Hello all.
We did our open water certifications this past weekend in Lake Lanier, Georgia (yeah I know, it was supposed to be the Keys but thanks to countless hurricanes that never happened). Water was 73 degrees and visibilty was about 5 ft before we got in and mucked the place up. Then it was about 1 ft.
I was/am using 6 lbs for fresh water. I wear 3 mil full wetsuit(Hyperstretch) and the tank was an AL 80. Knighthawk back inflated BC. I noticed at around 1600-1700 psi I felt a little more buoyant and had to work a little to stay where I wanted(as far as I could tell most, if not all air was out of my BC).
Should I add some weight? I'm thinking 2lbs.(this is for freshwater) I'm just concerned that once we get into salt water(Coz in Oct) with a more buoyant tank at the end of the dive I may have a very hard time maintaining a safety stop.
Am I just being paranoid?
We did our open water certifications this past weekend in Lake Lanier, Georgia (yeah I know, it was supposed to be the Keys but thanks to countless hurricanes that never happened). Water was 73 degrees and visibilty was about 5 ft before we got in and mucked the place up. Then it was about 1 ft.
I was/am using 6 lbs for fresh water. I wear 3 mil full wetsuit(Hyperstretch) and the tank was an AL 80. Knighthawk back inflated BC. I noticed at around 1600-1700 psi I felt a little more buoyant and had to work a little to stay where I wanted(as far as I could tell most, if not all air was out of my BC).
Should I add some weight? I'm thinking 2lbs.(this is for freshwater) I'm just concerned that once we get into salt water(Coz in Oct) with a more buoyant tank at the end of the dive I may have a very hard time maintaining a safety stop.
Am I just being paranoid?