Fresh/Salt water weighting

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del_mo

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Is there a rule of thumb for converting fresh water weighting to salt water weighting? Can you be over-weighted (like by 4 or 8 pounds)?
 
del_mo:
Is there a rule of thumb for converting fresh water weighting to salt water weighting? Can you be over-weighted (like by 4 or 8 pounds)?

add if going to salt, subtract if going to fresh
body weight
45-56Kg -- 2Kg
57-70Kg -- 2.3kg
71-85kg -- 3kg
86-99kg -- 3.2kg
 
For the conversion it is 2.2lb to 1kg just in case. Rough 2 to 1
 
del_mo:
Is there a rule of thumb for converting fresh water weighting to salt water weighting? Can you be over-weighted (like by 4 or 8 pounds)?
Divide your overall weight in freshwater gear by 37. That is how much you need to add for saltwater. Round up fractions to the next pound or kilo.

For nearly all cases, dividing by 40, adding that weight and another two pounds (or one kilo) will cover it if you are trying to do the math in your head.

It is far easier to be a little heavy than a little light, so having a pound or two extra on the first dive is actually a good thing.
 

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