Snuba question

[spunkyhungry]

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows how much the Snuba weight belt weighs? If a person's size matters, I weigh about 112 lb. Thanks.

[spunkyhungry]

Bump. I really need to know. Can anyone tell me approximately how much it weighed when you did it? 2 lbs? 5 lbs? 10 lbs? 20 lbs? I want to try it but am recovering from some joint issues and wouldn't feel comfortable wearing more than 10 lbs around my waist.

[kgraham56]

It really depends on your frame. If you are 112 lbs of lean and mean, it could have been as little as 4-8 lbs. If you are a little chunkier, it could have been as much as 10 lbs. It is all about your total body density. Muscle is heavier than fat. So lean people use less weight.

 

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[Anthomaniac]

It's adjustable, they can add weight once you are in the water if you have joint issues.

[lumpkin8]

Let them know your joint issues and I am sure they would be happy to put the weight belt on , and take it off, while in the water. We have done the snuba 2x. ONce from a beach, and once from a small platform in the water. Both times the staff would have been able to accomodate a request to put the weights on while on the way into the water (before being fully submerged of course.)

[LindaSSF]

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows how much the Snuba weight belt weighs? If a person's size matters, I weigh about 112 lb. Thanks.

 

It depends on what it takes to make you "neutrally bouyant". Will you wear a wet suit? How thick of a wet suit? (1mm/skin, 2mm, 3mm, 5mm) Full arms & legs, or a "shortie"? :confused:

 

If you are in the Carribean with a 3mm shortie, 8 pounds would most likely be more than enough. Full arms & legs on the wet suit? Add a couple of pounds.

 

To help you imagine it - can you carry a gallon of milk? That gallon of milk is around 8 pounds. It really isn't very much weight at all!!! ;)