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Quick wing lift question.
Disclaimer: I'm a noob, don't have ready access to a pool, don't know how much weight I'll need to keep neutrally buoyant yet, and all other similar posts (that I saw) referred to warm water wetsuits. Sorry to waste everyone's time rehashing an old issue, but any help would be greatly appreciated.
Wetsuit: 7mm Full + 7mm Hooded Vest
Rig: Assume large single steel tank, SS Plate (~5lb for the plate)
Noob: 5'9", 145lb.
I know the rig itself (SS BP, Steel tank) plus all my equip. probably won't surpass 30lb, so I'm good there, but I'm not sure about my wetsuit buoyancy.
I will be diving a 7mm full + 7mm hooded vest. Not sure how much weight I'll need to get neutrally buoyant since this will be my first equipment purchase and I didn't wear a wetsuit during the pool sessions (OW next month). I'm assuming 6-8 lbs extra weight to get neutral, but that's a number I pulled out of thin air.
I'm deciding between a 30# and 40# wing. I'm thinking 30, but thoughts of becoming a dirt dart flit through the empty space between my ears. I'm calculating for worst case scenario (no buoyancy from wetsuit, 30lb rig plus 6-8 pound ditchable weight that gets stuck) but I know if I'm even approaching that depth, I'll be diving a completely different rig with completely different training (and a better grasp on how to do this calculation properly).
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I'm a noob, don't have ready access to a pool, don't know how much weight I'll need to keep neutrally buoyant yet, and all other similar posts (that I saw) referred to warm water wetsuits. Sorry to waste everyone's time rehashing an old issue, but any help would be greatly appreciated.
Wetsuit: 7mm Full + 7mm Hooded Vest
Rig: Assume large single steel tank, SS Plate (~5lb for the plate)
Noob: 5'9", 145lb.
I know the rig itself (SS BP, Steel tank) plus all my equip. probably won't surpass 30lb, so I'm good there, but I'm not sure about my wetsuit buoyancy.
I will be diving a 7mm full + 7mm hooded vest. Not sure how much weight I'll need to get neutrally buoyant since this will be my first equipment purchase and I didn't wear a wetsuit during the pool sessions (OW next month). I'm assuming 6-8 lbs extra weight to get neutral, but that's a number I pulled out of thin air.
I'm deciding between a 30# and 40# wing. I'm thinking 30, but thoughts of becoming a dirt dart flit through the empty space between my ears. I'm calculating for worst case scenario (no buoyancy from wetsuit, 30lb rig plus 6-8 pound ditchable weight that gets stuck) but I know if I'm even approaching that depth, I'll be diving a completely different rig with completely different training (and a better grasp on how to do this calculation properly).
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!