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I started diving BP/W this summer. I have a half a dozen dives in it now and took a Peak Performance Buoyancy class in it yesterday. After these dives I have the straps adjusted pretty well and the tank does not roll back and forth any more. It is also the most comfortable BC set-up I have ever been in.
We were in the lake yesterday and stayed above the thermocline. It was 82 degree water temp, so I had on the shrorty part of my 2 piece 3 mm suit. This little wetsuit makes me quite negative with the hammerhead steel backplate. I am pretty much neutral in the full 3 mm suit, and positive in a one piece full body 7 mm suit.
With 1/2 of the 3 mm suit on I had to put air in my wing to be neutral for the bouyancy test. Of course as I drained my tank I got to let most of the air out of my BC as the tank became positive.
Is this a problem, other than the issue of not having weight to dump? Am I going to want to use an aluminum plate for when I use less exposure protection, or can the steel plate serve all my needs?
I hope this isn't all too confusing.
Thanks,
We were in the lake yesterday and stayed above the thermocline. It was 82 degree water temp, so I had on the shrorty part of my 2 piece 3 mm suit. This little wetsuit makes me quite negative with the hammerhead steel backplate. I am pretty much neutral in the full 3 mm suit, and positive in a one piece full body 7 mm suit.
With 1/2 of the 3 mm suit on I had to put air in my wing to be neutral for the bouyancy test. Of course as I drained my tank I got to let most of the air out of my BC as the tank became positive.
Is this a problem, other than the issue of not having weight to dump? Am I going to want to use an aluminum plate for when I use less exposure protection, or can the steel plate serve all my needs?
I hope this isn't all too confusing.
Thanks,