How much weight do you carry?

[Leejnd]

You don't really think any of the women divers in here are going to tell you how much they weigh, do you?

 

[Dive California]

Andy why are you asking this? Looks like you are a new diver. Did you not learn this while getting certified? You should have.

 

[aquaregia]

5'11", 190lb
7mm jumpsuit + hood/booties/gloves
Stainless BP (6#) + light STA (2#)

AL80 8#
LP72 4#

 

[Chaos the Crazy]

5'6ish, 145 lbs
7mm with or without 3/5mm hooded vest
HP100 = 8lbs

we'll see what happens when I try a bp/w setup...I'm hoping to drop all extra lead. I add a couple of pounds for a steel 72 or my little AL53 when it gets a chance to see salt water.

 

[scjoe]

The problem with just comparing weight is that you don't know how people descend and some people are just less buoyant than others. Someone indicated that they use no weight with a 120 steel diving a wetsuit. A 120 is probably 11-12 pounds negative when full, but a 7 mil wetsuit should be more buoyant than that. The difference is being made up somewhere and may be in swimming down.

 

[Chaos the Crazy]

It also has to do with each person's body composition and skill level. Someone who has higher muscle to fat ratio usually will need less weight and generally the more experienced (read comfortable underwater) a diver gets, the less lead they need.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Someone indicated that they use no weight with a 120 steel diving a wetsuit. A 120 is probably 11-12 pounds negative when full, but a 7 mil wetsuit should be more buoyant than that. The difference is being made up somewhere and may be in swimming down.

I was referring to a Heiser 120cu ft tank I used to own. It was 26.4# negative when full and 17.82# negative empty. I made a lot of dives with that tank, but it was a killer on beach dives. Out of the water, it weighs 55# empty.