| Hi
Sorry, haven't read this until now.
I used a shot waistbelt originally and other variations depending on how it all felt and trimming the thing out. I wouldn't worry about whether you use more or less weight than anyone else, as everyone is different and undersuits make a massive difference to weighting.
I've settled now on an 8lb vweight and 5lb tailweight with an Aluminium backplate for freshwater. I only have a Helios 13.5 canister so that isn't very heavy and I use a 400G undersuit. I am probably still slightly overweighted as I have taken the twins down to 10 bar but I have also tried it with 3 full stage bottles without needing to fully inflate my 40lb wing so I like it. To alter it for saltwater I just use a SS backplate with the same weighting which makes it very easy to manage and I don't need to remember a different config. I just always take my SS backplate and Ali backplate in my kit box.
It seems to be very common to overweight yourself when you first get twins and originally I had 6kg weightbelt with my twinset and an SS plate with a much thinner undersuit, well overweighted. Using a belt is not too bad but you need to be careful to ensure you don't trap the drysuit material preventing you doing valve drills. Perfectly manageable though if the weight of the set is an issue, and I imagine diving off a rib it can be. Depends on the guys you are diving with and how willing you all are to help with the lifting.
Andy |