scubadada]

I recently returned from a week on the Belize Aggressor III. I am 68 and have been diving consistently from 1997. I received an unusual complement from a 71 year old, experienced diver. He said, you look extremely experienced in your diving skill, I hope to attain that level of control. Probably one of the nicest complements I have ever received.

 

[Ukmc]

I recently returned from a week on the Belize Aggressor III. I am 68 and have been diving consistently from 1997. I received an unusual complement from a 71 year old, experienced diver. He said, you look extremely experienced in your diving skill, I hope to attain that level of control. Probably one of the nicest complements I have ever received.

Were you in a horizontal position?

 

[scubadada]

Were you in a horizontal position?

I usually am

 

[johndiver999]

I don't like to brag too much, but I generally spend about 8 hours horizontal each day that I am diving.



Of course I spend about the same amount of time in the horizontal plane on days that I am not diving - sleeping vertically is so uncomfortable.

 

[Adobo]

The reason I asked this question is because I have read it over and over in SB. To the point where I was feeling guilty being in an upright position. Once again, I am not talking about swimming here. But about enjoying diving, contemplating, doing things the easy way. I can launch my DSMB in a horizontal position, do my safety stop or clear my mask the same way but what do I get except showing off that I can do it? I’d rather have fun and do things in the position that is the most comfortable and natural for me unless there is a REAL danger doing it this way.

In my experience, the things I read in scubaboard resemble very little of what I experience in real life when I go diving.

In truth, you could do everything that you read about in scubaboard as the "best practice". Nobody on the dive boat while you are on vacation will give a ****. No one will care if your trim was perfect or if you were horizontal the whole time. No one cares. The only thing people will care about is you kicking the reef around. Or if you **** up their dive because you did something stupid.

Dive vertical, dive horizontal, whatever. You do you, boo boo and don't let a bunch of strangers in scubaboard occupy real estate in your head. Unless they are paying rent.

On the other hand, you regular dive buddies might care how you do your dive. In which case, you should get on the same page in terms of what you expect from each other.

 

[Wibble]

I prefer to dump the gas with the power inflator.

And lose the gas out of your drysuit at the same time?