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OK, I went through tons of archives last night, trying to get to the 
bottom of this.  First, let me tell you my setup.  I'm diving a 
backplate and wings, with a drysuit, and (for now) a single tank and 
a pony bottle.  Leaving enough air in my suit so I can still move and 
do a safety stop at the end of a dive, I need 17 pounds on my belt (I 
dive in cold water).

Right now this weight is on my weight belt, which is ok but not ideal.

Perusing the archives, it seems the consensus is to make a V weight 
for at least some of this.  Let's say it will weigh about 9 Pounds. 
This still leaves 8 pounds.  I could then either leave that on my 
weight belt, or I could put it in the Halcyon weight pouches.  I 
assume that when I go to doubles I won't need most of it anymore? 
Also, DiveRite sells a "trim weight" that will fit between the bolts 
on the backplate.  I was thinking of this as an option.

Also, I read a lot of posts saying the canister light is 6 pounds 
negative (or thereabouts).  Mine is 1.5 pounds negative, which means 
I have to account for that weight somewhere.

One post I read which made a lot of sense, said that you should have 
about 5 or 6 pounds of ditchable weight (if any).  When you ditch 
your weight you don't want to become so positive as to end up in 
lunar orbit.

I would like to get as close to hogarthian as possible before moving 
to doubles, so any help is appreciated.  I'm even moving my canister 
back on my harness (I had it upside down and attached to the 
backplate, but I find that it has a tendency to sit on the wiring 
connection...not good).

Cheers,

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