Considerations around switching to a BP/W

[rombre]

If I now want to add some UK diving, what is the easiest way to figure out if the lift of the wing is enough for my drysuit (to be bought) or if I need a larger one?

 

[tbone1004]

had to go back like 4 pages to figure out which wing you had.

The torus 26 should be fine for some drysuit diving. Will depend on where you put the weight and if it is ditchable though as well as whether it is a uncompressed neoprene suit or a crushed neo/trilam suit, but either way it should be enough for most drysuit diving. Just use a weight belt in case the suit floods floods so you can drop something

 

[rombre]

Sorry, should have mentioned it is the Torus 26.
Drysuit will be crushed neo or trilam (still trying to figure out what's better for me but that's a different topic), no uncompressed neoprene.
Weight will be the SS BP (and the likely steel tank), additional weight I would carry on a weight belt.

Thanks tbone!

 

[tbone1004]

if that is the case, then the wing is actually compensating for less buoyancy shift than it will with a wetsuit, so as long as the lead isn't on the rig itself *to float with you outside of it*, and you are OK with dropping lead in the event of a catastrophic suit failure *highly unlikely*, then the 26 will be fine

 

[rombre]

Perfect, thanks. In that case I will stick to my Torus 26 for cold water as well until I make the step to doubles.