How much weight do you carry (warm water)?

[athigunk]

Hi, I would like to know how much weight do you guys need to perform your dives. Thank you in advance!

Conditions:
- warm water
- AL80 single tank
- in a 3mm wetsuit
- ONLY the weight from your weight belt/pockets PLUS weight from BC (backplate)
- disregard weight from tank, regulators, camera, etc.

Example:
1lb (AL backplate) + 2 x 2lb (lead) = 5lbs

 

[happy-diver]

I'm 6'4” 250 lbs a good diver can't remember what I carry and if I did it would be of zero useful benefit to anyone

 

[drk5036]

Steel freedom plate, small. 0 extra weight. I guess the plate weighs 1.5 kg, so just over 3 pounds?

 

[arcticat99]

oms soft backplate so no weight there .so i use 12 lbs lead

 

[WinfieldNC]

Salt or fresh?

 

[Lorenzoid]

Hi, I would like to know how much weight do you guys need to perform your dives. Thank you in advance!

Conditions:
- warm water
- AL80 single tank
- in a 3mm wetsuit
- ONLY the weight from your weight belt/pockets PLUS weight from BC (backplate)
- disregard weight from tank, regulators, camera, etc.

Example:
1lb (AL backplate) + 2 x 2lb (lead) = 5lbs

From the responses so far, I suspect people who answered "< 3.00 lbs/" did not understand the question. You are asking for TOTAL weight, not just lead. In other words, INCLUDING the weight of the backplate.

I use a steel backplate plus a couple of pounds of lead (so that's around 8 lbs. total) when I dive a 3 mm full suit and Al 80.

 

[JackOfDiamonds]

I have a SS backplate that weighs 6 pounds so i always start with that by default.
With a single AL80 with no wet-suit i dont add any weight

 

[kelemvor]

Only a range of 3-7lbs, in half lb increments? Seems like some odd choices to me.

From the responses so far, I suspect people who answered "< 3.00 lbs/" did not understand the question. You are asking for TOTAL weight, not just lead. In other words, INCLUDING the weight of the backplate.

Well, he stipulated lead plus backplate. Most of my weight is wrapped up in an LP108 steel tank. I don't use any lead (with a steel tank), and my apeks aluminum plate is 1.7lbs. I'm sure like most that the weight is very situational dependent. Maybe it's cold and I need to add a wetsuit or drysuit? Maybe I'm traveling and can only rent aluminum tanks etc...

Edit: Whoops, I didn't see that he also stipulated al80 and 3mm wetsuit. I guess I'll unvote. I do use al80's when traveling but I don't own any 3mm wetsuits so I'm not really sure.

 

[FreeFlyFreak]

6' 185lbs

7 lead 5 plate = 12 lbs total

 

[arew+4]

3-2 shorty, Hybrid BC, 5'11" 225lbs,

Typically, 3lbs for the tank, and five for me. All the other negative crap i carry (aside from the general attitude ) probably an additional 2 lbs