1_T_Submariner
Contributor
Over the last year I have went on dive trips that involve diving with others instead of just with people that I share common background and training.
I have noticed that there seem to be a lot of Moderately experienced divers that are underwieghted and have a very difficult time doing a safety stop. Through a few conversations with them about weights and weighting it seems there is a push to carry as little weight as possible.
So how close do you like to be to neutral with an empty tank (for the sake of disscussion 500 PSI is empty)?
The proper way to do a bounancy check has been beat to death so that's not really what I'm looking for.
I'm really curious if anyone else is noticing this and I actually feel it is more dangerous to be underweighted than it is to be slightly overweighted. I'm talking more like 1-2lbs over instead of 1-2lbs under. I just feel as I have more control If I don't have to hold on to something or swim down to maintain a safety stop.
I have noticed that there seem to be a lot of Moderately experienced divers that are underwieghted and have a very difficult time doing a safety stop. Through a few conversations with them about weights and weighting it seems there is a push to carry as little weight as possible.
So how close do you like to be to neutral with an empty tank (for the sake of disscussion 500 PSI is empty)?
The proper way to do a bounancy check has been beat to death so that's not really what I'm looking for.
I'm really curious if anyone else is noticing this and I actually feel it is more dangerous to be underweighted than it is to be slightly overweighted. I'm talking more like 1-2lbs over instead of 1-2lbs under. I just feel as I have more control If I don't have to hold on to something or swim down to maintain a safety stop.