dgangi
Contributor
I'm curions to see how many of you use trim weights with your BC (especially back floaters). I've been told my a number of people that the use of trim weights helps keep them balanced underwater and assists with the tendency to flip forward on the surface. But I've also been told by others that trim weights are worthless and a hazard (they aren't "dumpable" and therefore can be dangerous, even if the trim weights are small).
I recently purchased a Scubapro Superhawk NT BC but it doesn't have the trim weight pockets on it. The Dive Rite I used on my last scuba trip didn't have trim weights either and I thought it would have been nice to at least tried to use trim weights. I felt like the 8lbs I was carrying in the built-in weight pockets on the Dive Rite was too much to carry on the forward part of my body.
I was considering buying some trim weight pockets to mount on the tank strap of my Superhawk to use to hold small weights. And I've seen a number of contraptions out there, all with slight differences between them. So before I make the purchase, I thought I would see what everybody's opinion was about the usefulness of trim weights and what they use on their BC's that don't have them built in.
Thx...Doug
I recently purchased a Scubapro Superhawk NT BC but it doesn't have the trim weight pockets on it. The Dive Rite I used on my last scuba trip didn't have trim weights either and I thought it would have been nice to at least tried to use trim weights. I felt like the 8lbs I was carrying in the built-in weight pockets on the Dive Rite was too much to carry on the forward part of my body.
I was considering buying some trim weight pockets to mount on the tank strap of my Superhawk to use to hold small weights. And I've seen a number of contraptions out there, all with slight differences between them. So before I make the purchase, I thought I would see what everybody's opinion was about the usefulness of trim weights and what they use on their BC's that don't have them built in.
Thx...Doug