know anywhere/one i can get cheap weights?

[askdjasd]

Need 10 (2 - 5's) for back of bcd.

it would cost me $40.00 each

anyone have spares laying around?

 

[MarkH]

Wow. The going rate in Victoria is about $2.50-3.00 per pound. Probably the cheapest place to get weights is to go to a popular dive site and look for all the integrated BC weight pouches littering the bottom.

 

[akirawut]

Hunting for weights on the bottom when you don't have enough weight is a bit of a catch 22 isn't it?

 

[askdjasd]

or you become over weighted thus dropping weights

 

[MarkH]

Hunting for weights on the bottom when you don't have enough weight is a bit of a catch 22 isn't it?

That's what rocks are for. -Nature's weight belt.

 

[MarkH]

Seriously though, I added 2 5lb weights to the webbing of my bc to take some of the strain off my lower back (the 45lb weight belt made hour-long dives pretty painful). Now I'm trying to figure out a way to distribute some more of the weight belt off my waist. What "format" of weights are you looking for? Sometimes those soft weights with ankle straps that they used to use for aerobics or whatever can be found in thrift stores for a couple of dollars. I've even seen some that must have been 5 lbs.

 

[mustang_5l]

Wow. The going rate in Victoria is about $2.50-3.00 per pound. Probably the cheapest place to get weights is to go to a popular dive site and look for all the integrated BC weight pouches littering the bottom.

+1

I have 2 soft 5's for $25 if you want em.
I'm in Surrey
John

 

[NDO]

Try putting a single weight pocket on each side of your tank band - that would hold 5 lbs each though not ditchable. Also, the DUI harnesses are fabulous for taking the strain off the back. 36lbs on my small frame was killing my back and hips - since I started using the harness - way way better.

 

[askdjasd]

oh yes.. that DUI harness works wonders. agreed 200%

 

[MarkH]

Try putting a single weight pocket on each side of your tank band - that would hold 5 lbs each though not ditchable. Also, the DUI harnesses are fabulous for taking the strain off the back. 36lbs on my small frame was killing my back and hips - since I started using the harness - way way better.

My concern with taking more weight off my belt has to do with trim. If I had 25 lbs on my waist and 20 lbs up around my bc/tank strap, would I need 10lb ankle weights to offset the "front-heavy" trim?