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> Remarkable.  I'm in between the two of you, but use the same weight as
both,
> well sort of.  I use a 6 lb stainless plate and a tank that's 4 lbs less
> buoyant than the standard.  I'm in the process of fine tuning weighting
for
> my 3mm wetsuit.  Most recently, I added 6 lbs for my 3mm one piece suit
and
> found it to be too much.  I'm going to try 4 next.  The 6 I started with
> might be worth trying with your two piece suit.
>
> Lee
>
There is also BTW a dependency on the quality of the wet suit.  Higher
quality (smaller bubbles in the neoprene) generally require less weight and
compress less than cheaper (larger bubbles) wetsuits.  Didnt believe it but
have demonstrated it to my own satisfaction.

CH