Correct Weighting In Scuba Diving | Master Series

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I hate you for making everything look so easy. I watch your videos with envy and remember how I didn't know how to do anything right in the previous dives and I don't think I will achieve anything in the next ones either.

Ok the incense stick and yoga music made me chuckle. Great video, this is how I was taught during my GUE fundamentals course, but this was beautifully concise.

Very good video, but it's avoidable to talk about other divers and instructors. Just present what you have to present

Happy to see a female diver in your (amazing) videos! ✊🏽🥰

Man this is some really useful and thorough educational content. its really impressive how this channel just produced top tier content right from the start. Keep it up!

I'm curious to know if you can test your weight in a pool before you start to dive in the ocean. I would imagine pool water and ocean water have different densities due to the salt in the ocean. Does this mean you can't check your weight in a pool before hand? or is the difference insignificant?

I wonder, how do you know what is 20%, 50 %, and 80% of your lung volume?

Superb video once again. 👍

I’ve sat and watched all the videos you have already and I’m desperate for more!
These are such high quality videos! Great content and blowing all over “how to” dive videos out of the water.

This is by far the best underwater skill learning chanel. Thanks guys !!!

I only have one question. Why switch to the octopus and purge with primary? Tks

Best by far diving channel, clear explanations and direct to point. Congratulations and keep the good work

My new favorite dive channel, extraordinary Good content from you guy's! Thank you for sharing this with us

One problem the most recreational divers like me have , is that you checking in at the dive center for some dives and nobody will ever do a proper weight check with you. They just say "aahh you need XY kg you will be fine with that"

finally catching up on videos after my break!

Have to spend plenty of time in the water and document for each gear setup

But how do you calculate how much displacement myself and my gear have? Your 10kg vs 12kg example is great, but how do you get those numbers?

Your weight check at the end of the dive at 50 bars makes sense and is what is generally recommended. But it seems to me that if one day you finish your dive at 30 bars (that can happen), then you will have problem to stay neutral at your 3 m stop. Maybe it could be a better idea to make your check at 30 bars (less would be too much on the side of insecurity). You would then carry between 300 and 400 g more depending of the tank size. Is that enough to make you sink at the beginning of the dive with 80 % full lung ? It could be, then in this case to keep in mind the security aspect you were advocating in your video, we can remember it would be nice to have at least 1 kg ditchable. Your thoughts ?

Thank you!

Great information. More videos please

Would have been great if it wasn’t in metric for us dumb Americans

It is the most clear and comprehensive video I have ever watched to understand the weight issue while scuba diving. Thank you.❤

Great video!

This is America , we use pounds and ounces.
Have no idea what you said without converting .
As bad as the US going the metric system !
Just to appease others and sell your product iver seas as in vehicles.
Wake up America !!! Wake up fir God's sake
Otherwise your program was very well done.
Thank you

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Re-read your open water dive book about weighting. Practise in a pool. Wear exact same gear for next 3- 5 dives. Set a dive strictly on weighting. Use less weight and add as necessary. Good to practise at 5 or 6 foot depth. I don't really understand the frustration as your Instructor should have helped in the initial course. Log it somewhere for reference!! [ Note your bodyweight too, if lost or gained (body) weight. for future dives ]

Hello again, thank you for the latest video that brought me back to this one. I was thinking and testing the theory for the last 5 months now regarding the proper weight. I found that if I will be in the eye level in the beginning of the dive, I will be positive in the end of the dive (air weight in the cylinder of course). Now if I add the air weight in the beginning of the dive with everything is equal, I can't hold eye level with 80% lung capacity. How you solve this since you will want to be naturally buoyant in the end of the dive. In simple math. I am at eye level with 10 kg lead with air around 2.7 kg. If I add 2.7 kg in the beginning. I dive with 13kg lead and sink more then slow but not fast. What is your recommendations? Best Regards

Hey man! I love your videos. Great work, and kudos for sharing your knowledge.
I have two questions:
1. How do you check the weight with a twinset and dry suit (should I follow the same steps you demonstrated)?
2. I can stay at a specific depth, but I keep moving forward. What could be the issue?

Excellent videos!

Every OW scuba instructor needs to see this! When properly weighted, none of the OW students would be on their knees.

I have a question, as far as know fat people gave problems with weights. Am I Right?

What undersuit does the drysuit diver use? What was the water temperature? I did some 40-45m dives in the Mediterranean a couple of weeks ago and felt I could’ve used less exposure protection than my 100gsm thinsulate. Related question: I guess for a drysuit diver you need to have the same amount of gas in the drysuit as what you can normally obtain at the end of the dive just by raising the shoulder. No point in doing a weight check with a fully empty and squeezed drysuit (as would happen when you first jump in the water).

Thanks for these amazing lesson. As I am starting diving. Can we make this weight checks in the pool? 2.5m deep. Also, can we hold the breath for 1 or 2 seconds to level up the buoyancy? As well as exale for level down?

Note: I understand that holding breath is not recommended in any case.

Thanks in advance

Excellent Video. Way beyond anything that is tought in commercial OWD Courses 👍🏼

Excellent videos, I love that there is no fluff, content is rich and concise. I've watched the trim video as well as this correct weighting video. I have a question about the distribution of weight, in respect to having to jettison weight in an emergency, or is your approach to achieve correct weight instead?

I don’t what you said and it dramatically proved my trim and buoyancy! I’m a new diver, and on my tests I had too much weight. I kept sinking and using lots of air, now I can stay horizontal and move up and down by using my breath.

Thanks for the tips. I just need to practice breathing now, and other things, but one step closer to improving.

Awesome videos,thanks first....I understood the calculation of negative version of the calculation but how the positive values can be known? how I know the exposure suit value or my bcd? any clue?

How to determine how many kilos contribute a neoprene drysuit?

Great info! Divey has an awesome buoyancy calculator. Supports more advanced setups than just the normal wetsuit rec setup. I like having it on my phone.

Where do you distribute the weights? On the belt? I don’t see any weight pockets. Thanks!

Fantastic video wow. It's by far the most important stuff that EVERY diver should take care of first and foremost

When watching this channel, I’m always amazed how much vital information isn’t taught by traditional dive agencies.

Thank you, thank you and one more time thank you for this explanation! Holly cow, now it rings the bell, now I can figure it at the lake on platform how much really weight do I need.

Just great info here!
I have a question, though. Is there a way to calculate the difference of weight we use in fresh water compared to the ocean?
Everything being equal, but the type of water we dive in.

Easily the best material I’ve ever seen on diving fundamentals.

brief, fluent and well explained physics. Bull's eye to whow starving of.
Thanks a lot.