New topic: DIR vs. DIW

[FreediveWI]

You may have a point there Paul. They seem more for the "cross-over" crowd than those who have switched over all the way.

Most of the people I know will use a P-weight. That is, a lead weight that it molded into their back plate. That way they need no additonal weight. If the have a problem the light cansiter still get's dumped and the rest of their gear is balanced out enough to be able to swim it up to the surface.

I use no extra weight with doubles. If I use a more bouyant cylinder, like an HP or a Faber, I use a steel back plate. If I was using something more neagitve, like some double 104's, I would switch that to an aluminum back plate because I would be too heavy otherwise.

With a single 104 and a steel plate I need no addtional lead to get down in a my drysuit- with full C-4 thinsulate underneath. Of course the rest of it is balanced out with turtle fins and a cansiter light.

Jon