Personally I have best experience with the Integrated BCD but for extra weight (As when wearing a farmer John) that exceeds the BCDS weight recommendations I have purchased a DUI Weight harness as I dont like the belt sliding off!
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In less than 15 dives (all rental gear) I have had three cases of weight belts that do not seem very secure, one even fell off in the pool (I grabbed it before I floated). Is this a problem of overly worn gear (should I just buy one?) or is there a better type/method for securing them. My DM's have forbade any tucking of the ends of the belt (risk of increased difficulty in ditching). I agree with this but I am equally concerned with a sudden loss of weight. I have read about a DIR practice of weight belt under crotch strap (don't know how to evaluate this). Comments???
I've seen a finite number of metal blet buckles fail - try a wire buckle or a "SeaQuest" buckle, neither of which have I ever seen fail.Ive seen countless plastic belt buckles fail -try a metal one.
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