Weighty issue

[lloydwatkin]

Hi,

After having Howard fiddle with my weighting (and that's all!) on the weekend I'm now dropped the weight to 5kg's and it's all rearranged about my personage.

So as it stands now I have, 2kg's around top cam band, 1kg on RHS of weight belt (there's also a heavy torch battery there), and 2kg's on the LHS of the weight belt.

Obviously now when I go diving next it will be real diving in the sea () so will need to chuck on an extra 2kg's. I'm sitting here running through various different configs of how to add the extra weight but was wondering what is generally done in this situation?

I realise if I stick and extra couple of kg's on the weightbelt that will throw out the trim a little. The ideal situation would be to add 1kg to the top cam band and another down bottom somewhere. How would I go about arranging this? I've seen tail weight pouces on niknaks, guess I could get two of these plop them in the backplate groove with 2 shot pouches.

Of course, I'd *really* like to change my whole question to say "how should I take off two kg's for puddle diving"

Thanks, Lloyd.

[wilbo]

Put it on a weightbelt either side of your kidneys/cylinder at the back. Then you can leave your rig alone.

the other option is to get weight pockets fitted to your cambands. then you can change the weight blocks from 1kg to 2kg for the sea.

something like this: Halcyon Trim Pockets by: Halcyon - DiveLife - Scuba Diving in

[stevechesh]

Just get one of these. You won't need it in freshwater. . .

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[lloydwatkin]

Originally Posted by wilbo

Put it on a weightbelt either side of your kidneys/cylinder at the back. Then you can leave your rig alone.

the other option is to get weight pockets fitted to your cambands. then you can change the weight blocks from 1kg to 2kg for the sea.

something like this: Halcyon Trim Pockets by: Halcyon - DiveLife - Scuba Diving in

Looking at the prices and stuff I think I'm going to plop for two of these Tailweight Pouches, Backplate accessories at divingniknaks 0121 707 5783. Frog, Dirzone, Agir Brokk Scuba Diving Gear as I already have lots of spare shot weights and I'll squeeze them in where a p-weight would usually be.

That way it's cheaper as the weekend has already started mounting up cost wise £40 on it's way to nackers as we speak, bleugh!

Lloyd

PS My only comfort is it was much more expensive for simon

[David]

Hi Lloyd

I keep thinking your diving in a single and posting a link to a tail weight for twins. can you post your complete set up please. cause my memory is not good and the weekend has been lost :-) Im now trying to catch up with this weekend comming :-)

David

[Gav]

I'm not sure how you'd fit them on your single cylinder Lloyd? If I remember you have the Frog Indigo? I use the same setup for singles and I think you'd be better with Wilbo's suggestion, which is the same as Howard mentioned to me at the weekend.

[lloydwatkin]

It is the frog indigo I'm diving. I was thinking of fitting them to the backplate diver side (one to top bolt and one to bottom one) and putting them in the grove of the backplate. Basically like a cheap p-weight (especially cheap as I have the weights to do this already).

My thinking on this is that it would keep the weight nearest to my C.O.M., wasn't planning on using them as they are supposed to. What are people's opinions on this?

[Scuttler]

Hi Lloyd,

You may need to experiment a little. I found that with my rig, when I take the tail weight off I become head heavy. Moving a V weight up into the channel offsets this slightly but i'm still head heavy.

HTH

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by lloydwatkin

Looking at the prices and stuff I think I'm going to plop for two of these Tailweight Pouches, Backplate accessories at divingniknaks 0121 707 5783. Frog, Dirzone, Agir Brokk Scuba Diving Gear as I already have lots of spare shot weights and I'll squeeze them in where a p-weight would usually be.

That way it's cheaper as the weekend has already started mounting up cost wise £40 on it's way to nackers as we speak, bleugh!

Lloyd

PS My only comfort is it was much more expensive for simon

Be aware though Lloyd - that it will change your trim in the water - making you more arse heavy - as thats where you are putting the extra weight. Its not just about putting the weight on - but also the distribution.. Think of your navel as the centre point - a kind of seesaw if you like - add a tail weight to one side and what happens.. Thats why howard put a block on the top camband and then one on the bottom..

its also why the simple weightbelt idea works - as that is pretty much near your centre of gravity.

[David]

Originally Posted by lloydwatkin

It is the frog indigo I'm diving. I was thinking of fitting them to the backplate diver side (one to top bolt and one to bottom one) and putting them in the grove of the backplate. Basically like a cheap p-weight (especially cheap as I have the weights to do this already).

My thinking on this is that it would keep the weight nearest to my C.O.M., wasn't planning on using them as they are supposed to. What are people's opinions on this?

Frog Indigo single tank wing only, Frog Wings and backplates at divingniknaks 0121 707 5783. Frog, Dirzone, Agir Brokk Scuba Diving Gear

So how much lead you carrying and did you do a weight check.

David