How much weight do YOU use?

[Darin]

Just an informal question. Given below the different basic set-ups, how much weight do you dive with?

I know there are many variables, just give rough numbers. Add or leave out what you don't know.

1) Tropical/warm water set-up, skin suit or no suit, single tank.

2) Mild water set-up, 3mm full suit, single tank.

3) Cool water set-up. 5mm-7mm suit, hood and gloves. Again, single tank

4) Cold Water. Dry suit, hood and gloves. Single tank.

5) Tech set-up. Dry suit (or wet), bp/w, doubles, hood and gloves and stage bottles.

Yes, yes, I know, "Yeah, but I dive with ____." Don't worry. Choose which catagory it could fit in and lets hear it!

Thanks!

Darin

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Ok.
I dive #1. However, depending on whether I dive beach or boat, skins or 3/3 with hood, steel or aluminum, I will carry 8-16lbs.

 

[VinceDS]

I dive options 2 and 3. In the winter #3 and summer #2:

2) Mild water set-up, 3mm full suit, single tank.

Typically need to add 9lbs - am diving pst 120 or 100..

3) Cool water set-up. 5mm-7mm suit, hood and gloves. Again, single tank

Typically need 12lbs - again am diving pst 120 or 100 but configure based on 100...

 

[AEIOU]

1) Tropical/warm water set-up, skin suit or no suit, single tank. 6 lbs

2) Mild water set-up, 3mm full suit, single tank. 10 lbs

3) Cool water set-up. 5mm-7mm suit, hood and gloves. Again, single tank . 14 lbs

4) Cold Water. Dry suit, hood and gloves. Single tank. 22 lbs

5) Tech set-up. Dry suit (or wet), bp/w, doubles, hood and gloves and stage bottles.
Zero. doubles and 6lbs back plate is enough.

 

[tedwhiteva]

Dive 2 - 12 #
Dive 3 - 20#
Dive 4 - 30 # (and sore back)

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Warm water - full 3 mm wetsuit, 2# AL backplate, 4# weightbelt, AL80 cylinder

Cold water - shell drysuit w/ 300G fleece undergarment, 10# SS backplate, 15# weightbelt, LP95 steel cylinder

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[jplacson]

1) 75F/24C water and warmer... 1.5mm suit... AL80 single... 2lb AL BP w/ 2lb trim weights.

 

[baitedstorm]

1) Tropical/warm water set-up, skin suit or no suit, single tank. 12#

2) Mild water set-up, 3mm full suit, single tank. 16#

3) Cool water set-up. 5mm-7mm suit, hood and gloves. Again, single tank 20#

 

[shugar]

option #1... started dive#1 with 20(!), currently down to 12lbs... hope to target 10

Jag

 

[scubahorse]

3) Cool water set-up. 7mm suit, hood and gloves. Steel HP 80: #10, HP100: #8
4) Cold Water. Dry suit, hood and gloves. Single tank. Steel HP 100 or LP 80: #18