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My first set of Freedive gear
- Thread starterskarz
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skarz,
for freshwater... I think you'll find yourself a bit heavy with that much weight.. I was in the water today in a 5mil, I'm 5'10", 160 lean.. 6lbs of weight had me just floating on the surface while inhaling but sinking on the exhale.. breathed up hangin' onto the float just to make it easy.
Fred
for freshwater... I think you'll find yourself a bit heavy with that much weight.. I was in the water today in a 5mil, I'm 5'10", 160 lean.. 6lbs of weight had me just floating on the surface while inhaling but sinking on the exhale.. breathed up hangin' onto the float just to make it easy.
Fred
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Ahhh alright. I just don't want to be holding the float, i want to be freeswimming the whole time.
Just my two cents, when I spearfish I like to be under weighted.
I use 9lbs with a 7mm wetsuit. It's difficult to swim down the first
few feet but I find a rock to hold onto on the bottom and wait for the fish. That way when I'm fighting with the fish I'm also on my way to the surface.
I use 9lbs with a 7mm wetsuit. It's difficult to swim down the first
few feet but I find a rock to hold onto on the bottom and wait for the fish. That way when I'm fighting with the fish I'm also on my way to the surface.
Skarz,
I was just teaching a course yesterday and spent a bit of time re-weighting everyone. They all showed up with 16 pound belts, but ended up wearing 3 pounds to 6 pounds- depending upon how big they were and how thick their suit was.
For freediving I wear 4 pounds with my full 3mm suit and 6 pounds for my full 6mm suit. If I am spearfishing shallow I might go up to 16 pounds- but that's when I am in less than 10' of water.
Unlike the local scuba divers, who wear enough lead to sink a small blimp, freedivers don't really need that much weight- even with a 5mm suit on.
Jon
I was just teaching a course yesterday and spent a bit of time re-weighting everyone. They all showed up with 16 pound belts, but ended up wearing 3 pounds to 6 pounds- depending upon how big they were and how thick their suit was.
For freediving I wear 4 pounds with my full 3mm suit and 6 pounds for my full 6mm suit. If I am spearfishing shallow I might go up to 16 pounds- but that's when I am in less than 10' of water.
Unlike the local scuba divers, who wear enough lead to sink a small blimp, freedivers don't really need that much weight- even with a 5mm suit on.
Jon
Yes Jon - I would agree with that - I tried to lift the weight contraption of a scuba mate and had trouble ! Seemed like it was a saddlebag of lead with a wire quickrelease - all very technical (and heavy).
Might start wearing less weight - I have a surfing wetsuit which has some 7mm panels (might be 5mm - at any rate very very bouyant) so I have been wearing 12 pounds (I'm 6'2"). Noticed that a mate with a 3mm Immersion freediving suit sank like a stone with 12 pounds ! Good info Jon.
Might start wearing less weight - I have a surfing wetsuit which has some 7mm panels (might be 5mm - at any rate very very bouyant) so I have been wearing 12 pounds (I'm 6'2"). Noticed that a mate with a 3mm Immersion freediving suit sank like a stone with 12 pounds ! Good info Jon.