So, after some trial and error, wife and I have zeroed in on our weighting (went to an aquarium about 60miles from here and dove on Saturday)....
Here's the thing (sorry, going to use metric)...
We both have quick dump set ups, mine is basically my BCD pocket that pulls open from the bottom, dumping everything in the pocket not tied down..(not what I really like, but the rest of the BCDs functions are worth the poor design.
My wife has an Aqualung, with the two slide in and lock quick dump pouches.
So here is the question. For the sake of trimming out easier, and to get weight off my weight belt, I'm thinking that we should split what we carry between our quick dump pockets and our weight belts. That said, I'm not sure what the 'ratio' is that would be most useful.
The meaning there is in the event you need to dump weights, it seems that if you dump even 30-40% of total weights that you are headed toward the surface in an emergency... obviously the BCD quick releases are TWO pulls in an emergency rather than one flick of the waist belt, but my experience thus far is that even if you've done a good buddy check, finding the buckle isn't always easy where two hands, two pull handles works.
Or in an emergency would you really just dump ALL the weights?
So, I'm looking for a wise strategy for weighting, with my weight right now, I am planning on getting a pocket belt for my waist anyway, and having shoulder straps attached (much like the DUI trim and weight set up).
Here's the thing (sorry, going to use metric)...
We both have quick dump set ups, mine is basically my BCD pocket that pulls open from the bottom, dumping everything in the pocket not tied down..(not what I really like, but the rest of the BCDs functions are worth the poor design.
My wife has an Aqualung, with the two slide in and lock quick dump pouches.
So here is the question. For the sake of trimming out easier, and to get weight off my weight belt, I'm thinking that we should split what we carry between our quick dump pockets and our weight belts. That said, I'm not sure what the 'ratio' is that would be most useful.
The meaning there is in the event you need to dump weights, it seems that if you dump even 30-40% of total weights that you are headed toward the surface in an emergency... obviously the BCD quick releases are TWO pulls in an emergency rather than one flick of the waist belt, but my experience thus far is that even if you've done a good buddy check, finding the buckle isn't always easy where two hands, two pull handles works.
Or in an emergency would you really just dump ALL the weights?
So, I'm looking for a wise strategy for weighting, with my weight right now, I am planning on getting a pocket belt for my waist anyway, and having shoulder straps attached (much like the DUI trim and weight set up).