Chiara,
I agree, a word of caution is never misplaced. An individual must be aware of his/her health status, either large or small. I know a Master Instructor who is a lot bigger than I am, but his health and body strength match his size. I also know divers smaller than I am whos health and strength are very bad. This call must be made individually between the diver and his/her doctor. And you are also correct in that you have the right to say no to a dive buddy if you feel his/her health standard is below your feeling of safety. In all fairness, you should not count that person by looks alone. Talk to them, look at their logs.
If I was a new student, and you felt that as a divemaster your "strength " was not suffent to help me in an emergency situation, I would be concerned as well.
Tell you what, Ill slim down and you bulk up ok?
(said as a joke, please smile?)
AWAP,
For the longest time I have been diving with an old Dacor vest that was WAY too small. ( the sides would flop out like wings when inflated) Last year I finally broke down and got me a backplate and wings. Love them! sooooooo comfortable.
As for air, at the advice of a friend (long time instuctor) I sat on the bottom of a pool and burned up a 100 tank. Just sat there. Doing nothing. I never thought I could be bored diving. But amazingly, since them my air consumption has been half what it was. I dont like the idea of a skin, I usually am pretty comfortable in 70 degree and up water. Below that, I dont dive.
Bob3,
Cool, I just saw they even have a size 6X! But guess what? Its waist size is only 48". In a normal clothing size, thats only a 2X or maybe 3X!!!!!!
Ive been thinking about liquidfit.com skins. Im not sure of the price though.
Me in a westsuit? ughhhhhhh
Mark
