What's your guess for how much bouyancy my undergarments have?

[00wabbit]

I'm going to do a weight check this weekend, but I was just wondering what a guess would be for how much lead to remove.

Currently I dive a bp/w with a steel lp108 and 24lbs lead. 24lbs is just about right on for me. I could probably drop 2 more.

I am 6'2" 290 and have a whites fusion drysuit size 4xl. My undergarment is a Whites Thermal Fusion also size 4xl.

I am diving in a shallow quarry this weekend and will probably just dive with underarmor cold as an undergarment. I think last time I did this I removed 10lbs but I was still very negative. Do you have a guess as to how much this undergarment could be? Of course I am going to check it out this weekend, just looking for a starting point.

 

[fdog]

I wear a XXXL-XXXXL Thermal Fusion under a Fusion Tech. I am 6' 2" @ 202 lbs.

I do exactly what you describe occasionally - I will have a all-day pool session, so I will just dive in my DuoFold thermals. In this case I remove 18 lbs of ballast. 22 lbs is closer to "perfect", but, the lack of mobility from even a slight squeeze over the very thin thermals makes me run a touch plump.

Hope this helps.


All the best, James