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The first part is right about the pool, but leave the auto deflate on.
Use the wings and just take the pinch off of the suit. The answer is
that you only feel the difference of the weight of the gas, and you will
not need that much inflation to take care of it. Do the calculation for
salt water ( figure 3%).

Erik Schmidt wrote:
> 
> I have recently purchased a drysuit and am learning how to
> dive it.  My understanding is that I should have the auto
> deflate almost all the way open, get in the water in all of
> my gear with an empty set of doubles, and see how much
> weight (if any) it takes to start descent.  This would show
> me the amount of weight that I need to carry.  First of all,
> is this correct?
> 
> My main question is this:  If weighted as described above,
> how would I compensate for the extra weight when beginning a
> dive with a full set of doubles?  I would not want to close
> the auto deflate at all because that would just create a
> large bubble in the drysuit and be uncomfortable to dive
> in.  I also would not want to use my wings because I know
> that they are not supposed to be used with a drysuit.  So,
> how do I compensate for the weight of full tanks without
> adjusting my auto deflate and without using my wings?  Maybe
> I'm all wrong... Help me out!
> 
> I'm sure this is a very basic question, especially for those
> of you who have been diving dry for a long time, but I am a
> very experienced diver - just not an experienced drysuit
> diver!
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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