Bcd Scuba

Bcd Scuba Which should i buy next?BCD or de Reg? I already have my mask, snorkel ,wet suit and fins. And i am hopping to have a complete Scuba Gear. Thanks in advance! d=0) In my case I got the...


Bcd Scuba

Bcd Scuba
Which should i buy next?BCD or de Reg?

I already have my mask, snorkel ,wet suit and fins. And i am hopping to have a complete Scuba Gear. Thanks in advance! d=0)

In my case I got the regs first, they are easy to carry around on vacation, and once you have a good set they should last you for many years. Also you can put in after market mouth pieces such as the sea cure for a more comfortable fit.
I had a rental regs faceplate/purge valve actually come off on a cenote dive and had to go to my octo, also have had regs in disrepair or improperly set that were hard to breathe at 90 + fsw. Besides you sometimes wonder who had the rental reg in there mouth before you and how well did the dive shop clean it.

A big problem with buying the BCD first is that you still seem to be a new diver???
If so have you decided where diving will take you yet? Will you go for tech diving, wreck diving, or even cave diving ? Will most of your dives be local or on vacation, from a boat or shore?
All these types of activies may lead you to different styles and compositions in BCDs i.e. tech divers prefer wing type often with 2 bladders, wreck and cave divers often carry 2 tanks for safety, if you travel alot you may find a BCD with a soft back lighter and easier to carry and stow, than the heavier but more rigid plastic and metal backed BCDs.
So you should probably try a few types of BCD's and talk to the people who do the type of diving you want to do as to what type of BCD they find most effective and versatile.

Also an item that should probably be high on your list should also be a dive computer, these help you extend your bottom time safely by calculating bottom time based on the amount of time spent each depth of the dive not just the deepest depth.

Before buying any big ticket equipment see if you can try the same model as you are looking at for a weekend or atleast see if you can use it in the local pool. and when you do make sure you wear everything that you will use on a normal dive.

Good Luck



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Scuba Diving for Beginners

Scuba diving is a fun activity to do, that is if you know what you are doing and how.  

The following are brief scuba diving lessons which you could do to further make scuba diving an activity you enjoy and won't easily forget.

Scuba diving lessons in buoyancy

Controlling buoyancy when scuba diving is necessary.  Once you are to descend, make sure that you add air to the BCD in bursts that are quick using low pressure button inflator.  

Adding enough air is necessary in keeping your speed descent under firm control.

Also, during the descent, it is okay to take in deep breaths in order to halt your own descent.

Then, when the targeted depth is achieved, adding appropriate air is enough to be able to keep you buoyant neutrally while your own lungs are half filled with air.

Ascending is also easy via taking breaths in. Descending is meanwhile achieved by taking slow breaths out.

Breathing in a normal pattern also affects your own buoyancy.  Make sure to make adjustments to your breathing so that you stay in the similar depth.

In doing so, you then discover that you will be able to keep air in your lungs less and so it stays in the neutral mode.  You will then have to vent some air from the BCD in order to make adjustments to the new ocean depth.

As much as possible, try to remain buoyant neutrally through the whole dive.  Also, make sure that you get to use bursts of short air, then give it time to take its own effect.  
Remember that once air is added, you will then easily go to the water's surface much quicker.

Also, make sure that you try not to hold your own breath when scuba diving.  

Scuba diving in currents

Before engaging  in scuba diving, it is best to first assess the pattern of the water currents.  Make sure to ask the help of residents who are familiar with the water currents.  Surfers and fishermen are the best people to ask.  

When it is safe to get in or under the water, descend to the sea's bottom where the water current may be milder.

Slowly streamline your own body in order for the reduction of water resistance.  Then, slowly swim.  

Make sure that you not swim against a current that is strong.  Try to learn the drift diving technique from an instructor that is qualified.

All in all, scuba diving lessons help you achieve fun and safety, so take heed.

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