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At 06:11 PM 5/31/98 +0200, Hans Petter Roverud wrote: >There's been a lot of discussions on weights -- most of them focusing on >V-weights rather than weight belts. Anyway, this is not about where you put >the weight -- I'm just puzzled to see the small amount of weights people >claim they need. To me this sounds a bit like the BC volumes that don't >match their tested lift capacity... > >We're talking a membrane drysuit, a thick underwear (since insulation is the >whole point), doubles and stages. To me this means 30 - 35 # of weights and >I see people listing 10 - 20 #! [...snip...] >Anybody in the northeastern US/B.C/Alaska or Britain care to share how much >weights are needed for a comfortable inflation with near-empty tanks? Sure. With my trilaminate suit, heavy undergarment (Andy's 200 weight) and double OMS 95s, I use an SS backplate (about 6 pounds) and an 8-pound V weight. No problem with 500psi in the cylinders, and comfy down to 43F. Art Greenberg artg@ec*.ne* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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