wetrat
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Tim
That is the wisest course of action for just about all the issues you have brought up. Glad you came to that decision.
Yep. Just get divin' and you'll figure it out!
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Tim
That is the wisest course of action for just about all the issues you have brought up. Glad you came to that decision.
Yep. Just get divin' and you'll figure it out!
True. Weight is one of those things that I'm still messing around with after more than a few dives, and the only way to get a handle on it is to dive as much as you can.
Oh, one other thing that I was not taught, and didn't think of, but when somebody brought it up it made perfect sense: as you dive, learn, and experiment with weight, LOG IT! write it down, keep track of it; not only how much weight was on your belt, but what suit you wore, and what cylinder you used. I put all that info on every dive in my log book now, and I'm glad I do. It's come in real handy to estimate how much to start with. I still do a weight check at the beginning of a dive, but having a starting point based on past experience is priceless.