weighty fins

[Dominic]

Depends: What kit are u using at the moment, and how much weight?

[Carol]

Hi Dominic

At the moment I'm using a membrane dry suit with thinsulate, Aquapro 5 bcd, with 12l fabor cylinder
Weight belt with 2x8 lb, and 2x4 lb weights
Cressi frog fins

thanks

[Dominic]

Well, you could:

Get a weight harness, they spread the weight a bit better.

If the backplate on your BCD is hollow, you can put lead shot into it to get the weight spread comfortably over your back, but it makes the BCD a bit heavy..

Thread weight pockets onto the cylinder camband.

Buy some jetfins.


But, 24 lbs? That seems a bit high to me: it's more than I use, and I'm 6'4.
Have you done a weight check recently? You may be able to shed a few of those pounds

[Seadart Bob]

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fill the back plate with lead shot.
Brill idea never thought of that one.
Just got to round up the lead shot.
Cheers.

[Mark Chase]

<font color='#000F22'>I managed to do away with my ankle weights on my membrain suit by mooving the weight lower on my back with the twin set but it was a balancing cat between valve reaching and trim. I found that ankle weights were a great confidence booster but actualy when I got into deco diving I also found I couldent hold a horizontal position in the water easily. No ankle weights and problem solved.

Then I got a Neopreen dry suit. Floaty legs were back so the ankle weights went back on

Maby after a few more dives in thee new suit I can get rid again but I have to say I doubt it as I can hover horizontal with the ankle weights in the new suit.

Sooo my Numptie status remains strong as ever

Ho Hum

Mark Chase

[Angleseyskipper]

this is probarbly old hat
don't usually wear ankle weights me self but saw a neat idea were this guy had small shot pouch ankle weights which secured with velcro and he wore em on the inside of his suit.
his argument was he couldn't loose em on a dive ,didn't snag any lines and best of all he would'nt look a prat trying to take his suit off with his ankle weights still attached!
sound familiar to anyone out there
cheers elfyn

[Dominic]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]but it was a balancing cat

Fortunately, cats have a great sense of balance

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]he wore em on the inside of his suit

Good grief. Why didn't I think of that??

[darlodiver]

Thanks Dominic, everyone, I'm gonna get some jetfins.
darlodiver

[Dr Stevil]

<font color='#0000FF'>Say Darlodiver I'm just up the road from you (Hm tyneside, wk durham) not many of us North Easterners on here at the mo.

Ankle weights, hmmm... IMVHO ok for early days of diving but I binned mine when learning to do horizontal stops. I've got Apollo biofins which are negatively buoyant. &nbsp; My other half found recently she could bin her ankle weights as a result of using the scubapro twinjets (also -vely buoyant)

Apparently some people use gaiters to keep air out of their feet, but IMO these are just delaying getting to grips with air migration control, but &quot;horses for courses&quot; as they say
Chee-az
Steve

[darlodiver]

Hi Steve, thanks for the info, yes, getting some Jetfins then working on the trim without the ankle w.
I'm from the deep south, only the accent gives me away,(and the shandy obviously!) but I'm working on that.
I'll si thee
darlodiver