Youngandfree
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So I got my open cert last summer using borrowed gear. I bought some used gear last fall, and went to the pool once to check it out. Since then, I'm down about 35 pounds. So I just got my BC and regs back from overhaul in prep for a trip end of the month to do advance open water in Florida. So I hit the pool today to work in my weight calculations with my lower body weight. I started with 10pounds added. 2 in each tank band pocket, and 3 in each removable pouch. BC is an older aqualung Pro LT with the huge weight pockets. Website says it should have 4lbs of lift, and is at the verge of being too big, but that's a different discussion. So with 10lbs on board, and I'm wearing a shorty wetsuit, and scubapro cargo dive shorts over them, I felt like I was struggling with my trim. I didn't sweet it too much since I just wanted to reacclimate and review my underwater skills. Main goal was to do a buoyancy test with 500 psi left in my aluminium 80 tank. 10 lbs was too much, so I removed a weight pocket. Still sank. Removed other pocket, down to 4lbs in trim pockets and still went to the bottom. Removed 2 lbs, and got to float with water line between eyes and forehead. No air in BC, and full lungs. I felt good that should be where it needs to be. So I'll get my tank filled and hit the pool again in a few days.
Am I on track to think I should start with the 2 pounds added, and a full tank, and see how my trim feels? I'm still a greenhorn newbie, with 6 dives last summer in one week. I know I'll have to add a bit more to account for salt water also. I just want to know if my thought process is wrong or not on calculating a starting weight.
Am I on track to think I should start with the 2 pounds added, and a full tank, and see how my trim feels? I'm still a greenhorn newbie, with 6 dives last summer in one week. I know I'll have to add a bit more to account for salt water also. I just want to know if my thought process is wrong or not on calculating a starting weight.