So I've seen it said that when diving sides the diver should be weighted so that they're neutral without cylinders attached. I think this comes from cave diving so that if a restriction is encountered that requires one of both cylinders removed the diver's buoyancy stays manageable.
Does anybody know of any other reasons?
Reason I ask is that in the UK I'm normally in a drysuit with fluffy underwear (for warmth you understand). It would take a huge amount of lead to get me neutral and leave me with a comfortable amount of air in my suit. Hence I use steel cylinders that are always negative to take some lead off.
Anybody see a problem with this for open water? What do others do?
Does anybody know of any other reasons?
Reason I ask is that in the UK I'm normally in a drysuit with fluffy underwear (for warmth you understand). It would take a huge amount of lead to get me neutral and leave me with a comfortable amount of air in my suit. Hence I use steel cylinders that are always negative to take some lead off.
Anybody see a problem with this for open water? What do others do?