Carrying gear underwater?

[pepperbelly]

I have read many threads on how to carry gear- smb’s, bags of stuff, etc.
Is there any reason to not hang pouches or bags from a weight belt?
I put my weights in the weight pockets of my Zeagle Ranger bcd and dont use a weight belt.
Instead of wearing a thigh pocket or hanging stuff from a D-ring is there a reason to not use a belt?
I dont always carry a lot of stuff but I do carry a mesh bag for trash or goodies I find.

 

[pepperbelly]

Maybe also use the belt to carry a knife/shears or anything else I might decide I need?

 

[northernone]

A bare weight belt as tool belt works quite well.

I've done it, no issues.
Cameron

 

[Diver0001]

I've done it too when I've been diving with a jacket and missed having a proper harness. In your case just put some D-rings on a bare belt as Cameron suggested and you're good to go.

IIRC I used to position a D ring as a weight stopper on the left side to hang my blob on. That kept it closer to my body (more streamlined) than hanging it on the BCD but then it's obviously connected to your ditchable weight.

If you hang too much stuff on your weight belt then you might find it a little uncomfortable and obviously you need to be aware that if you ditch your weights you will lose that gear. That in itself could be a good argument for NOT hanging your blob on your weight belt if you believe that you may need it in an emergency (ie. boat diving offshore).

R..

 

[nolatom]

Once I helped do drilling and cementing of new mooring U-bolts into the substrate at Stetson Bank, off the M/V SPREE.
We had to shuttle heavy bags of Portland cement down, and empties back up. I don't remember if we held the bags ourselves or whether they were clipped onto and suspended from the transit line and mooring line. I do remember they were a good piece of work to push against the surface current.
Wookie would remember, since he and his boat made these trips and did the work, with bozo volunteers like me.

Frank??

 

[MAKO Spearguns]

A bare weight belt as tool belt works quite well.

I've done it, no issues.
Cameron

I agree and an elastic rubber belt will be very comfortable and will say in place and not slide around.

Freedive Weight Belt | MAKO Spearguns