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Why Choosing the Right Diving Equipment Will Improve Your Scuba Diving
Diving is an exciting hobby. It can also be extremely dangerous if you are not properly trained in safe diving techniques. The risks are clear to see, you are swimming around under water a long way from your natural air supply. You are relying on equipment to keep you alive a long way from safety. You must be comfortable or you will find it difficult to concentrate on important safety aspects of the dive. In my experience uncomfortable gear is one of the main causes of problems in diving. I cannot remember the number of times I have seen a student shoot to the surface in a panic because of a leaking face mask. I have seen recently qualified divers leave the sport simply because they have not enjoyed their training using uncomfortable or ill fitting club gear. Even experienced divers sometimes become disillusioned as a result of an expensive purchase that turns out to be painful to use. I have enjoyed diving as a hobby for many years. Recently I moved my diving to the next level and began researching the sort of gear I would need for diving a bit deeper for a little longer. I researched the subject as well as chatting to my diver friends. It seemed that the next move would be to upgrade my single cylinder equipment to a twin cylinder set up. This would provide a number of benefits for the different dives being planned. - Twin tanks mean that you have two separate supplies of breathing gas. This means an extra safety factor over the single tank set up in case of a failure. - A twin tank set up is better balanced than a single cylinder with pony attached leading to better comfort and trim in the water. - You could carry a lot more gas for your longer and deeper dives. I was persuaded to buy a standard twin 12 litre set. When I started using it I found that it was very comfortable in the water and I was pleased at the additional safety factor twin tanks gave me. However, I was very uncomfortable carrying 40 kilos of equipment on my back when I was out of the water. I also found that I had too much gas for even the more challenging dives we planned. I had not considered my own needs properly and had listened to others giving advice that although was well intended, did not suit me. After some more research, the answer was simple, I needed twin 7 litre tanks to which I could add an additional side slung decompression cylinder for the deepest and longest dives I might consider doing. With this equipment I am happier, feel more comfortable, and can concentrate on safe diving and having a great time exploring the new experience of diving a bit deeper and for a bit longer than before. When it comes to scuba diving safely it pays to think of your own comfort and not what you look like or what others think you should be using.About the author: Mark Jenner is a Dive Leader and BSAC Open Water Instructor. He has been diving regularly for over 3o years in the UK, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Mark has written numerous articles on the sport and his sports diving web site provides a wealth of free advice and information on the subject.
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