I put the weight belt under the crotch strap. If the need ever arises that I must jettison my weights I simply undo my waistband first then the weightbelt. It’s trained into me, no thinking about it I just do it. If the weightbelt comes loose accidentally for some reason and drops, the crotch strap catches it, no harm no foul. This has never happened yet, but in theory it should work this way. When I come up from my dive and want to board my kayak, I remove my rig and clip it off on a leash I have clipped to the kayak. The rig is fairly light because I split up my weights so the wing will easily float it. I’m in the water maneuvering around with my weightbelt on, which is fantastic because my fins get traction. It’s better than not having one and floating like a piece of foam high and dry. I undo my weightbelt and place it in the kayak up forward. This is the ‘trim’ that I really care about; making sure the back end of my boat isn’t squatting like a girl dog. I can’t even imagine trying to get underneath a loaded rig full of non ditchable including a 120 and trying to push it up into the tank well, holy crap!
This is where my custom 10 lb. Freedom Plate loses. Maybe
@lexvil will be getting his wish sooner than he thinks.