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Anyone wearing weights in the water?

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Dig

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Hey all! I'm busting out debate tonight. To wear or not wear a weight belt in deeper water. It seems every time I get shoulder to neck high and I get a good signal, I put my foot down to push the scoop into the bottom and I astronaut myself up away from the scoop. I have thought about it time and time again and I'm leery of weighting myself down but at the same time I think it would greatly aid my digging. Any thoughts or stories are highly welcome. Look forward to your responses as usual! -Dig
 
May have considered using weights had I been detecting ten or more years ago. Sure would help with the digging when it gets deeper. Not as strong or nimble as I used to be so I don't think I'll go that way now.

If you do, make sure you can shed them fast if you need to.
tvr
 
If you do wear weights make sure you have the quick disconnect divers weight belt.
 
Ditto on the belt and practice with it a few times. Another solution is to purchase an inflatable vest and wear it. Yank on the cord and it'll float you, your weights, your scoop, and your detector. Then when things calm down jettison the $100 worth of belt & weights. You also need a way planned and practiced at home to jettison your detector and scoop. Many death or near death experiences with SCUBA divers is their reluctance to dump the weights when things go South because if they don't recover the belt and the weights it's basically a pretty expensive dive, not taking into consideration what death might be.
I watched some videos on you tube and folks seem to think an auto inflater is better. However, if you are getting more than heavy splashing and your stuck up to top of the waders, I think the auto inflate would trigger. Also the amoung of weight you need would be much less than for diving. When you are waist deep and digging and you find that's still effective for you, you only need enough weight to neturalize the amount of flotation for the extra amount of neoprene that is in the water when deeper. Just a WAG, but I bet 10 pounds in chest deep water would be no different than no pounds in waist deep water. I use about 40 with a dry suit or wet suit as there is lots more material and air space to neutralize. Saltwater, all other things being equal requires more weight than fresh water. The prices for inflatable PFDs are from $150-$350. You pay for the name with the Mustang but it's used by the Navy, Coast Guard, and lots of police agencies. It's top of the line. I bought the little less expensive one made by Stearns. The nice thing about the inflatables is you'll not notice it does not hinder you movement and ability to detect and dig. jim
 
now thats very interesting as ive wondered same about useing wieghts??nice post ill fallow up with this..
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john
 
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