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I tend to dive with my hands out in front, tend to teach that way as well... helps maintain a horizontal pose when hanging...I bet you're a sculler. Fold your hands, establish neutral buoyancy, slow DOWN, and watch your air hogginess disappear.
Should liveaboards carry a few "larger" tanks for those people who have high air consumption's?
(I know that is a bandaid and does not solve the core issue)
(My "insta-buddy" was diving air and I was diving NITROX. We were limited by their NDL more than we were by my air after the 1st couple days.)
I just got back from a week on a live aboard. I had not dived in about a year and a half. After the first dive, the crew asked me if I wanted to switch to a 100cf tank. I politely declined. .
Everybody else was buddied up, and we were the only two who were not, so we became buddies for the trip. It all worked out.Could you not have buddy'd up with another nitrox diver in this case? I've been on many LOBs and from what I discovered, the majorly of folks dive nitrox anyways. Personally I would never dive air on a livaboard that offers nitrox but that's just me. 5 dives a day on air is just so limiting with each subsequent dive.
Yup, they were 100cf AL tanks. I didn't want to switch because I was very confident that after a couple dives that I would have the same (or better) air consumption as everybody else, so I just needed those first few dives to get comfortable underwater again.Why? Was it an AL100? I have heard those are a real PITA, but I've never tried one. If it was steel, well, I would ALWAYS take a steel 100 over an AL80. I have gotten out of the water with PLENTY of gas before, but I have never gotten out with TOO much.
Why? Was it an AL100? I have heard those are a real PITA, but I've never tried one. If it was steel, well, I would ALWAYS take a steel 100 over an AL80. I have gotten out of the water with PLENTY of gas before, but I have never gotten out with TOO much.
How is this a problem? Are you not weighted correctly? Yes, they become about 5 pounds lighter when empty, due to the air that was used up. ALL tanks have the same problem.I do have to say that standard AL80s are a true and real PITA when empty as they are so darn buoyant.