Grey Goose
Contributor
If one is properly weighted for summer/pool diving in a dry suit, any suggestions on how much weight to add for cold water diving (just above zero) to compensate for more air in suit to stay warm. I realize buoyancy is same in warm and cold water. Reality is that to stay warm in really cold water, I like to add more air to my suit over that used in summer/pool diving. Put another way, how much extra weight does one need for a well-lofted drysuit vs. one run at a minimum loft (1, 2, 3 or more lbs). I assume factors are weight of air but also ability to evacuate air when ascending--that is, air expands when ascending and dump valve is only so good (recognizing that one should dump air before one starts to ascend).
Thanks in advance for sharing your expereince!
Thanks in advance for sharing your expereince!