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	>>.... he is going to need
> >>something like 40 lbs of negative buoyancy to get himself and his suit
> >>neutral at the surface....... he's carrying about 28 lbs of gas, which
> the
> >>wings are lifting at the start of the dive.....
> >>We're talking almost 70 lbs of required lift, just to get neutral at the
> >>bottom.
> 
> 
	>Wrong.
	>No wonder they can sell bondage wings.
	>Who taught you this crap?
	>Neutral is neutral. 
	>I met an experianced, tech-trained, tri-mix certified diver on a
boat 
	>last November who believed the same bullshit.

Er..maybe you've met another.
I've managed to convince myself that I lose up to about 24lbs during a dive
due to gas usage and start off adjusted accordingly. It seemed to work for
some reason.
One reason I'd preferred membrane drysuits was due to the belief that I'd
have to compensate for a lack of buoyancy at depth.
This could save me money, as I'm planning to buy a new suit.

Best regards, Ewan


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