Hey All

[Kourtjestr]

So, in the spirit of a greeting, hello all. I just got certified about a month ago, did all my open water cert dives in a 54 degree pond... Then my first open water dives in Key Largo! It was so nice ditching the 7mm for just a BCD.... Looking forward to a year full of diving after this awful thing called winter goes by....

So, for my first question: If I know exactly how much lead I need for my BCD and all my gear (including an AL80) is there a convenient way to extrapolate how much lead I need to be *correctly* weighted in my 7mm john and jacket, gloves, and hood? I KNOW I was way overweighted in my class, but was PERFECTLY weighted (for my skill level and knowledge level) in the Keys. I was hoping to get a good guess without lots of in and out of water to get in the right ball park and fine tune from there... I ran 12 lbs in just the gear (no neoprene but the same boots I wear for Maine diving), and it's the SAME gear.

Kourt

 

[Kourtjestr]

After some reading from an article I found, it seems to suggest that a 7mm would only need another 4 lbs of weight... But that would only give me 16 lbs of lead, and I was using about TWICE that in my class....

 

[Insta-Gator]

Rule of thumb, is 3# lead for every 1mm of neoprene. plus about 4 to 6 pounds depending on if you're a "floater" or not, for a 7mm. That's a good starting point, then do a proper buoyancy check to ensure you are correct.

 

[Kourtjestr]

Rule of thumb, is 3# lead for every 1mm of neoprene. plus about 4 to 6 pounds depending on if you're a "floater" or not, for a 7mm. That's a good starting point, then do a proper buoyancy check to ensure you are correct.

That sounds MUCH more reasonable than thinking 4 lbs of lead would get a 7mm down.... Will have to try that on the next excursion.

 

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