Weightbelt on Vacation

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• Sep 18, 2002

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Hi All -

I am new to diving and just wondering how common it is to take your own weight belt and weights on vacation with you. I can see the case for integrated systems... so if you are bringing ten pounds of integrated...

Also - what are the airlines policies on the weight of bags?

thanks!

 

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• Sep 18, 2002

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Integrated or not, it's the same lead. Almost all dive ops supply weights as part of the package.

 

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• Sep 18, 2002

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Many folks who use bags with shot weight bring the bags too as those are not as widely available.

 

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• Sep 18, 2002

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I have integrated weights, but i still don't travel with weights. I do carry a spare weightbelt, just because I know it fits and the buckle is good. Rental weights work just fine on the belt and in my Ranger.

I don' know of anyone who air travels with their weights, and would recommend against it, but I'm curious to see if that's true everywhere and with everyone (well, I don't travel much, anyway)..

 

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I had to pay an overweight charge one time for my luggage. It was 150 pounds overweight! I wasn't carrying my weight belt either and yes I carry my own luggage. Luckily they let me buy an extra seat on the plane because that was cheaper than paying the overweight fee!

OK, OK I know you're dying to know. My dive bag was lost when I made a connection flying to our destination so it came to the island by itself. Coming home I not only had the dive gear but I was bringing back some sand and shells as souveniers in my other bag, that stuff gets heavy in a hurry.
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• Sep 18, 2002

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But, I need very little weight. If it is a warm water destination and I will just be wearing a shorty or a dive skin then about 4lb to 6lb of lead is all I need. My BCD is weight integrated so I have a few 1lb shot pouches that I throw in the bag. I've never been over weight on the plane - maybe it is because other than my gear I only have a few shorts and T-shirts in my bag

 

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I do have an integrated weight system, but I don't bring lead with me on trips that involve flying. It just doesn't seem worth hauling weights around. I have brought my own belt, though, before I got the current BC -- I know what condition the buckle is in, and the belt was cut to a reasonable length.

 

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I took weights in my bag when I flew down to NC. My overall gear bag was still under 70 lbs so I didn't get hit with an extra fee. The extra weight wasn't too terribly bad, and I couldn't see paying $3 a day for a weight belt...

 

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Ber Rabbit once bubbled...
I was bringing back some sand and shells as souveniers in my other bag, that stuff gets heavy in a hurry.
Ber

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• Sep 18, 2002

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I bring my own weight. My equipment, large pelican case and 10 pounds of weight weighs about 62 pounds. I do worry about a time in the future when I bring my gear back without having time to dry it out completely such that I am over the limit. But I guess the 24 hour no fly rule will probably mean that will never happen.