Weights & Wings?

[Tak]

Hi peeps,

As am looking at getting OMS or Custom Divers wing next month and I have only been trained on good ol BCD's, I was wondering about the whole weight thing.

Unless you get the IQ pack or nosag pockets from OMS or deluxe harness from Custom Divers, I am curious how you sort your weights out?

I was thinking of getting a Beaver or Bowstone weight harness to wear with the wing. Although I was concerned about it getting in the way of the wing as the Beaver one has D rings on it and "dumping" weights capability.

Or should I stick with a nice weight belt?

I will be going twinset at some point but at the moment it will be single cylinder diving.

How do you wear yours?

Ta v muchly wise ones.

Chris

EDIT : Just realised this might be in the wrong part of the forum!! Sorry admins!

[MATTBIN]

With mine I have an ordinary standard weightbelt, goes on before the wing and the crutch strap holds it on as a secondary method.
Some use V or P weights, depends on if you want ditchable or not, I like some ditchable weights. I use the belt for single or twin tank diving, I particularly like it as I can remove/add weight as befits the cylinder(s), especially if I add a side slung 3L as pony or stage as I can move the lead about as required. Or as last week I strapped on a monster torch to my harness waist band so countered it by removing lead from one side of the weightbelt.


Matt

[Little Pete]

Hey Tak,

I use a Halcyon single tank wing and just put a normal weightbelt (though much lighter thanks to the SS plate and STA) on which goes under the crotch strap.

Works alright for me and doesn't cost much either

[Conor]

4 choices on weight

1. standard belt
2. Harness
3. Pouches (attatached to wing harness)
4 no dumpable weights (v weights etc)

I go for option 3 having tried 1, although I am tempted by 4.

If you have a belt/harness etc already stick to that until you are used to the wing and then try the alternatives.

Personally I like option 3 as it is less to strap on that 2, more cofortable than 1 and is dumpable unlike 4.

Hope this helps

Conor

[up 4 it]

I've modified my wing waist strap to accommodate a pouch either side which I can put a few kilo's in when sea diving if needed.

If diving my twin 10's in freshwater, I don't have any ditchable weights , but do have 3.7kg V weights.

If diving my twin 12's in the sea I don't need any ditchable weights and just larger V weights again.

Steve

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Conor

4 choices on weight

1. standard belt
2. Harness
3. Pouches (attatached to wing harness)
4 no dumpable weights (v weights etc)

I go for option 3 having tried 1, although I am tempted by 4.

If you have a belt/harness etc already stick to that until you are used to the wing and then try the alternatives.

Personally I like option 3 as it is less to strap on that 2, more cofortable than 1 and is dumpable unlike 4.

Hope this helps

Conor

Option 4 is my method

[Tak]

V weights? Where would i find info on them out of interest?

[ellisn]

Tak

V-Weights:
I got some a few weeks back from Portland Oceaneering. They cost roughly £3 per 1kg block.

Some info for you here.

Neil

[MATTBIN]

Do they do V weights for singles???

Matt

[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by MATTBIN

Do they do V weights for singles???

Matt

Yes but they call them A weights, guess where they fit