Capt EO
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Hi All,
First of all, you guys have a lot of information here to digest. Good reading and a good way to weigh info for making the decision of what route to take on a purchase.
I've been out of the water world the last 18 years and now making a come back since meeting and making friends with an avid diver. When put back in the water, all equipment still worked as should be. Thing is, is my old vest type B/C has been outgrown and a tad too small now. After reading the posts you have here, I think I will make the move to a BP/W set up. So thanks for all the info on that subject.
On another note, I do have a question as to how to determine the correct amount of weight one should use. Since it is starting to get chilly in the area and most of the diving we have been doing is in spring fed waters, I'm in a wetsuit (5m) and my body characteristics have changed over the years. I've checked out the "stickey" calculator and can see how it is useful for a number of configurations. I'd like to get a refresher and point in the right direction as to how to find that ideal "starting" weight to use and then making the adjustments as one adds or takes away from a configuration. This way I can refine what option I'd need to look at for the BP/W configuration as far as SS or aluminum plate extra weights, etc.....
Thanks in advance
First of all, you guys have a lot of information here to digest. Good reading and a good way to weigh info for making the decision of what route to take on a purchase.
I've been out of the water world the last 18 years and now making a come back since meeting and making friends with an avid diver. When put back in the water, all equipment still worked as should be. Thing is, is my old vest type B/C has been outgrown and a tad too small now. After reading the posts you have here, I think I will make the move to a BP/W set up. So thanks for all the info on that subject.
On another note, I do have a question as to how to determine the correct amount of weight one should use. Since it is starting to get chilly in the area and most of the diving we have been doing is in spring fed waters, I'm in a wetsuit (5m) and my body characteristics have changed over the years. I've checked out the "stickey" calculator and can see how it is useful for a number of configurations. I'd like to get a refresher and point in the right direction as to how to find that ideal "starting" weight to use and then making the adjustments as one adds or takes away from a configuration. This way I can refine what option I'd need to look at for the BP/W configuration as far as SS or aluminum plate extra weights, etc.....
Thanks in advance