DIR Dumpable weight?

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Yes, it would.

First, if you manage to damage your BC and your drysuit simultaneously, you are quite likely a dumba$$ who has greater problems than some extra weight. Some would observe that you perhaps ought to have planned your dive better.

Recognize that this is extremely unlikely to happen under any reasonable circumstances, and that you can always postulate a catastrophic situation that would be difficult or impossible to recover from.

That being said, this is why one carries a liftbag and reel or spool (and dives with a buddy who can rescue one's hapless butt). In the unlikely circumstances you mentioned, one could either send the bag up and swim up while reeling oneself up, or could attach the bag directly to a D-ring and use it as a secondary BC/wing. Halcyon's 80 lb bag is a good example of a liftbag suitable for that purpose. Of course, you need to get out and practice that regularly prior to finding yourself in a situation where you've holed both your wing and your drysuit!
 

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