Tips and tricks of buoyancy control with blackout/absent mask.

[elan]

I used the hood and dry gloves. Like you have mentioned it's a bit tricky to get the bubbles with the gloves and the hood. But I managed to do it 3 times, I will be trying more until I get it

 

[Tomikp]

Yes it is. The dry gloves are not so sensible. Well. The reason why i don't like it so much and why I still prefer another method is that one hand is allways engaged, therefore it is better to use a spare mask which is more comfortable namely when you need both hands for the rest of a dive. But I can agree the bubble method may be usable for the event of uncontrolled mask lost when nothing else is available. But without a proper training very hardly. The cold water is realy big enemy for mask-loosing-divers .

 

[cowdog77]

Hmmmm.....gotta try the air bubble trick.

 

[Gombessa]

I can read my bottom timer with my mask off. It's super fuzzy, but the numbers on my display are quite large and I can tell if it goes from 35ft to 34 or 36. As long as you're practicing no-mask stuff, it's worth trying to see if you can still see your depth reading.

And yeah, bubble mask is really cool, but I can only trap a bubble for a second at a time or so, and there's no way I can pull it off in a useful fashion

 

[DevonDiver]

Here is a nice video (DIR skills) of no mask, buddy assisted, ascent...

NO MASK ASCENT

 

[elan]

Here is a nice video (DIR skills) of no mask, buddy assisted, ascent...

NO MASK ASCENT

That's the one from UTD Intro to Tech ?

 

[DevonDiver]

That's the one from UTD Intro to Tech ?

Yeah...the 5thDX (?) video. There are a few of them posted onto youtube.

 

[elan]

Yeah...the 5thDX (?) video. There are a few of them posted onto youtube.

Yeap, that's the one, great disk, must to have.