scuba - freedive

[gaf]

Is it safe after a scubadive to go freediving after, (within the hour). Because i do alot of freediving/spearfishing, and i plan to go for a scubadive then after that go spearfishing/freediving to around depths of 5-10 metres.

Thanks. Dan

 

[String]

Its not a great idea no.

 

[spectrum]

Is it safe after a scubadive to go freediving after, (within the hour). Because i do alot of freediving/spearfishing, and i plan to go for a scubadive then after that go spearfishing/freediving to around depths of 5-10 metres.

Thanks. Dan

You will be re compressing the blood gases that are trying to escape. Done repetitively it can cause problems. Furthermore if you have repetitive diving in the cards your surface interval will be totally bogus and your calculations will be off.

 

[gaf]

o yup, what if i do the freedive first then a dive with scuba?

 

[String]

Less dangerous but still potential for micro bubbles/nuclei if its near the time.

I wouldn't do it.

 

[gaf]

ok thanks for the advice.

 

[Tortuga James]

Less dangerous but still potential for micro bubbles/nuclei if its near the time.

I wouldn't do it.

Not afterwards, I agree, if you have nitrogen absorption in your body you are trying to expel.

But before, why would that make a difference, there should not be any nitrogen build up from free diving, because you are not breathing any compressed air.

 

[deepblueme]

There have been cases of the freediving pacific pearl divers gettin DCS. Its rare but happens.
There are bubbles in the blood even as I sit at this desk typing.
Everytime you decend those bubbles get compressed and can more to a place where just like in diving they can get stuck.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

You can find an interesting article here - http://www.skin-diver.com/departments/ScubaMed/FreedivingCauseDCS.asp?theID=626

Al

 

[DandyDon]

Take a warm can of beer. Shake it a lot. Open it. You do not want to do that with the disolved nitrogen in your blood. Now enjoy your hot, flat beer.