This is for vest or back inflate BCDs...
I've always thought that it was better to have most of my weight in the dumpable weight pouches instead of the back trim pockets.
Now that I'm just starting the move from a vest style (Aeris Atmos) to a back inflate (ScubaPro KnightHawk), I'm rethinking that. The back trim pockets are higher up the body than the dumpable pouches. Now I'm thinking that if I end up too feet low, I might want put more weight in the higher trim pockets? I'm actually pretty level with the front and back even, at the moment. But as I cut down weight...
Since I've been cutting down the weight I need, it doesn't seem that important that I have more dumpable weight than in the non-dumpable trim pockets.
I'm down to 20 lbs with a HP100, 7mm wetsuit, etc. I could maybe end up with 12 in the trim pockets and 6-8 in the pouches. I'm at 24 with an AL80, which is pretty floaty with 800 psi at 15fsw.
So, more in the front pockets that are dumpable and will help keep me belly down(?), or even, or more in the back that might make me tend to turtle?
Or an I really, really over-thinking this?
I've always thought that it was better to have most of my weight in the dumpable weight pouches instead of the back trim pockets.
Now that I'm just starting the move from a vest style (Aeris Atmos) to a back inflate (ScubaPro KnightHawk), I'm rethinking that. The back trim pockets are higher up the body than the dumpable pouches. Now I'm thinking that if I end up too feet low, I might want put more weight in the higher trim pockets? I'm actually pretty level with the front and back even, at the moment. But as I cut down weight...
Since I've been cutting down the weight I need, it doesn't seem that important that I have more dumpable weight than in the non-dumpable trim pockets.
I'm down to 20 lbs with a HP100, 7mm wetsuit, etc. I could maybe end up with 12 in the trim pockets and 6-8 in the pouches. I'm at 24 with an AL80, which is pretty floaty with 800 psi at 15fsw.
So, more in the front pockets that are dumpable and will help keep me belly down(?), or even, or more in the back that might make me tend to turtle?
Or an I really, really over-thinking this?