aikigal
New
Hello fellow divers,
I have a puzzle. I am a previous warm water diver now taking up cold water diving in N. Cal. I also decided it was time to go with a weight integrated BC instead of a belt, so I bought a Zeagle Lazr. I took it diving, and with some more practice I am sure I will be very happy. (I'm used to a jacket, but it squeezed too much in the cold water.) I have 2/3 of my weight in the pockets and 1/3 in the tank pockets, per manufacturer's specs. I believe I am weighted properly (less may be in order when I relax a little more.) The people I am diving with keep telling me I should take some of the weight off my BC and put it in a belt. I do not understand this. They say the BC can't handle it, but it is within the designer's specs, so that does not make sense. Then they say the belt would put my weight lower, but I believe it is actually lower in my BC than when it is on a belt on my hips (I'm a high waisted female.) Doing both seems like the worst of all worlds. I do currently have some trim issues. It feels like my weights only want to keep me vertical in the water, and it is hard to sink. If I stop swimming I turn vertical, and staying horizontal feels hard. My back hurts at the end of every dive. I fail to see how adding a weight belt to this mix is going to help. Does anyone have any idea why they would suggest this? Thanks.
I have a puzzle. I am a previous warm water diver now taking up cold water diving in N. Cal. I also decided it was time to go with a weight integrated BC instead of a belt, so I bought a Zeagle Lazr. I took it diving, and with some more practice I am sure I will be very happy. (I'm used to a jacket, but it squeezed too much in the cold water.) I have 2/3 of my weight in the pockets and 1/3 in the tank pockets, per manufacturer's specs. I believe I am weighted properly (less may be in order when I relax a little more.) The people I am diving with keep telling me I should take some of the weight off my BC and put it in a belt. I do not understand this. They say the BC can't handle it, but it is within the designer's specs, so that does not make sense. Then they say the belt would put my weight lower, but I believe it is actually lower in my BC than when it is on a belt on my hips (I'm a high waisted female.) Doing both seems like the worst of all worlds. I do currently have some trim issues. It feels like my weights only want to keep me vertical in the water, and it is hard to sink. If I stop swimming I turn vertical, and staying horizontal feels hard. My back hurts at the end of every dive. I fail to see how adding a weight belt to this mix is going to help. Does anyone have any idea why they would suggest this? Thanks.