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nauifins73
August 4th, 2005, 12:28 PM
Just curious how your air consumption is. I was surprised on this last trip I came up from one dive with 2000 psi on a 3000 psi fill. I only used 1500 one time and the rest was 1250 or less. My dives were between 80 and 40 feet.
MgicTwnger
August 4th, 2005, 02:35 PM
Mine sucks.
Trever
August 4th, 2005, 03:21 PM
Just curious how your air consumption is. I was surprised on this last trip I came up from one dive with 2000 psi on a 3000 psi fill. I only used 1500 one time and the rest was 1250 or less. My dives were between 80 and 40 feet.

I used to think I was an "AirHog" until "TheSkull" taught me to slow down. I think I do pretty good now.
DeepDiverBob
August 4th, 2005, 03:54 PM
most bad air consumption iscaused by either bad bouyancy control, or swimming too fast. If you dont have your bouyancy down, then you are constantly puting air in to your BC, and then letting it out, or dry suit. Swimming to fast makes you work harder, therefor you are breathing heavier/ Once both problems are addressed, then you will be amazed at how much better your air consuption will be. Also, women almost always use less air then guys do.
ozarkjim
August 4th, 2005, 04:12 PM
Like most things, it depends.
Usually when diving with our group in Cozumel or Roatan, I will swim all over the reef looking and exploring and not care at all how much air I use since the DM will end the dive long before I'm low on air. One of our guys always brags about how much air he has left and I tell him to see if he can get a refund.
Diving when I'm in control of the time is a different story and I will swim a lot slower and conservatively in order to maximize my bottom time.
StSomewhere
August 4th, 2005, 05:57 PM
I use the "XALER" method, it really helps though I have a ways to go before my gas consumption would be anything you'd call good.
netmage
August 4th, 2005, 06:36 PM
I use the "XALER" method, it really helps though I have a ways to go before my gas consumption would be anything you'd call good.

You're going to hafta explain XALER.......
StSomewhere
August 4th, 2005, 08:12 PM
You're going to hafta explain XALER.......Slow down, look at the word, it'll come to you. :)
theskull
August 4th, 2005, 08:56 PM
I used to think I was an "AirHog" until "TheSkull" taught me to slow down. I think I do pretty good now.

You DO pretty good now! Thanks to diving more in line with the XALER method.

theskull
crpntr133
August 5th, 2005, 02:25 PM
look at "xaler" backwards.
The ecneirepxe method works nice to.