UserNameBella
Contributor
Hello all,
I am working on some of my skills in my local lake this summer in preparation for doing my dive master course this coming winter.
The one skill that has me stumped is the removal and replacement of the BC while underwater. Being that my BC has weight pouches as soon as I take it off I am buoyant in my 7mm wet suit and I am gone. Right now a 7mm is necessary as I live in Canada and my lake is a chilly 69 degrees. Ouch.
Obviously I did it in my ow course, but it was pretty sad. Two instructors had to hold me down and I flooded my mask laughing each time. I can do it if I take out a weight pouch and stuff it down my wetsuit, but I would eventually like to do my instructors course and I hardly think that is demonstration quality.
So, how do I remove and replace my BC underwater with weight pouches? Or do I just wear a weight belt that day. I know if i ever needed to really remove it for a real reason stuffing the weight pouch down my wetsuit kind of works, although I feel like I should practice that some more because it's a little difficult to pull off.
Any advice is appreciated. Links to videos are even more appreciated. I'd prefer not to switch to a weight belt. I can never weight them right and I think this is a pretty important skill. I'd like to be able to do it horizontal like I would if I was in the middle of a dive and discovered my air was off or I was caught in kelp, but one thing at a time , right?
Thanks
I am working on some of my skills in my local lake this summer in preparation for doing my dive master course this coming winter.
The one skill that has me stumped is the removal and replacement of the BC while underwater. Being that my BC has weight pouches as soon as I take it off I am buoyant in my 7mm wet suit and I am gone. Right now a 7mm is necessary as I live in Canada and my lake is a chilly 69 degrees. Ouch.
Obviously I did it in my ow course, but it was pretty sad. Two instructors had to hold me down and I flooded my mask laughing each time. I can do it if I take out a weight pouch and stuff it down my wetsuit, but I would eventually like to do my instructors course and I hardly think that is demonstration quality.
So, how do I remove and replace my BC underwater with weight pouches? Or do I just wear a weight belt that day. I know if i ever needed to really remove it for a real reason stuffing the weight pouch down my wetsuit kind of works, although I feel like I should practice that some more because it's a little difficult to pull off.
Any advice is appreciated. Links to videos are even more appreciated. I'd prefer not to switch to a weight belt. I can never weight them right and I think this is a pretty important skill. I'd like to be able to do it horizontal like I would if I was in the middle of a dive and discovered my air was off or I was caught in kelp, but one thing at a time , right?
Thanks