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Weight belt for wetsuits. Weight belt fucks up the airflow in your drysuit and is a failure point. I hate weight belts. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/ > From: Al Marvelli <ajmarve@ba*.ne*> > Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 03:24:40 -0400 > To: Paul Braunbehrens <Bakalite@ba*.co*> > Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: Weights > > I dont mean to flame Paul personally but I have to ask some simple questions > here. > > Why is the weight belt not ideal? its cheap, easy to learn, and found > everywhere. > > The belt gives you a built in failure indicator< if you are paying attnetion > you can feel it slip, and thats easy to correct on your own> and if its > under you crotch stap has a built in anti ditch safety. > > and also > > what is the facination with non ditchable weight? > > especially on a rig that is limited to no stop diving by definition?? > > I can understand its significance on a deco dive, but you all do realize > that if your worst fears come true and you undergo a buoyant ascent , you > are merely performing skills practice?? That evey agency has blow and go as > its last resort for ndl diving? > > have any of you removed your weights during a dive? what was the result? I > had my belt off three times in front of the class i was helping with tonite, > no problem with an al 80 with an al plate and a 1/4 suit in 12 ft of water, > i had plenty of time to dump the bc and remain with my weight belt with just > a little effort. Are we all just not paying attention? > > worried about buckle failure? wear two. > > We are not even going to get into the pony bottle, but fyi my understanding > of hogarthian means ultra minimal as in no reserve gas, even in overhead. > and of course the bottle is unnecessary for anything, you can either blow > and go or you cant and if you cant you need a real redundant system, not 13 > freaking cu ft. This w/e i was forced to dive off the bow b/c the customers > used up all the rack space with their pony bottles filled with nitrox too > hot for the bottom< typical, they have all been hosed and regard dir as > internet bs>and then i had to endure the shop owners bitching about my > doubles being too much gear for the dives< which they were, but i needed > them empty and gas costs money so i aint freaking wasting it>so i am ready > for all comers on this pony bullshit. > > You dont need a pony bottle unless you are solo diving without a plan. > > Think it through people. > > Al Marvelli > > PS if those two quarry guys dont send me snail addresses ill never be able > to mail them schedules and since i lost my inbox i dont havetheir e > addresses, so get back to me fellas. > > Paul Braunbehrens wrote: > >> 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, >> >> -- >> Paul Braunbehrens mailto:Bakalite@ba*.co* >> http://www.daw-mac.com Mailing list for digital audio on the mac >> -- >> 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'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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