How much weight do you use??

[divedog]

Unfortunatly Im at work - dont tell my boss Im on here... cant use anyform of messenger or chat because of comp policy - can we all not use the messenger facility on the board to IM

[Davey Willo]

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Quote[/b] ]Quote: from divedog on 10:29 pm on Feb. 27, 2002
Sorry Dave but youre gonna have to get your butt to a staging platform or a shallow sheltered site taking into consideration whether you in fresh/salt water to sort it out m8

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Yeah I know Dog, you're right and I am in the middle of my experimentation now.... I was just wanting to get a feel for what others are doing... This thread has already taught me that an undersuit requires MUCH' more compensation than I ever dreamt....

Ammers: Twin 15s and stage bottles.... U scare me :scared:
Only joking... what are V weights?
I've put 2 x 4 pound weights into the rear trim pockets of my BC in order to lessen the load on my belt, but I've noticed that when I inflate the jacket that these are pushed into the area of my back either side of the bottle... haven't tried it with everything setup and on my back yet, I just orally inflated the jacket and noticed it.

Man I'd wish I'd gone for a wing in the first place.... I nearly did, cos I like to future proof but was talked out of it and spent £300 on a frickin BC. Altho I was sensible enuff to buy a DIN fitting regulator but thats about all....

Now that the idea is in my head I'm really keen on a twin setup....
Hmmmmm.....I wonder if I can sell one of my children........

[divedog]

Id probably advise not having a curry the night before too !!
:bomb:

[jptaylor9]

[DVR]

[quote=Dave Williamson]Well it doesn't seem that I'm too far away then...

At the moment I have (on my belt) 2 large weights and one small one, I'm going to take off the small one and put it in one of the rear trim pockets on the back of my BC and then add another small one into the other trim pocket. This should add between 3-4 lbs of weight (according to my crap kitchen scales) putting me in the region of 12-13 Kilo's total, with approximately 18 lbs of dumpable weight still on the belt.... (sorry for the mix of units and bad spelling) If you wondering why I want it off my belt, its cos it absolutely knacks my lower back and siatic nerves when I'm humping a long distance...


]I use a weight harness , it puts the weight on your shoulders not on the small of your back, and it can't slip off. the weights can still be dumped in the same way as used in a bcd with integral weights, I find the harness a lot better than a belt.

John

[Gareth Burrows]

With a 4th element undersuit, weezle compact and membrane suit, twin 12s and an ali stage, I'm wearing about 6kg in sea

But then the 5mm Woz plate helps, and the Gates suit weighs a ton.

[jlwarlow]

With a scubapro crushed neoprene drysuit and fleece undersuit, 15L non-faber, 3L poney I have 14kg weight belt and 2 1kb ankle weights, in stoney same setup 12kg. I was underweight with 12kg in the sea. Funny thing is I have the same weight for a 12l, but my DO explains that although the 15L is heavier it displaces more water thus negating the extra weight (give or take a bit).

[Davey Willo]

This is the second time in a month I've seen a thread started by me years ago...

I've just been reading all of my old questions.. LOL!!

"What's a V-Weight?"

Ahhh the bygone day's of innocence and ignorance

[Tim Ingmire]

S'funny. I started reading this and thought what? surely Dave must have this sorted now. Why's he letting somebody else dictate what's on his weightbelt. Surely this must be a wind-up. Is this another DW? No, he's from the same place and has loads of posts so whats going on, thinks I?


Ahhhhh! It dawned on me. The date was the giveaway.

Honestly Dave I was wondering if all the DIR stuff and previous experience had just flown from your brain. Its' just too early in the morning for me.

[Mansell]

I carry 34 lbs to get down. In fresh water. 1x 15ltr steel + trilam dry suit.
I'm 6'8" tall and 19.5 stone.
Recently did the Aitkins diet for 6 weeks lost 1.5 stone it played havoc with my dive weight. After 3 trips back to the lake shore for adjustments (boy was I knackered) I finnaly settled on 26lbs loading. Just goes to show how bouyant body fat is.

The whole, the more you weigh the more weight you need to get down thing, is (to me anyway) another of those paradoxes that the universe is so full of.
But hey, don't let me get started on paradoxes!!!

Surrender to win!

regards,
Martin