Weight plates for 3AL 80

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gudmundur - 01 Feb 2005 06:57 GMT

What do you folks think about the weight plate that goes between the
aluminum 80 tank, and the boot? My BC is not a weight integrated, so
I have alot of weight around my middle. I would like to farm out some
of this weight, without messing up my dynamic weight distribution.
I did go to ankle weight, and that really helps lower my feet while
drysuit diving.

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Alan Street - 01 Feb 2005 10:35 GMT

> What do you folks think about the weight plate that goes between the
> aluminum 80 tank, and the boot? My BC is not a weight integrated, so
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> drysuit diving.
>

Ankle weights are for people who don't know how to keep the air out of
the legs of their drysuit.

As for the boot weight, there are much better ways to improve your
trim. A weighted STA is one way, as is a heavier backplate.

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Charlie Hammond - 01 Feb 2005 15:30 GMT

> What do you folks think about the weight plate that goes between the
>aluminum 80 tank, and the boot? My BC is not a weight integrated, so
>I have alot of weight around my middle. I would like to farm out some
>of this weight, without messing up my dynamic weight distribution.

This sounds like a bad idea. Tank Boots can come off pretty easily
and unexpectedly. (Of course, the can also be hard to remove when
you WANT to take the off!)

I suggest a couple of weight pockets from DiveRite or others. You can
fasten two of them, on on either side of the cam band that holds your
tank. I use this system; it works for me.

>I did go to ankle weight, and that really helps lower my feet while
>drysuit diving.

If you need ankle weights with a drysuit, you need instruction in the
correct use of a drysuit. You are probably over-inflating the suit.
You are probably doing this because you are overweighted and using
the drysuit rather than you BCD to compensate.

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