burna
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RIdiverMike
I can also sympathise with you struggling on the venting issue.
I have had my Evo 2 for about 18 months or so now and it is only in the last few dives that I feel I have finally cracked this venting thing. I was having so much trouble that I was very apprehensive of taking it on a boat dive and so have just been doing shore dives in it.
I will prob'ly get shouted down with my folllowing comment but it has definitely worked for me.
About a month ago, I decided that while shore diving I would use my dry suit for buoyancy. Up until this point I had been adding just enough air to off set squeese and any extra was added to my wing. The problem was that I wasn't getting much practice in venting the air out again. I have also been diving over weighted to force myself to make these changes which are more pronounced in the shallow water.
Since I started using the suit for buoyancy, I have been getting a lot more practice not only in venting but also in finding the optimum air to loft the under garments.
Yesterday I took the suit on my first boat dive (25 metres) and everything when...well...swimmingly!
I was very surprised how much air I needed to add on descent and I still should have added more. I was hesitant though because I was worried about getting it out again. As a result I have some awesome bruises on my shoulders! (I guess that means my trim was pretty good???) I also had no probs venting and maintaining stops and now FINALLY feel pretty confident in it.
I wouldn't recommend using the suit for buoyancy all the time but as a learning aid, for me, it definaitely fast tracked the process.
Oh, re; the crotch squeeze. When you first start your descent, stretch your arms and legs out just as you leave the surface. I find this helps position the suit a little better.
I can also sympathise with you struggling on the venting issue.
I have had my Evo 2 for about 18 months or so now and it is only in the last few dives that I feel I have finally cracked this venting thing. I was having so much trouble that I was very apprehensive of taking it on a boat dive and so have just been doing shore dives in it.
I will prob'ly get shouted down with my folllowing comment but it has definitely worked for me.
About a month ago, I decided that while shore diving I would use my dry suit for buoyancy. Up until this point I had been adding just enough air to off set squeese and any extra was added to my wing. The problem was that I wasn't getting much practice in venting the air out again. I have also been diving over weighted to force myself to make these changes which are more pronounced in the shallow water.
Since I started using the suit for buoyancy, I have been getting a lot more practice not only in venting but also in finding the optimum air to loft the under garments.
Yesterday I took the suit on my first boat dive (25 metres) and everything when...well...swimmingly!
I was very surprised how much air I needed to add on descent and I still should have added more. I was hesitant though because I was worried about getting it out again. As a result I have some awesome bruises on my shoulders! (I guess that means my trim was pretty good???) I also had no probs venting and maintaining stops and now FINALLY feel pretty confident in it. I wouldn't recommend using the suit for buoyancy all the time but as a learning aid, for me, it definaitely fast tracked the process.
Oh, re; the crotch squeeze. When you first start your descent, stretch your arms and legs out just as you leave the surface. I find this helps position the suit a little better.
