TuckerIdaho
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New England diving (mostly 5mm/7mm, occasional drysuit)
Trying to decide between the normal Mares stainless backplate (4lb approx) and the heavy backplate (8lbs approx). Anyone have any thoughts on it?
My terrible understanding of the optimal buoyancy calculator puts me at needing 24lbs of lead in a 7mm wetsuit, or 17lbs of lead in a 5mm. So wouldn't it be in my best interest to dive the heavy backplate to reduce the amount of lead I'm strapping on?
Trying to decide between the normal Mares stainless backplate (4lb approx) and the heavy backplate (8lbs approx). Anyone have any thoughts on it?
My terrible understanding of the optimal buoyancy calculator puts me at needing 24lbs of lead in a 7mm wetsuit, or 17lbs of lead in a 5mm. So wouldn't it be in my best interest to dive the heavy backplate to reduce the amount of lead I'm strapping on?