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Great video, tks 4 sharing. A quick tip: insert lead inside a nylon stocking before the bike tube in order to avoid lead losses in case of rubber opening...🤙🏻
Absolutely! I learnt with Aquacity Freediving down on the Lizard (I’m in Helston) and you can also right now get a start for the season doing a pool course with Blue Embrace Freediving - they are based in Truro at the moment doing evening sessions. With BE you could then do the ocean part in the summer. Both amazing providers and lovely supportive people to learn with… I dive with both clubs, there are so many of us here and growing all the time!
no good to increase lead pollution in the environment, better to use a heavier metal or less toxic materials with similar or greater weight equivalent.
When it’s good it’s really good! Second day was much rougher and stirred up so glad we got a good dive in Saturday. I’m lucky to live only half an hour away from PK but it’s still worth taking a punt on a weekend even if you don’t - a beautiful place.
Nice idea, except I would use sand instead of lead. It's free and not poisonous to the sea in case one may lose some. Yes, needs more volume to achieve the desired weight.
Hello again, another super video, thanks for uploading. I went there once hoping to find the German WW1 u-boats but didn't see them. I found an underwater tunnel to swim through that wasn't too deep or too long. Did you find any of the u-boats?
It's self-amalgamating rubber tape so it sticks to itself and keeps the fold good. Since I made the vid I've started covering this section with gaffer tape as well, not certain it's necessary but binds the end of the rubber tape to the inner tube nicely.
It depends on the thickness of inner tube so get that first and then measure it flat. Thinner ones are good for adding a kilo to spread weight with a belt, but thicker mountain bike inners needed for 1.5-3kg.
Super video, thanks for uploading. That's one of my favourite freediving spots. Have you spotted the hidden cave on the right hand side of Prussia Cove.
No! Sounds awesome, thanks for the tip! Is to the right of Piskies or the first cove (Bessy's)? Dived Bessy's at high tide on Saturday and did the swim-through on the Enys, that was really cool!
@@alexandraundersea6873 Sorry I should have said left hand side of Bessy's. (not right) Swim along left hand side and there will be a narrow opening. (not a cave yet but makes an interesting underwater swim because at the bottom the rocks above you have been eroded away.) Swim into this and it opens out as you go into it. Then follow it to the left and you will see the cave. More obvious at lower tides.
ps I've done a screen dump of cave from google earth and put on my facebook. Check this out facebook.com/photo?fbid=10226019478337795&set=a.10207318725390659
@@ukfreedivingbuddies Thank you so much! I've just had a look. You can see the swim through on the Enys on that pic too. Brilliant tip, I'll be back to explore that!
