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I have the same delema, as i too dive in the tropics. Darwin, the water is 30 C presently. I use a s/s plate, and carry a lift bag for emergencies, etc. Jeff the Darwinian. At 08:09 3/11/00 GMT, Ee Michael wrote: >hi there, >i'm a newbie to this and is trying to go DIR.However i am having some >problems/issues with weightings.so if the following qus seems silly,pardon >me, still on the learning curve. > >I dive mainly in the tropics where a 3mm wetsuit is needed at the >maximum.(no technical stuff whatso ever yet : just want to get all my basics >in DIR correct first b4 any future advancements.) > >However , with a wetsuit , the max amount of weight needed for me to >maintain a safety stop is about 5-6 pounds lead. > >So far i've already have decided on getting a backplate from halocyn and >have my own custom made single tank adaptor ( about 2 pounds weight)and a 2 >pound keel weight. > >was thinkning of either a ss or al hardcoated plate, however this means that >my total weight would be > >1) keel weight (2lbs) + al harcoated plate ( 2lbs) + single tank adaptor >(2lbs) which implies i do not need any more wieghts , which means i do not >have any ditchible weights. > >2) keel weight (2lbs) + ss plate( 6lbs) + single tank adaptor (2lbs) which >implies i do not need any more wieghts ( might even be overweighted ), which >means i do not have any ditchible weights as well. > >so i guess a ss plate is out of the option. >from what i have gathered in the past 6 months,i understand that when dive >wet ,we use al tanks and MUST be able to swim out in the case of a bladder >failure. > >no ditchible weights in both cases, what in the world do i do ? >any advise/info greatly apprciated. > > >thanks >mike >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: quest-unsubscribe@gu*.co* >For additional commands, e-mail: quest-help@gu*.co* > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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