One way to add lead to your Nomad JT

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stano

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I am a wet suit diver that needs lead. I am diving the Nomad JT and there are not a lot of options to add weight. i did talk to Lamar from Dive Rite and he tells me that the system was designed for Florida cave divers and not for Great Lakes wreck divers.

I added weight by melting two dive 8 lb weights into a sheet of lead. I drilled a hole in each corner of the sheet. I then fastened the sheet to the inside of the JT using bungees. The system works very well. If anyone wants any detail feel free to ask.

Stan

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What kind of tanks are you using that you need that much weight?
 
Wow that's a thick wetsuit. Way too much neoprene for me. My rule is that if it's too cold for a 5mm then it's dry for me.

The weight plate looks good but can't you run into the same issue as using a backplate with sidemount? Like getting caught in a restriction?
 
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Thats typical for Great Lakes area diving. (2 layers of 7mm, farmer john pants+step-in jacket).

Me, I dive dry, unless I'm in the carribean, then it's 3mm.

Mike D

Wow that's a thick wetsuit. Way too much neoprene for me. My rule is that if it's too cold for a 5mm then it's dry for me.
 
Ever hear of a weight belt? I'm just saying.:)
 
weight belt, get yourself steel tanks and a drysuit. I dont need any weight with a medium undergarment and 2 lp 95's.
 
Yup heard of a weight belt in fact I have 10lbs in two pockets that is ditch-able.

I got a drysuit this year, nice Whites drysuit. I didn't dive it much in the heat of the summer as I hate putting it on.

When we dive dry we still need weight. Not sure why people say use a drysuit as a solution to weight? Doesn't work like that in my experience. My buddies all dive dry they all wear weight belts with a decent amount of weight. They are very experienced tech divers that routinely dive deep, as recently as last weekend on the Uganda (200') in the straights of mackinaw.

Personally I hate weight belts and would prefer to have as much as is safe on my back on my BC instead of hanging on my hips.

In any case possibly I helped somebody and that's all I was hoping to accomplish.

Stano
 
weight belt, get yourself steel tanks and a drysuit. I dont need any weight with a medium undergarment and 2 lp 95's.

Lucky you. I use 23lbs of lead when diving two worthington hp100s in my drysuit.

As for weightbelts, I agree with stano. I don't want it all bunched around my waist. Being able to distribute the weight to other places helps me dial in my trim and I find it more comfortable to wear in general.
 
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