Drysuit to Wetsuit weighting

Jamie B · 1st July 2005, 09:43

First warm water dives on my KISS week after next

Just wondering what weight differential people have found between KISS+Otter Skin Drysuit (or similar!) to KISS+5mm Wetsuit.

-2kgs?

-3kgs?

Ta

Jamie

decoweenie · 1st July 2005, 12:53

Jamie,

CK or SK ?

Anyway, here is my experience...

No weight for CK (SS housing) with 5L steel tanks + SS BP wearing TLS-350 + 400g Thinsulate.

No weight for CK (AL housing) with 3L aluminum tanks + SS BP wearing 5mm wetsuit.

No weight for SK (AL housing) with 3L steel tanks + SS BP wearing 5mm wetsuit.

Jamie B · 1st July 2005, 14:30

Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)

Jamie,

CK or SK ?

Anyway, here is my experience...

No weight for CK (SS housing) with 5L steel tanks + SS BP wearing TLS-350 + 400g Thinsulate.

No weight for CK (AL housing) with 3L aluminum tanks + SS BP wearing 5mm wetsuit.

No weight for SK (AL housing) with 3L steel tanks + SS BP wearing 5mm wetsuit.

Cheers.

CK, AL Housing, SS BP, 3 litre tanks.

Jamie

decoweenie · 1st July 2005, 15:49

Quote: (Originally Posted by Jamie B)

CK, AL Housing, SS BP, 3 litre tanks.

Unless your body make-up is quite different than mine, I would guess that you will not need any additional weight if using 3L steel tanks in such configuration.

1st July 2005, 09:43	#1 (permalink)
Jamie B Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts: 172	Drysuit to Wetsuit weighting First warm water dives on my KISS week after next Just wondering what weight differential people have found between KISS+Otter Skin Drysuit (or similar!) to KISS+5mm Wetsuit. -2kgs? -3kgs? Ta Jamie
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1st July 2005, 12:53	#2 (permalink)
decoweenie Crash Test Dummy Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cairo Posts: 5,488	Jamie, CK or SK ? Anyway, here is my experience... No weight for CK (SS housing) with 5L steel tanks + SS BP wearing TLS-350 + 400g Thinsulate. No weight for CK (AL housing) with 3L aluminum tanks + SS BP wearing 5mm wetsuit. No weight for SK (AL housing) with 3L steel tanks + SS BP wearing 5mm wetsuit.
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Jamie B Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts: 172	Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie) Jamie, CK or SK ? Anyway, here is my experience... No weight for CK (SS housing) with 5L steel tanks + SS BP wearing TLS-350 + 400g Thinsulate. No weight for CK (AL housing) with 3L aluminum tanks + SS BP wearing 5mm wetsuit. No weight for SK (AL housing) with 3L steel tanks + SS BP wearing 5mm wetsuit. Cheers. CK, AL Housing, SS BP, 3 litre tanks. Jamie
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1st July 2005, 15:49	#4 (permalink)
decoweenie Crash Test Dummy Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cairo Posts: 5,488	Quote: (Originally Posted by Jamie B) CK, AL Housing, SS BP, 3 litre tanks. Unless your body make-up is quite different than mine, I would guess that you will not need any additional weight if using 3L steel tanks in such configuration.
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