Cthippo
Contributor
I'm finding that in warm (ish) fresh water I need so much less weight that I could move all of it into my BCD. Question is, is this a good idea?
When I did my initial open water training it was in the sound and I was diving a 7mm with 30 lbs of weight divided between a weight harness (10 lbs each side) and my BCD (5 lbs each side). Now that it has warmed up some I am diving in the lake with my 3/2 wetsuit and am slowly removing weight to see what I need. At the end of today's dive I completely emptied my BCD pouches and established that at least in this configuration I can get by just fine with only 20 lbs even with an empty cylinder. My question is, would I be better off to move that weight into the BCD and leave the harness in the bag?
Also, do you change weights when you change cylinders? Ifyou switch from a steel 95 to an AL80 (or even an AL40 for quick tasks) do you change your weight amount and configuration?
When I did my initial open water training it was in the sound and I was diving a 7mm with 30 lbs of weight divided between a weight harness (10 lbs each side) and my BCD (5 lbs each side). Now that it has warmed up some I am diving in the lake with my 3/2 wetsuit and am slowly removing weight to see what I need. At the end of today's dive I completely emptied my BCD pouches and established that at least in this configuration I can get by just fine with only 20 lbs even with an empty cylinder. My question is, would I be better off to move that weight into the BCD and leave the harness in the bag?
Also, do you change weights when you change cylinders? Ifyou switch from a steel 95 to an AL80 (or even an AL40 for quick tasks) do you change your weight amount and configuration?