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Les

Les

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I am purchasing a new Halcyon bc with SS backplate and steel twins.Is it safer to have all my weight on my back ie:backplate,tanks,and additional chunk of wieght. or go with a weight belt for the 8# needed.
any thoughts before purchase of extra weights?
Les
 
If you're overhead-restricted, having jettisonable weight is a moot point anyway.

Assuming you are overhead-restricted:

Wearing a weight belt is sometimes needed for trim. I've used a weight belt for some of the load just for trim purposes; and, you won't know if you need to change the weight distribution until you're in the water with the new gear.

All the best, James
 
Les:
I am purchasing a new Halcyon bc with SS backplate and steel twins.Is it safer to have all my weight on my back ie:backplate,tanks,and additional chunk of wieght. or go with a weight belt for the 8# needed.
any thoughts before purchase of extra weights?
Les
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If you go with the belt and some weights at first, you can figure out your weighting and switch to a v-weight later. Starting with a v-weight could take a while to get right.

Is there any chance of borrowing some weights for a few dives?
 
Les:
I am purchasing a new Halcyon bc with SS backplate and steel twins.Is it safer to have all my weight on my back ie:backplate,tanks,and additional chunk of wieght. or go with a weight belt for the 8# needed.
any thoughts before purchase of extra weights?
Les
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Out of curiousity, how did you decide you'd need 8 lbs?

I thought I'd need ten, using a computation that took into account the weight of the hardware, the difference in buoyancy between one steel tank and two, etc., and was grossly overweighted...
 
scubasean:
Out of curiousity, how did you decide you'd need 8 lbs?
I thought I'd need ten, using a computation that took into account the weight of the hardware, the difference in buoyancy between one steel tank and two, etc., and was grossly overweighted...
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well I am probably doing the same calculation that you speak of. By seeing the comments, I am best off to get into the water with the gear with a borrowed belt to get the trim correct and then get a V weight. I just was not sure if a seperate belt or V weight was the better way to go.
much appeciate your thoughts.
thanks,
Les
 
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