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[Bryan Carnathan]

Interesting info, Chad. Thanks for sharing. Would you mind if I added this to the tips page?

[ChadS]

Bryan, please feel free to include this information or not as you see fit.

Edit: I'd also like to add that if you're going to suggest people weight themselves snorkeling the smart thing to do is to have a float on your person somewhere that will be more than sufficient to rocket you to the surface should the need arise (something made of hard foam so it doesn't crush and lose buoyancy at depth). Something like a foam vest under the BCD. There's a reason weight belts are very, very easy to strip off - never hesitate to strip it off. Paint the weights bright orange and you can find them later if the visibility is good enough.

So long as the belt is still heavy enough to sink you the extra mass isn't really a problem at depth - it's nothing compared to a steel pressure tank that scuba divers wear.