Dry suit weighting

[beeger]

jdavis - how much you need to have ditchable really depends on what your buoyancy shift is going to be, taking both the tank and suit shifts into account (see my earlier post). Having too much or too little ditchable is a dangerous idea. You may want to look to move some of that pocket weight to the tank. This can be done either by using a heavier tank (steel) or by adding weight to the tank some other way. There are a number of products out there that will allow you to strap or attach weights to the tank in one way or another. Perhaps exploring one of those options would help. From what you have said, having 20 lbs ditchable is too much for 30 lbs total weight when you consider the fact that you will be in a shell suit.

There's nothing magic about proper weighting. But as DRE said, it is often overlooked.