Oh, the weight of my dive world on my shoulders.

[abitton]

You're more than welcome to come dive with us in the Great Lakes with your dive skin...



Alex

Heh...I put my weights in my bag. Then again, I only dive with a max of 6lbs of weight

 

[JDostal]

Actually, I'm located in Central Wisconsin. Dive a full drysuit w/ drygloves. Just got back from a week of shipwrecks in Whitefish Point and the Straits....I've just spent a lot of time tuning my gear so I don't need much weight. I hate having to carry extra crap around, so I've eliminated the need for a lot of weight on my belt as well as ankle weights.

So when are you diving next I love wrecks

 

[abitton]

OK, last of this hijack...

Now I'm impressed...

Kewl... You'll have to give me some tips... I still use 20 lbs with my wetsuit (7mm full with 7mm tunic)...

Actually, I'm located in Central Wisconsin. Dive a full drysuit w/ drygloves. Just got back from a week of shipwrecks in Whitefish Point and the Straits....I've just spent a lot of time tuning my gear so I don't need much weight. I hate having to carry extra crap around, so I've eliminated the need for a lot of weight on my belt as well as ankle weights.

So when are you diving next I love wrecks

 

[pants!]

Most people seem to drop weight going from a 7mm wetsuit to a drysuit.

 

[wetrat]

If a bag gets dropped overboard while loading on a boat, it is unlikely to float if the diver's weight is in the bag.

Great Point! Man, I never thought of that!

For driving and hiking to the beach on shore dives, I carry my weights in my BC. An option if you have an integrated weight BC. On boat dives, the skipper always gives instructions as to how the weights should be handled.

Good question!

wetrat

 

[oceancrest67]

On my OW dives the dive shop where I rented my gear told me that everything goes in the dive bag except for the tank and weights.

Is this a shop specific rule to preserve their rental gear or is this the general consensus amongst divers on transporting weights?

I will have to admit that I transport my extra weights to the dive site in the bottom of my roller bag with out the scuba gods striking me down. Am I just lucky?

How or where do you carry your weights to the dive sites?

Use your dive bag for your scuba gear only...EXCLUDING weights...and obviously excluding a tank. You should never crush your important gear (regulators, spgs, computers and hoses with anything heavy). Use a mask case for your mask.

If I transport my own weights...I use an extra zippered weight belt for my soft weights...and then take out what I need for my integrated bc. If I am diving a large steel tank...or doubles...no weights needed unless using a drysuit etc.

If I am traveling to a dive destination via flight and hotel...my weights stay at home and I carry my most important (expensive gear) with me in my carry on (regs, computers, cameras).

Much of this is common sense.

Just my 02

 

[randy54]

I carry my weights in my weight belt/harness, where they belong, since I'm going to put them there anyway. Then I just strap them on to move them from place to place. works for me.

 

[Trisha]

With four divers in the family, it's a pain to get to the dive site and realize that somebody -- ahem -- thought her mother had grabbed her weights... so... each of us has a zippered weight belt with the "normal" amount of weights in it. No fuss, no muss, no fighting over who gets to dive without neoprene.
I like keeping the weights around my waist during transport. The boat bag has less stress (the wetsuit and BC make it ungainly enough) and it helps my center of gravity getting across a plank.

Also, get thee to your nearest Army surplus store and pick up a munitions bag. Same principal as the weight bags, nifty camo or olive drab colors, easy to carry all the extra weights.

It's nice to grab a belt or a bag as needed, rather than scrambling around in the pickup bed for a two-pounder that just had to be there....

 

[Ber Rabbit]

I like keeping the weights around my waist during transport. The boat bag has less stress (the wetsuit and BC make it ungainly enough) and it helps my center of gravity getting across a plank.

We teach our students never to wear their weightbelts unless they are wearing a flotation device such as life jacket or bc. I hope you are wearing a flotation device in case you fall off that plank, I would hate to see you headed for the bottom with no air source especially if you are trying to carry a gear bag which could interfere with your ability to ditch the weightbelt. (Just food for thought)
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[Trisha]

Doesn't PADI have a specialty class for that?
Actually, I should be able to quick-release eight pounds, or even swim with it. Now my husband's 20+ pounds for his 7-mil J/J is another matter.