Why Diving Cylinder Weight Matters More Than You Think
You'll quickly realize that diving cylinder weight is one of the most important factors in how comfortable you feel throughout your dive, simply because it dictates how much lead you're going to be dragging around on your belt. It's a bit of a balancing act. If your tank is too light, you're fighting to stay down at the end of the dive. If it's too heavy, you're struggling to stay afloat at the surface or feeling like an anchor on the bottom. Finding that "Goldilocks" zone where everything feels just right takes a bit of understanding of what those tanks are actually made of and how they behave underwater. ...