what weight do you carry and what weight are you

[mnj1233]

me:170 pounds / 12 stone / 77 kg
COLD WATER
Tank: AL80
6.5 mil Farmer John wetsuit:14 lbs Ocean, 10lbs Fresh all in BCD
Drysuit: 20 lbs Ocean, 16 lbs Fresh, 4 lbs on ankles, rest on BCD

WARM WATER
Diveskin
Tank: AL80
2kg belt, 0 BCD

Curious do you mean these are lead totals or do you have more in your BC???? 20lbs Dry seems very light!!!

 

[riguerin]

I'm 5'10", 175 lbs. My normal configuration is - Zeagle Ranger BCD (44 lbs lift), Henderson 7/5mm Hyperstretch Jumpsuit (with hood, gloves, boots) , Al 80 cft tanks. I'm currently diving with 20lbs of ballast distributed as follows - 2x8lbs in primary integrated weight pockets ; 2x2lbs in rear trim pockets.

I'm thinking about investing in a steel tank. This I should enable me to drop the 4 lbs of trim weight ... and possibly another pound in each weight pocket.

 

[Diver Dennis]

190 lbs
AL 80
salt water
2.5 mil shortie
Sea Quest Pro Unlimited BC (the padding in this BC seems quite buoyant)

 

[divetahoe]

Curious do you mean these are lead totals or do you have more in your BC???? 20lbs Dry seems very light!!!

These are the lead totals. I don't have much - um - personal insulation.

 

[Daryl Morse]

I'm 5'10" and weigh 160 lbs. I use a bp/w with STA which weighs 6 lbs.

In a shell drysuit with lots of fleece for diving in cold water I carry 24 lbs of lead.

In a 5 mm john with 5 mm jacket, hood, boots and gloves for diving in temperate water I carry 18 lbs of lead.

In a 3 mm shorty with 3 mm boots, I carry 4 lbs of lead.

With no wetsuit with 3 mm boots, I carry no lead, probably a bit overweighted.

Edit: All above numbers with AL80 in salt water.

 

[Zero]

6'1" 235 lbs with Single 80AL
Drysuit Bare 6mm Neoprene FW-26lb SW-38lb
Bare Full 7mm FW-10lb
Bare Full 3mm Bare SW-14lb

Taking a bath - no weight required.

Hoods & Gloves were worn for dry & 7mm suits, and boots for 7mm & 3mm suits.

I won't include the logged weight for 3mm FW because it was for the pool section of my OW course and I had more than I dove for SW conditions.

 

[Greg D.]

6'1" 205 lbs
34 lbs on belt and 2lbs on each foot
Bare Drysuit with lots of woolies (I like to be warm)
or a 7mm Two peice Wet suit
Same weight for both!

I could probably shed some weight as this is the same lead I used whe I was a portly 265lbs but for the kind of diving I do I need to be able to get down fast so I have yet to shed any weight.

 

[Web Monkey]

None of this will help you. You correct weighting is whatever it takes to sink you with all your normal equipment and a 500 PSI (35 BAR?) tank.

FWIW, I'm 225# and with a Drysuit and Weezle Compact UW I use 10 Lbs of lead. With Bare CT 200 UW and Drygloves, I use 16 Lbs.

This is with a Steel 95, a Cannister light (-2lbs) and a Pony (-2 lbs).

Terry

back to diving from a stint away and trying to gauge what my weight belt should cary.
i know it depends on a lot of criteria but it would be an advantage to many if you could list your weight - drysuit or not - tank size - bcd or not - weight carried

ill start

14stone 10pounds -drysuit - 12ltre dumpy - bcd - 24IBS


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[SStrecker]

I am 5'10" and 191#.
I use 12# in fresh water, with a full 5/4 wetsuit (but only 1#, with just my swimsuit).

 

[The Chairman]

6'0"/290#

With a steel 120 and a drysuit:

freshwater: Nothing
Saltwater: 4#

With an AL80 and no protection

Freshwater: 6#
Saltwater: 12#