gbray
Contributor
It finally happened. Friday I picked up my double 72's and got to dive them today. Wow what a difference.Getting to the water wasn't terribly difficult but putting my fins on was a challenge. Getting out of the water was interesting also. I don't know how you who dive double 120's do it. I have a new respect for you.
Once in the water everything was different. It took some getting used to. I was a little nervous at first because I didn't know what to expect. I dive a 5mil wet suit with a 3mil hooded vest.I started with no extra weight and just my tanks with an aluminum b/p. I ended up adding 4lbs of ditchable weight. I was very unstable at first wanting to roll side to side. buoyancy was a lot more sensitive. I found my breathing affected buoyancy more than with a single al80. while trimmed out I need to look up(tilt my head to see in front of me) and the back of my head was constantly hitting the isolation valve. I am happy to report I could actually reach my valves though.
It was a fun new learning experience today. I wanted to share it with all of you and ask if the things I described are normal. Do you have any advise for me and would you like to share your first doubles experience. BTW my second dive was a lot less stressful and enjoyable. http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/images/icons/icon_biggrin.gif
Once in the water everything was different. It took some getting used to. I was a little nervous at first because I didn't know what to expect. I dive a 5mil wet suit with a 3mil hooded vest.I started with no extra weight and just my tanks with an aluminum b/p. I ended up adding 4lbs of ditchable weight. I was very unstable at first wanting to roll side to side. buoyancy was a lot more sensitive. I found my breathing affected buoyancy more than with a single al80. while trimmed out I need to look up(tilt my head to see in front of me) and the back of my head was constantly hitting the isolation valve. I am happy to report I could actually reach my valves though.
It was a fun new learning experience today. I wanted to share it with all of you and ask if the things I described are normal. Do you have any advise for me and would you like to share your first doubles experience. BTW my second dive was a lot less stressful and enjoyable. http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/images/icons/icon_biggrin.gif