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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C10AF8.5BCB45A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Simon, Using your drysuit as your B.C. doesn't work well. I'm aware that this = is what PADI teaches. I guess whoever wrote that into their training = didn't do much diving. The only time I put gas into my drysuit (and it's = usually argon) is when I first get into it to flush the air out, and = when I descend. I only put enough gas in to keep the pinch off, no more. = You don't want a large "bubble" of excess gas that runs to the feet, or = the neck, when you change attitude slightly in the water. This makes you = unstable. Use your wing. Perhaps PADI teaches the other way because with a jacket style B.C., you = have no attitude adjustment (yaw or roll) when wearing one of those = silly things...=20 Scott Gudmundsen Vernal, Utah Check out my Techdiving website at www.fotofixer.com ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C10AF8.5BCB45A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#fffff0> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D4> <P align=3Dleft>Simon,</P> <P align=3Dleft></P> <P align=3Dleft>Using your drysuit as your B.C. doesn't work well. I'm = aware that=20 this is what PADI teaches. I guess whoever wrote that into their = training didn't=20 do much diving. The only time I put gas into my drysuit (and it's = usually argon)=20 is when I first get into it to flush the air out, and when I descend. I = only put=20 enough gas in to keep the pinch off, no more. You don't want a large = "bubble" of=20 excess gas that runs to the feet, or the neck, when you change attitude = slightly=20 in the water. This makes you unstable. Use your wing.</P> <P align=3Dleft></P> <P>Perhaps PADI teaches the other way because with a jacket style B.C., = you have=20 no attitude adjustment (yaw or roll) when wearing one of those silly = things...=20 </P> <P> </P> <P><FONT size=3D2>Scott Gudmundsen</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D2>Vernal, Utah</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D2>Check out my Techdiving website at <A=20 href=3D"http://www.fotofixer.com">www.fotofixer.com</A></FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </P></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML > ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C10AF8.5BCB45A0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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