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My first bout with diving doubles was a disaster. I was unaware of the incredible negative buoyancy of my double LP85’s. Thinking as a recreational diver, I dumped all the air from my wing. I took a 20 second ride from the surface to the bottom of the quarry at 95 ft. Thank goodness my ears equalize easily. Made a nice mushroom cloud around me! :) . I spent the rest of that year diving in the "kiddie pool" section of our quarry (20 ft or less of depth), learning to control those beasts on my back. I eventually graduated to double 108’s over about 3 yrs. I would suggest to contact a technical instructor,... Let them go over your equipment- give you the pro’s & con’s. Then get into a pool or very shallow water & find out where your balance & trim are. Get them lined out. If your drysuit is new to you, get lots of experience in it first. You do not want to be dealing with too much new things. Change things, 1 thing at a time, or you may find yourself overwhelmed & frustrated. Take your time & see if you can connect with a technical instructor in your area or someone very well versed in technical diving that may be willing to mentor you.
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I’ll second the instructor.
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Wow I wouldent have thought it would feel this differnt. Anyway thanks for all your help. But do you guys have any idea how much weight I should start off with along side of my double lp 95s.
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I am 5’10" and I’m 215lbs. I’ve never dive a lp95. And unfortunately I don’t have a pool that I can dive in and my quarry is a quick drop off to 60 right off the edge if the waters and I don’t have enough money for a instructor. Do you think this is to dangerous to do on my own. And how big of a tail weight are we talking.
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At 5’10" did I make a poor decision buying lp95’s for trim reason or is my height still doable.
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MDW - 1/25/2015 3:23 PM 
I’m pretty sure you already have several dives on those 95s by now, but I’m 5’10" and never found there to be a problem with 95s (or 108s or AL80s or even short HP80s). The key is not to mount them too high on your back. Move the bands all the way up so the tanks ride lower and use the lower holes in your plate (if there are 2 set of holes).
I suggest (if you have not already) you play with them in shallow water or on the platform until you get them adjusted just right and can stay in trim without finning. Then it’s time to practice swimming with them. Staying horizontal is key with big fat doubles on your back, so master that and the rest of your transition will go smoothly.
Happy to help you work out the kinks with your new doubles if you want to come out to Dutch Springs starting in April.
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