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Re: How to ditch and retrieve your weight belt at the same time......

When I was teaching in Canada, this was the worst part of scuba training for many students.... cold water suits with 25 to 30lbs on the belts made for some hilarious situations! Many couldn't even hang on to the belts once they were opened, and the belts would drop to the bottom of the lake, so we usually did it in shallower spots.
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Re: How to ditch and retrieve your weight belt at the same time......

Glad I'm not the only one!
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Re: How to ditch and retrieve your weight belt at the same time......

Jim despite the belt accident I agree with Callagy: that was a very clean, elegant and "aquatic" dive. Kudos to mr. Doe!
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Re: How to ditch and retrieve your weight belt at the same time......

those little tabs on the heel of fins suck and serve only to enable the likes of Jim's fancy tricks. I've cut mine off (sounds bad).

Re knives, I made a 2" wide rubber band to hold the handle flush to my leg, removing the knife is still easy, but nothing gets caught in it. Oh yes, weights are other nasty snaggy things, still working on that one.

Nice vid Jimbo.
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