How much more weight

[stranden93]

Hey there.

ive been diving with wetsuit for some time now and just bought a drysuit and going for a test dive with some friends today, but too for same emnsrre mintues with changing weights.

i am 178 and 70 kg, used to dive full wetsuit 7mmand using 7 kgs with 15l 20bar steel tank.
So how much more weight or less should i use? Its a typhoon tri lam drysuit

 

[divezonescuba]

I am about the same weight. With a 7 mm and AL80 I use 24, with steel, 12 to 14 lbs. With a trilam drysuit with thick insulation I use 34 lbs with an al80, 22 to 24 with steel. So, I say add about 10 pounds for a total of 24 or so.

Make sure you have a BCD that can hold that much weight and has sufficient buoyancy.