DRYSUIT - How much weight do you use???

[Genesis]

11lbs last time out in fresh with double HP100s, SS/BP, Can light and my "thin" underwear (200wt polypro with a "skin" polypro layer under it) Suit is a TLS350 (no or very little inherent buoyancy; membrane suit.)

It was a bit heavy, but its a new suit and I'm getting it dialed. I might have been 3lbs or so heavy, but I never got to the end of the tanks (on two dives) so I didn't get to do a full weight check. Will the next time I'm out.

With a 100gm thinsulate "union suit" over the above, I needed another 4, and that seemed about right; I don't think the latter was overweighted.

The double HP100s and double LP72s appear to be about the same in terms of their inherent buoyancy; I need to get my fish scale out and dump these tanks to get "real numbers"

 

[Mverick]

Between 0 and 100lbs... Depending on tanks, Suit, and current.

 

[mempilot]

16lbs total (10 ditch/4 non on BC)(2 non ditch in thigh pockets on suit)

Single steel 80
Zeagle Expedition GS
Thin Polar tech pants and shirt
Jet Fins

Buoancy check with 700 psi and able to descend slowly from 5 to 15'

 

[Web Monkey]

I must be doing something wrong. I got into the pool last week for the first time with my new DS and with a full steel 80, Softwear undies, and I had to use 38LBs in FW! I don't know what I'll do in SW and AL tanks. I don't have that much room on the current belt. Short of buying a WI BC that is, or converting over to a BP&W.

You only need enough weight to sink you, and keep the suit squeeze reasonable. Anything more than that will force you to keep a bubble of air in the suit, which will make bouyancy control a constant battle.

If you want to get a better idea what it takes, go back to the pool & leave all your weight by the edge of the pool.

Let all the air out of the suit (squat down at the shallow end of the pool and pull the neck seal out a little). Then stand up, move to deeper water and start adding weight until you start to sink.

Then add just enough additioanl weight to allow you to add a enough air to make the suit squeeze reasonable.

That said, 38 pounds may not be more than you need, depending on what you normally dive with.

If you really end up needing more weight than you can fit in your BC, you can always switch to a weight harness.

 

[String]

12kg (about 26lb) with a single 15l steel cylinder, weezle extreme undersuit, 3 pairs of socks, tracksuit bottoms and thin woolen top. Membrane drysuit.

I could possibly take 2lb off that but definately no more.

Edit:- forgot to add thats for salt water. Ive never dived fresh

 

[kd5izq]

28 Pounds