WIth much experimentation with various styles of weight belts, and always comming up with the same problem of at the end of a dive any dive my weight belt always ends up at my ankles. A couple of years ago I decided to customize my bc by placing individual soft weight in the pockets.
I've always used abut 30 lbs depending on where I dive. So I place 3 5lb weights in each pocket. It has worked very wel for me the ast three or four years. If I were to have a problem instead of dropping an entire weight bbelt which I think is quite foolish since I could have more problems. I would take out one weight at a time.
Taking out 1 soft weight should give me plenty of extra lift should I need it. I am a fairly careful diver, plus I always have my pony bottle with me. That way if I had a problem with my octo I can easily switch to the pony and start a very controlled and safe ascent.
I've always used abut 30 lbs depending on where I dive. So I place 3 5lb weights in each pocket. It has worked very wel for me the ast three or four years. If I were to have a problem instead of dropping an entire weight bbelt which I think is quite foolish since I could have more problems. I would take out one weight at a time.
Taking out 1 soft weight should give me plenty of extra lift should I need it. I am a fairly careful diver, plus I always have my pony bottle with me. That way if I had a problem with my octo I can easily switch to the pony and start a very controlled and safe ascent.