taliesin58
Contributor
I am new to diving with a BP/W, so this may be a stupid question, but do you really need to have quick release weights?
Right now, I am only slightly negative at the beginning of the diver (to off-set the bouyancy of an empty tank). With the BP/W, I wear my weight belt under my harness, but I want to put my weights in pockets next to my tank (for easy trim). I can still remove weights from the pockets, but they are not quick release.
Under what circumstances would I really need to drop weights? Even at the beginning of the dives, I only have to fin a little to go up (I am slow to equalize), so I think I would have little trouble swimming up if my wing failed.
Is it ok to move my weights to those pockets? Should I still keep 1 kg or more on my weight belt? Is the weight belt still considered quick release if I must undo my harness first?
Right now, I am only slightly negative at the beginning of the diver (to off-set the bouyancy of an empty tank). With the BP/W, I wear my weight belt under my harness, but I want to put my weights in pockets next to my tank (for easy trim). I can still remove weights from the pockets, but they are not quick release.
Under what circumstances would I really need to drop weights? Even at the beginning of the dives, I only have to fin a little to go up (I am slow to equalize), so I think I would have little trouble swimming up if my wing failed.
Is it ok to move my weights to those pockets? Should I still keep 1 kg or more on my weight belt? Is the weight belt still considered quick release if I must undo my harness first?