Wow! That's pretty good. I think I tend to go through a tank too fast though, particularly at that depth. My deepest was about 86 ft. (26m or so) on a 12l (roughly an 80) and was pretty close to the reserve (maybe a bit below) by the time we came up. Thanks for sharing these!!
Next dive on my list. What was your actual bottom time? I usually dive with a steel 60 and 30. With 3440 each. Do you think they will do it? And what camera did you use? Thank you
Hi pampigwo. On my first trip to the Emmons, I used a steel 80cu tank and my total bottom time was 28 mins- that includes the decent and deco stops on the way up (we went past our NDL by a min or two). I went down with about 3500 PSI and had about 1000 left at the end. On my second trip to the Emmons, I used an aluminum 80cu tank and my bottom time was coincidentally also 28 mins. We stayed within our NDL. I went down with about 3000 PSI and had about 1100 left at the end. I think the reason why I came up with more air on my second trip was because of the one or two extra minutes I spent at depth on the first trip. I think that a steel 60 would probably be enough if you plan to stay within your no decompression limits, but I've never used one and it's your call. It was nice having an air safety buffer considering the depth. Have fun at the Emmons and thanks for watching!
Nice video, one of the clearest Emmons dives I have found. How big a cylinder did you use?
chillinkansai I used a 80cu HP steel. Came up with 1000 PSI of air, but it was nice having a buffer. NDL was the primary limiting factor for the dive.
chillinkansai it's amazing how good the visibility was considering the weather at the surface! Overcast and rainy
Wow! That's pretty good. I think I tend to go through a tank too fast though, particularly at that depth. My deepest was about 86 ft. (26m or so) on a 12l (roughly an 80) and was pretty close to the reserve (maybe a bit below) by the time we came up.
Thanks for sharing these!!
chillinkansai you're welcome!
Next dive on my list. What was your actual bottom time? I usually dive with a steel 60 and 30. With 3440 each. Do you think they will do it? And what camera did you use? Thank you
Hi pampigwo. On my first trip to the Emmons, I used a steel 80cu tank and my total bottom time was 28 mins- that includes the decent and deco stops on the way up (we went past our NDL by a min or two). I went down with about 3500 PSI and had about 1000 left at the end.
On my second trip to the Emmons, I used an aluminum 80cu tank and my bottom time was coincidentally also 28 mins. We stayed within our NDL. I went down with about 3000 PSI and had about 1100 left at the end.
I think the reason why I came up with more air on my second trip was because of the one or two extra minutes I spent at depth on the first trip. I think that a steel 60 would probably be enough if you plan to stay within your no decompression limits, but I've never used one and it's your call. It was nice having an air safety buffer considering the depth.
Have fun at the Emmons and thanks for watching!
Thank you !