carbon
Contributor
This might be a silly question....
I dive with a 7 mil wetsuit, hood, booties, and gloves. During my O/W class, we got into the pool wearing only the above gear (no weights or tank). It was a comical, all of us were so buoyant we could barely maneuver, but it was a very effective demonstration of neoprene buoyancy.
In open water, I wear 30 pounds of weight on a weight belt. This much weight makes my back a bit sore. So, I've been thinking about a BCD with an integrated weight system.
Here's the silly question:
How do integrated weight divers keep from rocketing to the surface if they have to don or doff their BCD underwater? If all (or most) of the weight is with the weight integrated BCD, do you just hang on for dear life?
Thanks,
Carbon
I dive with a 7 mil wetsuit, hood, booties, and gloves. During my O/W class, we got into the pool wearing only the above gear (no weights or tank). It was a comical, all of us were so buoyant we could barely maneuver, but it was a very effective demonstration of neoprene buoyancy.
In open water, I wear 30 pounds of weight on a weight belt. This much weight makes my back a bit sore. So, I've been thinking about a BCD with an integrated weight system.
Here's the silly question:
How do integrated weight divers keep from rocketing to the surface if they have to don or doff their BCD underwater? If all (or most) of the weight is with the weight integrated BCD, do you just hang on for dear life?
Thanks,
Carbon