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Weight System and Distribution
Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard Jan 28, 2010. 11 Replies 0 Likes
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Caron Wong replied to Vladimir's discussion 'Pocket equipment placement'
May I know normally what you have on your Right and Left Pockets?
Some min. Must needed item.
Right Pocket:
SMB
Spool
Wetnote ( & arrows)
Left Pocket:
Backup Mask
Anything else?
Thanks.
Richard replied to Caron Wong's discussion 'Weight System and Distribution'
I don't think Bones is diving much anymore but can send you his email - maybe you can cajol him into getting out. Although I only have his work email and in this economy who knows if that's still valid. IIRC he used 27lbs of lead…
Jake Virnig replied to Caron Wong's discussion 'Weight System and Distribution'
Is Bones still diving? I haven't seen him in probably 3 years. He was my buddy at one of Bob Bailey's big buddy dives, and a major reason I started looking into DIR style diving. I watched him perfectly trim and level 6 inches off the…
Richard replied to Caron Wong's discussion 'Weight System and Distribution'
Smaller people commonly take more lead in a drysuit in cold water, the surface area (and hence air) to total volume ratio is higher. If your only insulation is suit air; its way more buoyant than adipose tissue as well. Bones (Geoff Corveau) carries…
Maciej Arkuszewski replied to Caron Wong's discussion 'Weight System and Distribution'
couple of weight distribution options for single tank that are out there:
- weighted STA (usually 6 lbs)
- heavier plate (I have seen them come in 14 lbs variety)
- plate weights (like ones here:…
Jake Virnig replied to Caron Wong's discussion 'Weight System and Distribution'
Wow. So much for size being an indicator of how much weight you need. Using a HP119 I have a 6lb plate, 2lb STA, 8lbs in the cambands, and 10lbs on a belt for 26lbs total. Some days in the dead of winter I add an extra layer and add 2 lbs.
Caron Wong replied to Caron Wong's discussion 'Weight System and Distribution'
Richard:
Thanks for your sharing, wow, you have total 34-38lbs. You usually go shore dive or boat dive? In Hong Kong here, we normally go boat dive so heave weight maybe a bit challlenge especially when we ascend and get onto the boat.THanks indeed…
Richard replied to Caron Wong's discussion 'Weight System and Distribution'
For Puget Sound (46-54F water seasonally) I am carrying a steel hp100, 6lb plate, 6lbs on the cam bands and 26lbs on the waist. 38lbs total ballast. I can go with 2 to 4lbs less but I won't loft my suit and I'll be freezing at the end of…
Lynne Flaherty replied to Caron Wong's discussion 'Weight System and Distribution'
I carry 31 pounds of total ballast in Puget Sound (and yes, it's been weight-checked!). I put 20 lbs on a belt, and 6 pounds in camband weight pouches as already described, and I have a 5 lb stainless steel plate. The waist belt of my harness…
Caron Wong replied to Caron Wong's discussion 'Weight System and Distribution'
Hi Yazid,
Thanks for your quick reply. I've got a Whites Fusion Tech skin. It's quite comfortable and good movement underwater.
Actually, I have 3 dives so far. The maiden voyage of the suit is full of excitment, I started with 4lbs…
Yazid Bin Ismail replied to Caron Wong's discussion 'Weight System and Distribution'
Hey Caron,
Congrats on the new DS! Which make/model did u get?
I feel that 20lbs is WAY TOO MUCH weight. Did u exhaust all air out of the suit? Probably, there are some trapped air causing the additional buoyancy. For me, i used about 6-8 lbs…
Weight System and Distribution
Hi all, I recently got a drysuit and start to use it. I find that I need to add ~20lbs of weight compared with using 3mm or 5mm wetsuit. However, double tank is not so common here and I usually go diving with single tank. I would like to know how you would set up for using Drysuit with Single tank diving? I can put this ~20lbs of weight on my waist with weight belt but they maybe quite heavy for my waist. More, I am using harness, Stainless Steel backplate (7lbs) and bladder that the belts will…See More
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