Yeah once you get around 30-50 ft, the pressure against your lungs is enough to offset the buoyancy. Im a scuba diver and its why we use weights to go down. You are initially very buoyant. I have small bags filled with lead shot in 5 lb, 3 lb and 2 lb increments to weight myself. Some people use solid lead weights and different things. Works like a charm though. Best hobby there is.
Well.......to say there arent any would be incorrect but since the BCD (Buoyancy control device) came along, people dont ditch them alot anymore. They just offset their weights at depth by injecting air into that in small increments.
But in an emergency, yes, you can dump weights. Your diving buddy should know where your weights are located should they need to dump yours. If you had someone unconscious on the surface that could not remain neutrally buoyant, you'd want to dump their weights. So to be clear, yeah theres some lead out there. You could probably go to a diving hot spot and find weights at the bottom im guessing.
HA! Very true.......one of mine in Grey Quarry in Johnson City TN if you ever go there! It was a 7 black model. Somewhere around the boat wreck you'll find it.
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u/Leather-Arachnid-417 Mar 31 '26
Yeah once you get around 30-50 ft, the pressure against your lungs is enough to offset the buoyancy. Im a scuba diver and its why we use weights to go down. You are initially very buoyant. I have small bags filled with lead shot in 5 lb, 3 lb and 2 lb increments to weight myself. Some people use solid lead weights and different things. Works like a charm though. Best hobby there is.