In a 6/4/96 message to Lanny Chambers, Jay Hanig wrote: 
  LC> I weigh 180, use an aluminum 80,
  LC> wear a full 3mm neoprene suit with boots and hood, and am neutral in
  LC> seawater with around 13 lb of lead.
  JH> Aren't you a bit more negative than average?  What happens when it's
  JH> just you..... no gear.....in a swimming pool?  Can you walk on the
  JH> bottom in the deep end?
Nope, I'm a floater.
  JH> Most folks are a bit more positive in the beginning.  Their weight
  JH> requirements may reduce with experience (as in how to get *all* the
  JH> air out of their bc).
Now we're getting somewhere. I've been diving since 1979, and I use a 
SeaQuest Explorer (low-volume, bladderless travel BC) that's extremely easy 
to empty completely. On my first dive of a trip, I'll often take an extra 2 
pounds since all my equipment is dry and air tends to get trapped in the 
crevices. Second dive, no problem.
--- MacWoof 1.5.3
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