what weight do you carry and what weight are you

[Eagle-scuba]

215# 3/2mm open cell, 80cf aluminum tank, = 6# salt add 6#
with neoprene hooded vest +2# ...see ya` under

 

[Divmstr223]

I'm 200lbs, I carry 20 lbs in salt water with a 5mm one piece suit. I might be able to get away with as much as 18 lbs....but I prefer to be a tad on the negative side.

I also use PST's steel 85.

 

[rockjock3]

I am 5'9", 180#, wear a 4/3 full-suit, use AL80s and wore 5 lbs in SW. I now have an eclipse wing with an AL BP and wear no weight.

 

[willardj]

5'10" 185# 7mm simi dry 15 fresh water with al80 SQ predeter bc +6 or 7sw
Bare 3/2 w/hood 5# fw depending on what I'm doing w/80

 

[TheYellowSubmarine]

I'm about 130pounds.
equipment:
7mm semidry wetsuit
steel backplate and halcyon eclipse wing
about 4 pounds of lead weight

 

[Jim Bishop]

5'10"
190 lbs
Drysuit
SS Backplate with DR wings
Double 112's
No weight needed

 

[Azza]

I think you win a prize, Azza.... being more dense than me! I'm 5'11" and about 95kg... in my drysuit with a 12L steel tank I still need around 8kg.

Interesting that you need more for a wetsuit? I can get down to 5 or 6kg in a one piece 7mm.

Hi Andy. I dive a membrane drysuit with 300gram undersuit and polyprops. Thats why I need less to sink with my drysuit than my semidry. I used to take 6kg with my 3mm compressed neoprene drysuit.

My Semidry is a 7/5mm trident and to be honest I havnt worn it lately except for freediving and then I wear 8 kg. Given the weight of the tank and my backplate I would expect to drop a few kg for scuba however I am guessing here

I might even get into my wetsuit for summer diving this year as I am moving back to Auckland at the end of the month and the water is rather warmer up there..
Positively tropical I am told...

 

[Brodie.davis]

wow, how to make me feel like a whale.

In my 7mm/5mm Trident semi dry, I have to wear 14kgs with BCD and 12l Steel Tank.

I am 6'4" and am 86kgs (195islbs),

And that only puts me at slightly negative.

 

[strazz]

I'm 5'9" and about 205 lbs., but I used to be/should be about 170.

3mm wetsuit & AL80 with 14 lbs in fresh water.

 

[claplant]

5'10", 180 lbs
3/2 mm full
salt water
al 80: 8 lbs

once tried 4, that was a tough safety stop!