Mike Boswell
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Don't wear shiny stuff where there are barracuda.
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I believe his point was that in a pinch you at least can compensate for being over-weighted ... there's not much you can do if you are underweighted, however. Where that tends to bite divers in the ass is at the end of the dive when they've depleted their tank to the point that even with no air in their BC they are positively buoyant.Originally Posted by ptyx
>>In doubt, take a couple extra pounds. Underweight is no fun.<<
Could you please elaborate on that. I am under the impression that carrying too much lead will force you to use more air in your BC or suit and then you have to fight the compression/expansion of this extra volume in shallower depths. Actual experience: I found a 9 lbs weight pocket the other day on the bottom at 25', hooked it to my vest, and that (actually the air I had to blow in the BC to compensate) made buoyancy control worse. Meaning that I could hold less of a depth 'window' with breathing.
That's awesome, can't wait to try that.here is a trick.
The cheap SMB's can be inflated by inserting the oral valve into the "bell" of a dive alert.
Originally Posted by ptyx
>>In doubt, take a couple extra pounds. Underweight is no fun.<<
Could you please elaborate on that. I am under the impression that carrying too much lead will force you to use more air in your BC or suit and then you have to fight the compression/expansion of this extra volume in shallower depths. Actual experience: I found a 9 lbs weight pocket the other day on the bottom at 25', hooked it to my vest, and that (actually the air I had to blow in the BC to compensate) made buoyancy control worse. Meaning that I could hold less of a depth 'window' with breathing.
I wonder if anybody knows a trick for loosening the knob on the yoke valve! Man, sometimes those puppies are TIGHT.
Don't wear shiny stuff where there are barracuda.
I wonder if anybody knows a trick for loosening the knob on the yoke valve! Man, sometimes those puppies are TIGHT.
Care to elaborate on said fish behavior and what to look for specifically? I'm very new so most of this stuff I probably won't register until later, but looking at this kind of info really helps make things register sooner than they would otherwise.You can judge a current--either an isolated one or a generalized one--by observing fish behaviour. By doing this, you can anticipate and prepare for small eddies, localized downcurrents, or shifting currents, and you can make a rough assessment the rate of the current as well.