scubafanatic
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Over the years I've owned/experimented with weight pockets from:
Golem Gear (horizontal pockets eat up too much waist belt space)
Halcyon (5 lbs per pocket) (insufficient capacity, requiring the use of 4 pockets to hold enough weight, which eats up too much waist belt space, but otherwise fine units)
DiveRite (16 and 32 lbs systems) Are a tight squeeze when trying to fill to capacity, their pocket securing system isn't as well designed as it could be, their 16 lbs system IS better designed than their 32 lbs system though. Lost (and recovered by fellow divers) a weight pocket from my 16 lbs system on a recent 07/18 liveaboard trip), still puzzled how that happened ???
DeepOutdoors (a huge pain to load, somehow lost a pocket on a live aboard trip while diving, got rid of them)
Zeagle (don't like rip-cord based weight systems, bought a 'Ranger' as a brand newbie diver and didn't know any better at the time.)
Scubapro trim pockets (work fine)
.......and today my new Sea Soft 'Quik Ditch 40' pockets arrived for installation.
I hate anything solely Velcro based, or 'horizontal pocket' (which are too space inefficient and crowd out space for my other waist mounted accessories), and anything having insufficient weight capacity (meaning I prefer 2 large pockets over 4 small pockets, more pockets wastes too much precious waist space real estate.)
I like Fastex buckle securing systems, (1) large capacity pocket per side (because with smaller pockets I need 2 pockets per side which takes up too much room on the harness webbing waist belt and crowds out my other accessories.) Prefer a system that allows me to JUST ditch the lead weights, WITHOUT having to also ditch expensive proprietary weight pockets too! I prefer top loading pockets too.
Sort of neutral as to weather the pockets dump weights from the bottom of the pocket or from the top of the pocket by pulling out the weight pocket insert vertically.
The pockets I've been using in recent years are the Dive Rite ones, but now I think my new Sea Soft 'Quik Ditch 40' pockets will be even better, as they don't use any expensive proprietary pocket inserts, and appear to have a more secure closure/containment system than my DR units.
Over the years I've only lost 2 pockets (one lost forever, one recovered by fellow divers) but I'm a stickler for good, intelligent design and amazed at how the dive industry can still be selling so many deficient designs.
What do you folks like/hate?
Golem Gear (horizontal pockets eat up too much waist belt space)
Halcyon (5 lbs per pocket) (insufficient capacity, requiring the use of 4 pockets to hold enough weight, which eats up too much waist belt space, but otherwise fine units)
DiveRite (16 and 32 lbs systems) Are a tight squeeze when trying to fill to capacity, their pocket securing system isn't as well designed as it could be, their 16 lbs system IS better designed than their 32 lbs system though. Lost (and recovered by fellow divers) a weight pocket from my 16 lbs system on a recent 07/18 liveaboard trip), still puzzled how that happened ???
DeepOutdoors (a huge pain to load, somehow lost a pocket on a live aboard trip while diving, got rid of them)
Zeagle (don't like rip-cord based weight systems, bought a 'Ranger' as a brand newbie diver and didn't know any better at the time.)
Scubapro trim pockets (work fine)
.......and today my new Sea Soft 'Quik Ditch 40' pockets arrived for installation.
I hate anything solely Velcro based, or 'horizontal pocket' (which are too space inefficient and crowd out space for my other waist mounted accessories), and anything having insufficient weight capacity (meaning I prefer 2 large pockets over 4 small pockets, more pockets wastes too much precious waist space real estate.)
I like Fastex buckle securing systems, (1) large capacity pocket per side (because with smaller pockets I need 2 pockets per side which takes up too much room on the harness webbing waist belt and crowds out my other accessories.) Prefer a system that allows me to JUST ditch the lead weights, WITHOUT having to also ditch expensive proprietary weight pockets too! I prefer top loading pockets too.
Sort of neutral as to weather the pockets dump weights from the bottom of the pocket or from the top of the pocket by pulling out the weight pocket insert vertically.
The pockets I've been using in recent years are the Dive Rite ones, but now I think my new Sea Soft 'Quik Ditch 40' pockets will be even better, as they don't use any expensive proprietary pocket inserts, and appear to have a more secure closure/containment system than my DR units.
Over the years I've only lost 2 pockets (one lost forever, one recovered by fellow divers) but I'm a stickler for good, intelligent design and amazed at how the dive industry can still be selling so many deficient designs.
What do you folks like/hate?
