the aussie drysuit n00b continues......

[chickdiver]

oh, and i forgot to add that on sunday i HAD to go to the toilet and i HAD to go NOW if not 5mins ago!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i dont wear depends just keep thinking of the last ultrasound i had and how i can handle it a few mins longer and i did make it..... just :shakehead




im only putting a small amount of air in my suit and using my bc for bouyancy but yesterday was being told that this was incorrect and i should use the suit for bouyancy.

i dont care what the book says - i feel safer using my wing

anyone else getting this difference of opinion from other divers???

Your instincts are right- use enough gas in the suit to prevent squeeze, and use the wing for bouyancy.

Depends aren't so bad, after a while you get over the "ick" factor :11:

Try wool socks under the booties- I find them not only warm, but far more comfortable than most "undergarment" socks.

Heather

 

[Tigerman]

Your instincts are right- use enough gas in the suit to prevent squeeze, and use the wing for bouyancy.

Depends aren't so bad, after a while you get over the "ick" factor :11:

Try wool socks under the booties- I find them not only warm, but far more comfortable than most "undergarment" socks.

Heather

As far as undergarments goes, I dont only use wool socks, I use all wool underwear (well, apart from my boxer shorts that is) and I cant see why I would wanna bother buying other undergarment.. Wool pwns in so many ways.

 

[hollywood703]

I have read and told that the drysuit should be used, however, it doesnt specifically say why over the bc....I found that I was using both at first, and now i use my bc mostly as it is easier to vent the bc than the drysuit. It would be better if the inflation valve and the deflation valve were both on the chest area......so i dont have to reach accross my body to let out air on the way up. Now i just put the valve on full vent with about a 1/2 turn back and just adjust for squeeze.....and use my BC for bouyancy. This way on ascent I only have to really worry about my BC, as the extra air, with the valve set to this, should vent out without me having to watch it as much, allowing me to keep my hand on my bc deflator. I dont really care what the book says.....this is what makes me feel the most comfortable. I never really thought about depends.....lol....I do go to the bathroom right before i dive, so i cant imagine my downtime would be long enough for me to have to go again....I could always have a pee valve installed.....a lot easier for a guy....I wonder if it got really bad if I could use a true catheter bag/hose run down my leg...lol?

a thought however.....maybe if you used the suit for bouyancy, there would be less pressure on the abdominal area....which might help with the urge to pee...

 

[Tigerman]

I have read and told that the drysuit should be used, however, it doesnt specifically say why over the bc....I found that I was using both at first, and now i use my bc mostly as it is easier to vent the bc than the drysuit. It would be better if the inflation valve and the deflation valve were both on the chest area......so i dont have to reach accross my body to let out air on the way up. Now i just put the valve on full vent with about a 1/2 turn back and just adjust for squeeze.....and use my BC for bouyancy. This way on ascent I only have to really worry about my BC, as the extra air, with the valve set to this, should vent out without me having to watch it as much, allowing me to keep my hand on my bc deflator. I dont really care what the book says.....this is what makes me feel the most comfortable. I never really thought about depends.....lol....I do go to the bathroom right before i dive, so i cant imagine my downtime would be long enough for me to have to go again....I could always have a pee valve installed.....a lot easier for a guy....I wonder if it got really bad if I could use a true catheter bag/hose run down my leg...lol?

a thought however.....maybe if you used the suit for bouyancy, there would be less pressure on the abdominal area....which might help with the urge to pee...

Setting the valve to minimum bouyancy and turning it about 1/2-1 rotation back is what I tend to do as well. That way I can fill in some air to help finetuning the bouyancy with the suit at the same time as I dont have to worry about the suit too much when going back up... Keeping that arm high and letting out the air from the BC and its all good

 

[PerroneFord]

Nice to see I'm not the only one stuggling with the new drysuit. I did a couple of cavern dives yesterday, and one cave dive. It's no so bad when hovering, but swimming with the various ups and down kept me pretty busy.

When I had to go very head down to descend into the cave, I felt like I was about to fall out of the water. The little air in the suit rushed to my feet, and I felt totally out of control. Breathing increased, and I was all out of kilter. *sigh*

Looks like I need to spend some more time in the pool an OW getting used to being in awkard rotations and such. However, I did the last dive of the day wet. And WOW, the shock of entering the water was really something.

Reinforced how much I want to get this diving dry thing down. I NEVER want to go back to wet diving if I can help it.

 

[grazie42]

PADI has you using the DS for bouyancy. The reason is to reduce taskloading (only having one aircell to control).

I use my drysuit to keep me warm and my wing for bouyancy.

Try both and do what you feel works best, you´re the one who has to dive it. Another factor is that if you ever wind up in doubles you´ll most likely have to use both anyway so might as well start out that way...

 

[turtle_guy]

I second the use what feels best idea. Though when i did my first drysuit dives it was in open water with a trusted instructor no one told me not to use my bc so thats how i learned. oh and the drysuit is fast to learn so just hold in there oh and i use a zeagle tech too whaat do you think of it almitywife?

 

[almitywife]

i LOVE my zeagle tech! ive had it for about 6yrs now and only replacing it with a bpw (also a zeagle) only becuase when im in a wetsuit its too big on me now but with the drysuit im taking advantage of using it for a while longer.

both hubby and almitychild have zeagles also... her's is bright hot pink

 

[scubadobadoo]

im only putting a small amount of air in my suit and using my bc for bouyancy but yesterday was being told that this was incorrect and i should use the suit for bouyancy.

i dont care what the book says - i feel safer using my wing

anyone else getting this difference of opinion from other divers???

I find that the small amount of air that I need to avoid squeeze and fluff my undies usually is enough to get me neutrally buoyant at moderate depths. When I go a bit deeper, then I use the wing.

The whole bathroom thing stinks...hopefully not literally, lol. I have returned from many a dry dive with yellow eyes.

Give it about 20 dives in the dry suit and you will feel like a pro again!.....until you accidentally flood it after becoming confident, lol. Good times!

 

[almitywife]

...... and fluff my undies ........

women dont do that sort of thing!!!!!!