Derek’s Dive Domain

Well, I popped into the shop at Stoney on my way home from work today and bought a couple of kilos of lead shot. The last time I dived I was quite a bit underweighted and couldn’t stay down at 6 metres after a dive down to the Stanegarth, which caused a problematic ascent without completing a safety stop. Fortunately it wasn’t problematic, but is obviously something that I need to sort pronto.

I’ve rearranged my weight belt and levelled out the shot in the bags, and made room for another kilo or two. So I shall be adding a kilo before my next dive and seeing how it goes, and taking it from there. This is the only problem with a full on neoprene drysuit, you do need a lot of weight to get down as it is so bouyant at shallow depths, but at least the suit is warmer! Not sure exactly how much I will have on the belt, so I must weigh the bags again before my next dive to be sure.
So tomorrow night will be mostly spent getting my kit ready for the Annual Freeze-Your-Bits-Off-At-Stoney Yorkshire Divers gig at the weekend..