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Sutty · 15th December 2007, 22:14

One important think (IMHO) is to practise (in fairly harmless depths) correcting a buoyant ascent if inverted, ie getting the right way up FAST (preferably BEFORE your boots/fins pop off your feet) and dumping drysuit gas to halt your ascent. Being aware of gas migration within the suit is needed to avoid problems, especially if your suit is not a good fit and/or you are overweighted. One possibility is to use your wing rather than suit for buoyancy control, and just enough gas in the suit to avoid squeeze, then have your shoulder dump fully open once you start your ascent. Other people just use the suit for buoyancy control and have the wing empty until arriving on the surface. Both systems have their pros, cons, and advocates!

Neil

15th December 2007, 22:14	#3 (permalink)
Sutty Classic Kiss diver Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Glossop, Derbyshire, UK Posts: 800	Re: Diving Dry One important think (IMHO) is to practise (in fairly harmless depths) correcting a buoyant ascent if inverted, ie getting the right way up FAST (preferably BEFORE your boots/fins pop off your feet) and dumping drysuit gas to halt your ascent. Being aware of gas migration within the suit is needed to avoid problems, especially if your suit is not a good fit and/or you are overweighted. One possibility is to use your wing rather than suit for buoyancy control, and just enough gas in the suit to avoid squeeze, then have your shoulder dump fully open once you start your ascent. Other people just use the suit for buoyancy control and have the wing empty until arriving on the surface. Both systems have their pros, cons, and advocates! Neil __________________ Never forget that life is a finite resource.
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