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From: "Huw Porter" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] Trip Report - Oban, Scotland (long)


> I'd been trying to drive the suit as empty as possible and use the wing to
> fine-tune buoyancy, but the thinsulate seemed to trap a lot of air, and
the
> cuff dump to vent slowly when it was even working - see dive one.  :-)

One thing that seemed to work for me is to not zip the Thinsulate up all the
way; that way, at worst, you just do a roll and you release the air. Cynthia
mentioned she didn't have any problems air dumping, but she never zipped it
up all the way either, so I tried it and it seems to work.

Haven't tried it with the new drysuit yet though; the replacement Otters
with front zips just came in late in the week, so hope to get it wet
sometime this weekend.

Cheers,
Poe Lim
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