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Jozef, Also remember the application. If you're in a cave there is absolutely no advantage to being able to dump weight (at least none that I know of). In fact I would imagine dropping your weight unintentionally could be very dangerous as you'd get pinned to the ceiling. Don't really know much about cave diving so I should shut up! In the open ocean I feel it's advantageous to be able to dump some weight in an emergency. It's nice to have a V-Weigh as you then can take lots of weight off your belt and only have like 5 pounds on it depending on your suit, insulation and stuff carried. Hope this helps, Art. -----Original Message----- From: Gliviak, Jozef [SMTP:Jozef.Gliviak@co*.co*] Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 10:58 AM To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: DIR question - weight system As far as I could find out - according DIR there is no weight belt or integrated weight system used. Only heavy backplate and weight between tanks. I'm sure this works in warm water, but I had a bit of trouble testing it in 4degrees celsius. With very heavy underwear to keep me warm I need appx 8-9 Kg additional weight. When I attach it between tanks the centre of weight is shifted upwards. This becomes a problem when looking to sides. The centre of weight is too high and it tries to turn me. This was quite uncomfortable feeling. I would like to know how you solve this. As far as I know there are few cold water divers here on the list. Best reagards Jozef Gliviak Slovakia -- 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'.
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