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Okay but surely it has to be uncomfortable for this effect to happen?
Wicked! Thanks a lot, mate.
Wax it? What do you mean? Yes, I got the SLT one :O So much hating on latex but is that just everyone that has hated on latex so far has been male? Ha!
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How do you dive in a dry suit? I just know lift left arm to descend (Keep the valve half open).. if all the air goes to your feet (Thank God for Hollis batfins!) then rectify this...
Cheers
Adam
Most of that thread is a good read. And it's got one of the better discussions I've seen about the air-in-suit vs air-in-wing/BCD issue.You might learn something from this post as well; http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/advanced-scuba-discussions/260824-padi-dry-suit-class.html
I've seen that claim over and over at this board. Weird thing is, I've never heard anyone complaining about such a problem around here, where practically everyone dives dry. Yes, some of the folks I meet use gaiters, but that's usually if they've got thin lower legs so they get a lot of "dead" volume around their lower legs and ankles. Like my son, who's got skinny legs and found that gaiters help with floaty feet. If you (like me...) have legs that require loose fit type of jeans, I'd say that the air-in-legs issue is way overblown and gaiters are not worth the money.Air going to your feet. This is a common occurrence for new DS divers. A great Band-Aid are Halcyon gaiters. Gaiter Wraps | Halcyon After about 30-80 dives you might decide that these are no longer needed. But until then they are great. If you get a large air pocket in your feet you risk an uncontrolled ascent feet first. This will be putting you at risk for lung expansion injuries.
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I've seen that claim over and over at this board. Weird thing is, I've never heard anyone complaining about such a problem around here, where practically everyone dives dry...
And (also around here) a feet-first ascent or two is more or less expected during the first dives
This is, IMO, an important point. One of the tricks of diving a DS comfortably is to anticipate and predict changes in buoyancy and trim. Nip any changes in the bud; if you're getting a little light, vent. If your feet start to get a bit too floaty, adjust trim to move the air a bit North. Particularly with thick winter undergarments, the air takes moves rather slowly underneath your suit.No dry suits and no worries about where their air goes.