Thread: Beginners guide to freediving/snorkeling

Originally Posted by gadgetman

What sort of weight belt and how much weight would I need for snorkeling? I'm pretty skinny and float something terrible.

You sir are a freak of nature!!

Pocket weight belts are comfy??!! not that I have found other types any less comfy (but I'm well covered eh)

rubber belts stick to your suit better but have a buckel rather than a clip so take longer to release.

standard web belts being around for years will be around for years to come.

weights / lead

large squares suit pockects

large requtanguler suit rubber belts

bullets (small round/ requtanglar) suit web belts..

I dive with 5 or 6 different people and they all have different types of belts and weights (I kid you not)... it's just important to spread the weight evenly around your belt and most importantly to get you weight right.

grab you belt and weights head to a local pool.. add weight to belt ...holding side of pool jump in.. inhale you should float.. exhale you should sink slightly.. if not grab an extra weight try again .. and again untill you do..

IMPORTANT you may need to mix and match weights ie 4 large squares with 2 or three bullets to get you weight just right...for freediving I personally recommened you be slightly bouyant rather than heavy (rember you have to get back to the surface at the end of your breath.You absolutley do not want to be struggling to stay on the surface even on a flat calm day let alone on a choppy one.

Hope that helps.