Only reason I asked is that the choice of Trilam over Neoprene can affect buoyancy characteristics if there is a full flood. Another factor in choosing adequate wing lift capacity is how much of your weight will be ditchable.
need more lift when I switch to a dry suit?
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Everything except the backplate would be ditchable, at least that's my plan.
No, you don't need a bigger wing for any single-tank rig. If you went to something like LP85 steel doubles, that would be a different story.
Shop just wants to sell you a wing.
I dived single 95's and LP 119s with a 32lb wing and drysuit and had plenty of lift with 4th element arctic and xerotherm layered undergarments. In 38-40 degree water.
Shop just wants to sell you a wing.
I dived single 95's and LP 119s with a 32lb wing and drysuit and had plenty of lift with 4th element arctic and xerotherm layered undergarments. In 38-40 degree water.
I have decided to try my dive rite travel XT at 25lb before I add a bigger wing. The 35 voyager wouldn’t arrive in time. Might be I am fine, fixing to find out, plate is the 2.8lb lite SS from dive rite. I am 5’9” 190lb but not much far. Using tri, goal is to never use neoprene;-)
No you won't need to upgrade your wing. I dove in Chilean waters (very similar to California) for years with an Apex 30lb wing, wet (7mm w/ all the extras), dry (trilam and neoprene w/ Artic thermals), steel (12L and 15L) aluminum 80's, etc. and never had an issue. I'm 6'3" and weigh 190.
As others have said, load all your lead onto the BCD with a full tank. If it floats you'll be ok.
As others have said, load all your lead onto the BCD with a full tank. If it floats you'll be ok.
For reference i am 6’1” and 170 lbs. with a trilam suit and size large 250 undergarments i need 16 lbs to sink. 250 undergarments keep my cozy in mid 50 degree F or warmer water. My 490 undergarments are for the cold stuff (including ice diving) and require 32lbs of weight to sink.
When i say weight to sink, i mean i wear just the suit and no equipment then do a weight check with lead weights. Afterward it’s easy to mathematically subtract tanks, plates, etc from the total weight required to see how much lead i’ll actually have to wear.
With that in mind, i simply need a wing with enough lift to support my rig even in the case of a total suit failure. So a 35 lbs wing would be fine for even my thickest undergarments that require the most weight.
When i say weight to sink, i mean i wear just the suit and no equipment then do a weight check with lead weights. Afterward it’s easy to mathematically subtract tanks, plates, etc from the total weight required to see how much lead i’ll actually have to wear.
With that in mind, i simply need a wing with enough lift to support my rig even in the case of a total suit failure. So a 35 lbs wing would be fine for even my thickest undergarments that require the most weight.
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