Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
60Kg ; yuppers. I travel ( unless impossible to do so ) with all my own gear. Places may hire cylinders, however they tend to be cruddy low capacity aluminium cylinders and often do not have DIN fittings plus tend to be filled to a low pressure. Often no weight belt is needed so that isn't an issue
When on my own at 45m, I do not want to be relying on equipment which I do not know how well has been maintained
Makes me very happy with the new BA luggage policies
.. 114Kg allowance...mmmmmm
Dave
I was in a dive club based at Fort Meade (NSA), and at a charity quarry dive we hosted, there were a couple cave divers who had extremely extensive equipment. They too didn't need a weight belt as the battery packs for the multiple U/W spotlights were plenty. Of course they had large double tanks, on seperate regulators (with a valved connecting pipe), a small steel tank for back-up air (what normal divers would consider a smaller sized regular diving tank), and yet another tank of Argon (for inflating the dry suit--less bouyant and better heat retention).
Watching those guys suit up was a pretty good lesson in itself on diving safety, and how it's best to be "sphincter relaxation challenged" (--that's as Politicallty Correct as I get!
) about that.
Steve