mccabejc
Contributor
New guy, working on my buoyancy skills. Did an ocean dive today, 7mm wetsuit, AL80 tank, hood, booties, gloves, etc. I'm using 23 pounds total (20 integrated BCD, 3 on ankles).
I can descend, but only if, after deflating the BCD, I COMPLETELY exhale as much as I can from my lungs and hold it until I get down 5 or 10 feet. And if I then make a big inhale I tend to stop descending or even starting going up. If I do a shallow inhale I'm fine, but it just doesn't seem right to have to hold an exhale that long. And I'm pretty certain I'm not moving my fins at all.
Does that sound right, or should I add a couple more pounds?
I can descend, but only if, after deflating the BCD, I COMPLETELY exhale as much as I can from my lungs and hold it until I get down 5 or 10 feet. And if I then make a big inhale I tend to stop descending or even starting going up. If I do a shallow inhale I'm fine, but it just doesn't seem right to have to hold an exhale that long. And I'm pretty certain I'm not moving my fins at all.
Does that sound right, or should I add a couple more pounds?