DukeAMO
Contributor
I believe it is an excellent idea to know your Ideal weight at 15', 500#, and an empty BCD, however I believe in carrying a bit more weight in case I want to be less than 15' deep, have less than 500#, am in a boat traffic area and need to descend quickly, am shallow in the surge and don't want to be pulled to the surface, and so on. Your weight needs to based on the dive as well as the ideal.
How much do you add the the ideal? Just curious...