Weight appropriate for wetsuit?

[pfriedel]

  Yeah, I need to tag along with an open water or discover scuba class to figure out my proper weighting one of these days.  I think I was 24lbs with my 7mm+hood+gloves+boots, so adding 4lbs for thin booties under boots and a 7mm hooded shorty isn't too off base.  One of these days I'd like to figure out the surface buoyancy for each piece of gear as individually as I can (mesh bag + item + spring scale, kneeling on the bottom of a pool and pulling down on the handles with the scale), so I know how much is inherent in the system and how much is my built-in PFD.  But that's just a thought I have.