Weight Belt

[O-ring]

Read my lips... He set the hook. Only guy in the water. Was only supposed to be there a few minutes. Failure happened quickly. From his discription, he was very glad that he had all the buoyancy he did.



You have obviously never done it.

Look, don't get testy with us just because you have chosen to idolize some solo diving boat monkey. Diving alone, esp. when dragging around heavy hooks/chains/shackles, etc. is definitely not DIR and I have no idea why it is in this forum.

Mods, can we have a forum for "future recovery candidates" so we can post things like this in there?

Thanks

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

I think we're getting pretty far afield of the original poster's question here.

Can we get back on topic?

Thanks ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver & friendly neighborhood mod)

 

[novadiver]

Look, don't get testy with us just because you have chosen to idolize some solo diving boat monkey. Diving alone, esp. when dragging around heavy hooks/chains/shackles, etc. is definitely not DIR and I have no idea why it is in this forum.

Mods, can we have a forum for "future recovery candidates" so we can post things like this in there?

Thanks

Hi O-ring it's me again, Don't burn this guy , teach him/her . The kit and the diver are two differant things .Weight the diver and then weight the kit. you should be nutral with both. Solo diving has nothing to do with this.

The future recovery candidate comment was COLD, hope all is well O-ring ,


NOVA

 

[O-ring]

Hi O-ring it's me again, Don't burn this guy , teach him/her . The kit and the diver are two differant things .Weight the diver and then weight the kit. you should be nutral with both. Solo diving has nothing to do with this.

The future recovery candidate comment was COLD, hope all is well O-ring ,


NOVA

Darn you! Stop following me around and whipping me into shape! You are right, it was a little over the top..

But, you gotta admit, putting that in the DIR forum is kinda strange.

 

[cornfed]

What are you smoking? This ain't TDS!!

Assuming recreational no overhead, no deco dives.. Weight belt goes on the outside.

What are you smoking? This ain't "basic scuba questions"!!

Assuming you're posting in the DIR section... weight belt goes on the inside.

 

[novadiver]

Darn you! Stop following me around and whipping me into shape! You are right, it was a little over the top..

But, you gotta admit, putting that in the DIR forum is kinda strange.

Both are diving skills seem to be up to snuff , it's are people skills that need training, No class for that I'm willing to take

 

[Viscya]

What are you smoking? This ain't "basic scuba questions"!!

Assuming you're posting in the DIR section... weight belt goes on the inside.

Sorry Drew, I did't realize this this was the religious section.

I still would not recommend weight belt under the crotch strap in an non-overhead environment.

FWIW, I don't wear a weight belt. Don't need the weight.

 

[O-ring]

Sorry Drew, I did't realize this this was the religious section.

Touche!

 

[Reinoud]

I think the problem lies in what they are thinking "weighting" is. If you are horrendously overweighted then you have no choice BUT to drop weights. I think most people dive horrendously to horrifically overweighted, so maybe that's where the disconnect is?

When your underwater you are neutral, right? So when you swim up you get positiive.

 

[O-ring]

When your underwater you are neutral, right? So when you swim up you get positiive.

All things being the same, yes. What can you do to decrease your positive buoyancy as you swim up?