I'm negatively buoyant in freshwater (need a few short pumps at 1 metre to be neutral) and neutral in seawater with my current setup which is a Scubapro aluminium backplate with a 30lb wing.
In sidemount configuration, I go down nicely without weights and stay down nicely even when the two AL80s are at slightly below 50 bar and floaty as hell.
At a rough guess, when I move on to doubles, if I were to use a stainless steel backplate, the weight of the manifold, two bands and the backplate will be enough to get me down and keep me there even when the two are totally empty.
With that said, assuming that trim's not an issue, will I be at a disadvantage to those who have disposable weights to drop in an emergency?
In sidemount configuration, I go down nicely without weights and stay down nicely even when the two AL80s are at slightly below 50 bar and floaty as hell.
At a rough guess, when I move on to doubles, if I were to use a stainless steel backplate, the weight of the manifold, two bands and the backplate will be enough to get me down and keep me there even when the two are totally empty.
With that said, assuming that trim's not an issue, will I be at a disadvantage to those who have disposable weights to drop in an emergency?