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This may be a bit of a silly question, but I have been getting some different answers and was curious what other think about this question.
After doing some experimenting, I have determined that my exposure suit makes me 34lbs positively buoyant.
My doubles kit is 35lbs negative when full. the tanks are LP120's which hold 20lbs of air.
So that means i am negatively buoyant at the start of my dive but am 19lbs positive at the end.
As it sits, the kit had very good trim and I have no problems in that department. I am mostly concerned about the weighting.
I have been told various things about the weight required to compensate for the variable weight of the air. How much weight would you add to compensate for the backgas? and where?
After doing some experimenting, I have determined that my exposure suit makes me 34lbs positively buoyant.
My doubles kit is 35lbs negative when full. the tanks are LP120's which hold 20lbs of air.
So that means i am negatively buoyant at the start of my dive but am 19lbs positive at the end.
As it sits, the kit had very good trim and I have no problems in that department. I am mostly concerned about the weighting.
I have been told various things about the weight required to compensate for the variable weight of the air. How much weight would you add to compensate for the backgas? and where?