Hard or soft weights?
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I have a weight integrated BC and have dove with both type and can't tell the different comfort wise, but I'm not sure with a weight belt.
Blackwood
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I use the XS 4-pouch belt, and I use soft weights (two 2lb sea pearls).
Soft/Hard doesn't make much of a difference for me. However, If I carried a lot of weight, it may be a different story.
Soft/Hard doesn't make much of a difference for me. However, If I carried a lot of weight, it may be a different story.
I need to use 28 lbs (bag drysuit with loads of fleece). I used to use a seasoft belt. Then I switched to a DUI harness with hard lead weights. The harness is actually more comfortable and I can't really tell it's hard weight.
YMMV
YMMV
XS Scuba
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Hi zbskii:
We manufacture these weight belts with real 1000 denier Dupont Cordura material to be tough enough to handle the added wear & tear when hard weights are used. Unless you're diving with very little or no wetsuit, you will most likely not be able to "feel" the difference in comfort. Thank you for your business.
We manufacture these weight belts with real 1000 denier Dupont Cordura material to be tough enough to handle the added wear & tear when hard weights are used. Unless you're diving with very little or no wetsuit, you will most likely not be able to "feel" the difference in comfort. Thank you for your business.
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I have some XS Scuba lead shot weights, and I am curious about whether the lead is encapsulated in any way.
How concerned should I be about handling the weights? I know that I should try not to injest the lead, and I try to wash my hands after handling the weights. I usually rinse out my gear in a bathtub; should I be concerned about taking a bath in the tub afterwards?
How concerned should I be about handling the weights? I know that I should try not to injest the lead, and I try to wash my hands after handling the weights. I usually rinse out my gear in a bathtub; should I be concerned about taking a bath in the tub afterwards?
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If you like the hard weights and don't wear a great lot then it won't make much difference. If you drop one on you toe from 6 inches up, then you will swear at the hard weights and by the soft weights.
You don't have to worry about taking a bath afterward. You won't absorb any lead through your skin. In addition, the amount of lead you get on your hands just from diving is probably not worth worrying about, either.
Lead toxicity occurs when people ingest water which is led through lead pipes (therefore getting a small amount daily over a long period of time) or when children chew lead paint (getting a large dose for body weight).
Lead toxicity occurs when people ingest water which is led through lead pipes (therefore getting a small amount daily over a long period of time) or when children chew lead paint (getting a large dose for body weight).
Cheap.
Inexpensive. Bargain. Lowest cost. Economical. Frugal. Cheap.
If I ever have to ditch lead (like to stay at the surface), I want absolutely nothing, not even a hint of a thought of "how much this is gonna cost me" to impede me.
All the best, Jmaes
Inexpensive. Bargain. Lowest cost. Economical. Frugal. Cheap.
If I ever have to ditch lead (like to stay at the surface), I want absolutely nothing, not even a hint of a thought of "how much this is gonna cost me" to impede me.
All the best, Jmaes
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