Comments on: What is the weight ratio for a weight belt for spearfishing? http://dietrecipestalk.com/weight-loss/what-is-the-weight-ratio-for-a-weight-belt-for-spearfishing.html Diet Recipes | Low Carb, Atkins, Diabetic Recipes, Low Carb Diet Recipes - Free and Easy Fri, 07 May 2010 04:41:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: St N http://dietrecipestalk.com/weight-loss/what-is-the-weight-ratio-for-a-weight-belt-for-spearfishing.html/comment-page-1#comment-105 St N Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:24:19 +0000 http://dietrecipestalk.com/weight-loss/what-is-the-weight-ratio-for-a-weight-belt-for-spearfishing.html#comment-105 Ralfcoder pretty much has the situation covered. What you are looking for is neutral buoyancy, you neither rise nor sink when wearing the belt but you are under water completely. Ralfcoder pretty much has the situation covered. What you are looking for is neutral buoyancy, you neither rise nor sink when wearing the belt but you are under water completely.

]]> By: Ralfcoder http://dietrecipestalk.com/weight-loss/what-is-the-weight-ratio-for-a-weight-belt-for-spearfishing.html/comment-page-1#comment-104 Ralfcoder Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:14:54 +0000 http://dietrecipestalk.com/weight-loss/what-is-the-weight-ratio-for-a-weight-belt-for-spearfishing.html#comment-104 Start light, and see what works. Some people float or sink much more than others. If you're using a wetsuit of some sort, put it in a mesh bag, and add weights until it just floats. If you're not using a wetsuit, I'd try just 2-3 lbs, and carry it, don't put it on a belt. You want to be able to ditch that thing in a hurry if you need to. Then add or subtract a pound or so at a time, and see what feels good. Practice ditching the weight belt in shallow water until you can do it first time, every time. An emergency is not the time to find that the belt buckle sticks. Start light, and see what works. Some people float or sink much more than others. If you’re using a wetsuit of some sort, put it in a mesh bag, and add weights until it just floats.

If you’re not using a wetsuit, I’d try just 2-3 lbs, and carry it, don’t put it on a belt. You want to be able to ditch that thing in a hurry if you need to. Then add or subtract a pound or so at a time, and see what feels good. Practice ditching the weight belt in shallow water until you can do it first time, every time. An emergency is not the time to find that the belt buckle sticks.

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