Dry suits…
I sold a drysuit on ebay for Al - the guy who came to pick it up is a new diver and has, wisely, booked his drysuit specialty for tomorrow.
Thing is, he asked me how you drive a drysuit. I hestiated in telling him because I know that he will be shown to fly the suit rather than the BCD - and I think this is daft.
Not only will he have to unlearn his current way of diving, but if he makes a move to twins in a year or so, he will then have to unlearn again. I don’t see why people are taught to use the suit for buoyancy - I just don’t buy the crap that it’s better for beginners to only have to control one source - it would be better to teach them right from day 1 - and make damn sure that they are weighted correctly too so they don’t have excess air floating around in the suit or wing.
Mutter mutter, grumble grumble - I’m only grouchy because I was taught this way and it gave me several months of grief until I learned not to fly the suit anymore. Don;t see why others have to suffer the same pain.
