Tried out my new Zeagle Escape for the first time last weekend.
Now, I bought online, and the guy from my LDS has been giving me a really hard time about buying it - says it's rubbish, turns you on your face - 'get yourself killed with one of those, son'.
Anyway, I put some weight in the trim pockets and basically no problem. I sort of found myself tending to go onto my back - it needed a little work to keep upright, but not much - all in all not a problem, and well worth it for what was a much more comfortable dive position under the water.
The problem I did have was that I seemed to have a lot of trouble getting down - and needed a lot of weight - something like 28lbs, which for a 170lb fairly slim guy seems pretty heavy (I was diving 18lb with a one piece 7mm and a rental jacket BC). This was also my first time in my two-piece 6.5mm, and what with it being more neoprene and new I suppose that's to be expected. But it was really tough sinking - in the end I had to pull myself down a few feet on a line before I started sinking on my own. Could the new wetsuit really account for an extra 10lbs of weight?
I've read about air trapping, so I was trying to lean my left shoulder up a bit - but could this be anything to do with me using the BC wrong? Apart from that I like it - it's very comfortable on.
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Now, I bought online, and the guy from my LDS has been giving me a really hard time about buying it - says it's rubbish, turns you on your face - 'get yourself killed with one of those, son'.
Anyway, I put some weight in the trim pockets and basically no problem. I sort of found myself tending to go onto my back - it needed a little work to keep upright, but not much - all in all not a problem, and well worth it for what was a much more comfortable dive position under the water.
The problem I did have was that I seemed to have a lot of trouble getting down - and needed a lot of weight - something like 28lbs, which for a 170lb fairly slim guy seems pretty heavy (I was diving 18lb with a one piece 7mm and a rental jacket BC). This was also my first time in my two-piece 6.5mm, and what with it being more neoprene and new I suppose that's to be expected. But it was really tough sinking - in the end I had to pull myself down a few feet on a line before I started sinking on my own. Could the new wetsuit really account for an extra 10lbs of weight?
I've read about air trapping, so I was trying to lean my left shoulder up a bit - but could this be anything to do with me using the BC wrong? Apart from that I like it - it's very comfortable on.