I am in the process of preparing for my 1st NJ wreck dive after only doing caribbean diving. I will be required to carry a pony (or other redundant air supply) by the boat. I was able to borrow a 19cf pony. I tried it in the pool, and found it tended to roll me over to the side it was on, throwing me completely out of balance, and made me very uncomfortable. Diving like that would, in my view, be unsafe and increase air consumption fighting to keep my balance.
If I like the NJ diving, I'll purchase my own redundant equipment, but for starters I'd like to stick with the borrowed pony for simplicity.
How can I better balance myself for this dive? Can I place more of my weight on the side opposite the pony to balance it? I've never slung a tank, and don't want to try too much new stuff and "task saturate" myself, so a balanced pony rigged to my tank would be my 1st choice. How do you do that?
Help!
Thanks.
If I like the NJ diving, I'll purchase my own redundant equipment, but for starters I'd like to stick with the borrowed pony for simplicity.
How can I better balance myself for this dive? Can I place more of my weight on the side opposite the pony to balance it? I've never slung a tank, and don't want to try too much new stuff and "task saturate" myself, so a balanced pony rigged to my tank would be my 1st choice. How do you do that?
Help!
Thanks.