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Originally Posted by miles
I wear a 10kg (+-22lb) weightbelt and have not had any hassles with it. Try using your weightbelt and see how it goes. ... Regardless of which method you use, please ensure that you can make yourself bouyant, should you black out or are in dire trouble.
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There are many variables (including how buoyant you & your wetsuit are and how deep you plan to dive -- less weight needed at depth) but I currently carry 20lb (5x4lb) with my 5mm Elios suit...which is a tad light but works quite well, 22/24lb might suit me better as I don't dive real deep. Some carry more to stalk shallow water (24lb+). Somewhere in that ball park for a large-ish adult male seems common; it would be prudent to start lighter though and add weight gradually.
