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I use 104's , a 14lb backplate, a neoprene drysuit and no belt weight and no V or P weight. Apparently you need to work on your drysuit technique. Jim Sender: Steve Hogan Date: 3/15/99 9:15 PM >Cobb, > >You didn't answer the question. > >For cold water/drysuit diving more lead is required. A V-Weight >does not work very well with the Argon bottle, so one needs to >add weight somewhere. > >I have found that I need 6 lbs (for the end of the dive to be neutral) >I use two canvas pockets that I slide on to the waist belt. I have made >them so I *can* ditch weight if I choose to. No big deal. Ths also allows >me to use the same BC for warm water/cold water, single tanks/double tanks. >The pockets are also a good place to put a jon line, notes, whatever. > >The stainless steel backplate would be way too much in warm water (- 8lb) >So I made the pockets. I can also remove these underwater (with gloves) >if necessary and they do not get in the way. > >Yes, I could optimize with two different BCs (SS and AL), but why? >This system allows flexibility without compromising any other piece of >equipment. Besides, I would much rather drop a weight than my canister. > >Steve > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jim Cobb [mailto:cobber@ci*.co*] >Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 5:08 PM >To: RLucas1013@ao*.co*; Tech Diver >Subject: Re: Weight belts and backplates > > >In warm water ocean diving when properly configured you are only putting >about 6 lbs or so on your weightbelt. The whole point of the exercise is >for you to be able to swim up to the surface, not to ditch your weights >in a mad panic and head to the surface like a goddamn polaris missle. > >If you are tech diving in cold water with a 7mm farmer john that needs >35lbs of lead to sink then you are Doing It Wrong. You need to be in a >drysuit, a wetsuit is not an option here. And if you are in a drysuit you >have 2 ways of getting yourself to the surface. If you need a little >extra buoyancy you drop your cannister light and your tools. > >And while George knows of what he speaks, he is stating common sense, not >dogma. If you think a little about the situation I think you will agree. > > Jim > >Sender: RLucas1013@ao*.co* Date: 3/15/99 5:02 PM > >>I thought the idea of a weight belt was to drop in an emergency. George has >>stated diving with double alum tanks and a wet suit a weight belt is the >way >>to go in open ocean, so in case of an emergency drop the weight. How do you >>drop a V weight in an emergency with double alum tanks and a wet suit if >that >>is what you were referring to? In any event how do you drop a V weight in >an >>emergency in open water? >>BOB >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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