WKenny
Contributor
I just started diving with double steel 85 cubic foot steel tanks and I am having a problem with trim in that I constantly feel like I am about to tip forward. I have about 100 dives with a single tank and I have my buoyancy & trim worked out nicely with the single tank, but it's like starting again from scratch with the double tanks. I have a DUI 350 TSL dry suit, BP/wing, and Turtle fins.
I keep the air in the dry suit to a minimum to allieviate suit squeeze, and control buoyancy with the wing. I have a good arch in my back and relatively heavy Turtle fins. I also have the tank in the lowest fitting position on the back plate. I hate to rely on ankle weights but I'll be trying them on the next dive. Does anyone have any advice how I can avoid tipping forward and get better trim with the double tanks? Thank you
I keep the air in the dry suit to a minimum to allieviate suit squeeze, and control buoyancy with the wing. I have a good arch in my back and relatively heavy Turtle fins. I also have the tank in the lowest fitting position on the back plate. I hate to rely on ankle weights but I'll be trying them on the next dive. Does anyone have any advice how I can avoid tipping forward and get better trim with the double tanks? Thank you