Rick Inman had a post a while back saying that he regularly used a 2lb weight to sink his old hood, and a full 5lb was needed for a new Otter Bay helmetI gotta get me one of those!
Just got my new helmet the other day - excited to try it

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Rick Inman had a post a while back saying that he regularly used a 2lb weight to sink his old hood, and a full 5lb was needed for a new Otter Bay helmetI gotta get me one of those!