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| Originally Posted by CotoChris I am fortunate in the sense I live near the sea and have access to a good part of the coastline. My mrs yesterday suggested that we could do some diving off the shores independently.
Some areas I will place off limits due to currents but there are some nice bays to explore. The diving would really be 'deep snorkels' and less than 10m. We were thinking of setting up a 'dive light' equipment. Basically not too carry heavier than neccesary equipment. The main change we thought was to get 7l cylinders each. I reckon this is enough for shallow short dives. Now do I have a screw missing in my brain or should we stick to the 12's. Are 10's another option? I thought with the 7's I could also use them as ponies for the other deepr dives, but would this be too big as a pony?
I have a Buddy Commando which is good and tough but large. I thought also of getting a lighter simpler BCD, any suggestion for that? |
I regularly do shoredives just like you are suggesting after work in a local Marine Reserve. I get around 30-35 mins out of a 7.6L at that depth, no worries. Just take it easy and slowly. It's certainly much more comfortable getting in and out.
I don't reckon the BCD will matter once you are in the water, the main issue is the weight of a 12L and trying to clamber on & off the rocks. But cerrtainly, the 7 would be fine.