Another wing size question

[theLeakyMask]

Hi,

I am 5'10, 156lb, using a 3mm wet suit, and usually need around 8 - 12 lb weight depending on cylinder (11 litre SS or AL). In winter I am going to have to switch to a 5mm suit, but I don't know how much weight I will need then yet.

I am planning to get a kydex plate, but I am not sure about the wing size. Any recommendation?

Thanks!

 

[cool_hardware52]

Hi,

I am 5'10, 156lb, using a 3mm wet suit, and usually need around 8 - 12 lb weight depending on cylinder (11 litre SS or AL). In winter I am going to have to switch to a 5mm suit, but I don't know how much weight I will need then yet.

I am planning to get a kydex plate, but I am not sure about the wing size. Any recommendation?

Thanks!

At 5'10" you need a medium plate.

A better choice is a Stainless Plate. Right now you are using 8-12 lbs with a 3mm suit and you plan to get a *More* buoyant 5mm suit. You need the ballast provided by a SS plate.

Remember the dry travel weight of a Kydex plate is only a bit over 3 lbs less than for a SS plate.

With no buoyancy numbers for your 5mm suit I'll have to guess a bit on wing size. The LCD 20 *might* be a bit too small, making the Torus 26 a reasonable choice.

Recap:

Medium SS Plate
Torus 26
Hogarthian Harness
(cambands and wedge blocks are included)

Tobin

 

[theLeakyMask]

Thanks for the quick reply!

I forgot to mention that I have been using a rental jacket-style BC that is positively buoyant even when not inflated up to now. I don't have any concrete numbers, but I think that just by switching to a BP/W I would need less ballast. I wonder if SS plate might be too much.

 

[cool_hardware52]

Thanks for the quick reply!

I forgot to mention that I have been using a rental jacket-style BC that is positively buoyant even when not inflated up to now. I don't have any concrete numbers, but I think that just by switching to a BP/W I would need less ballast. I wonder if SS plate might be too much.

The typical BC is about 3-4 lbs positive when the bladder is empty.

Tobin

 

[theLeakyMask]

The typical BC is about 3-4 lbs positive when the bladder is empty.

Tobin

One more question. What are the negative buoyancies of the medium SS and kydex plates? Something like -4 and -1?

 

[cool_hardware52]

One more question. What are the negative buoyancies of the medium SS and kydex plates? Something like -4 and -1?

More like -2 and -6 if you include the stainless in the harness.

Tobin