Weight appropriate for wetsuit?

[divingdeputy]

ok......wow guys.......you are using as much wieght with your wet suits as i do with my dry suit. i'm 5 foot 4 , 155 pounds. with an steel 80 all i need is 16 pounds. heres what i tell the guys i work with. take your body weight times that by 10%, this will give you a base, with me its 15 pounds, now add 2-3 more pound to adjust for an empty tank, because aluminums tend to become positive when empty. if you are using a steel tank just add a pound. if you cant sink after doing this, you are holding your breath, all the air is not out of your bc, and you are not relaxing allowing yourself to sink. try it out it works.......but you need to RELAX