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Dom, I used to have to kit up and de-kit in the water because I such bad spinal pain..literally the minute I got out of the water I would be at the edge desperately trying to get the weight belt off - I could even feel pain under the water as it pushed my lower vertebrae down whilst horizontal. I was told never to dive again by a doctor a while back who said the weight belt would cause hidden damage over the years - this applies to many people as low back pain creeps up. The only option for me to be able to keep diving was to step back and completely rethink the rig. I have Halcyon weight pockets (never used) if you fancy trying them out then let me know. It's a pretty good system but I've never had to use it as I worked out my own system. The standard image of a British diver putting on a heavy weight belt is very outdated, but a lot of people think they have to accept that and can't reconfigure weight. |