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Den 22:08 17-01-00 skrev Dan Ocklind: > > At 05:44 AM 1/17/2000 -0500, Trey wrote: > > > Usually, one uses C-4 and steel tanks with a light and maybe > a > > >5 lb steel backplate in salt water to balance the rig. Some insist on > > >slamming on the extra insulation which defeats the C-4 and is then > > >needed to stay warm , desptie Navy tests to the contrary, and those > guys > > >generaly need extra weight. > > > > > > I use nothing next to my skin other than the Thinsulate , > and > > >nothing on top of that. G, your water is also _much_ warmer than ours :) >I think I have heard this before, why do extra layers of insulation >"defeat" the C-4? I'd like to know this, too. I am not talking about _under_ the C-4 but over. Under I wear a wicking layer that leads moisture away. >I have wondered, when reading posts about weighting, whether I use too >much >weight (apart from any extra that I may need because of wearing >unnecessary >undergarments). I have a shell dry-suit, 5 lb steel backplate, 5lb >negative >cannister light and double steel Faber 70s (10 liter - 200bar) - with that >I need 8-12 lb extra weight, depending on salt/fresh water, in the form of >V-, P- and H-weights (an H-weight was described recently on this list). >All >that can not possibly come from some extra underware under the Thinsulate. > I have Heiser twin 10L 200 bar (a bit heavier than Fabers) and with the extra undergarments (C-4, wicking layer) and a CF200 suit I wear: 3 mm S/S backplate, EE Pro 14 canister light, 3 kg V-weight, 3 kg on a belt. I am fairly 'skinny' as well. -- <regards="hilsen">Peter Fjelsten</regards> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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