George,

Out of curiousity, how do you sue a weightbelt with a
drysuit?  Are you suing under civil or criminal
statutes?  My guess would be criminal since you are
using a harness to keep it from escaping.  

Best of luck with the lawsuit!

TB

--- Trey <trey@ne*.co*> wrote:
> If you are suing a weightbelt with a drysuit, you
> need it under the
> harness so that it can not escape by itself. In this
> case there is no
> dire speed need to ditch it  . DUI has a suspender
> arnagement for this
> as well which makes it more comfortable and keeps
> the weight from riding
> down on the hips so much - more of a single tank
> scheme.
> 
>          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.
> 
> Kevin Connell wrote:
> > 
> > Sean, good post -
> > 
> > Only thing I might contend with here:  You made
> the point about ditching a
> > weightbelt, and in the same sentence mentioned a
> drysuit:
> > 
> > I don't believe a weightbelt is appropriate with a
> drysuit.
> > 
> > My impression is:
> > The ditchable weight is only necessary if you
> don't have redundant lift
> > (drysuit & wings)
> > 
> > At 02:30 PM 1/16/2000 -0800, Sean T. Stevenson
> wrote: lots of good stuff
> > except:
> > >occur, you can still remedy it in a few seconds,
> you have the drysuit
> > >as backup, and even if that had failed, provided
> your rig was balanced
> > >in the first place a gentle kick is all that is
> required to halt your
> > >descent.  I would only wear the belt on the
> outside if the ability to
> > 
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