Removing BC for long surface swim

[Prostar]

I do it quite often. No problem.

 

[fisherdvm]

I guess if I were in the middle of the atlantic swimming from the Bahamas to Florida, I would probably remove my tank, get rid of my regs, and simply keep the BC on, and dump the weights. My guess is that I would be more streamlined for swimming. The BC is back inflate, and likely will not drag me as much without the 35 lb tank on top of it.

 

[spectrum]

If I know I’m going to have to do a long surface swim I like to inflate my BC, remove it, and use it like a “kick board”

My wife likes to do that. When she does it it's in nice conditions, usually a freshwater pond. The weight on her person is no more than what she would wear for a skin-dive so she is not dependent on her BC for flotation.

Pete

 

[Tom Winters]

Taking off the bc and pumping it full for a long surface is ok. If you're ---> properly weighted, keeping the weight belt on is ok too.