A snorkeling weight belt is essential for freediving down to get closer to underwater creatures, take pictures, and see under ledges. It helps with less physical effort, making it easier to stay at depth without having to kick as much. However, with proper breath control, you can dive down and stay down while snorkeling.
When planning a snorkeling trip, determine the size of the weight belt you will need by using a tape. For new or veteran divers, a weight belt and heavy lead weights are necessary to get the most out of this underwater adventure. Weight belts provide buoyancy and stability in the water, allowing you to stay afloat without requiring you to kick as much.
Generally, it is not recommended to use weights when snorkeling, as they make it easier to go down and harder to return to the surface. A snorkel is a device for breathing at the surface, while weights in the diving context take you below the surface.
A soft weight belt with 5lbs is usually used when snorkeling with just a suit and shirt. Apnea divers wear lead weights to offset the positive buoyancy of their bodies and wetsuits. To apnea dive comfortably, you need to use enough weight to offset the positive buoyancy of your body and wetsuit.
In conclusion, weight belts are essential for snorkeling, providing buoyancy and stability in the water. They are not necessary for diving down below the surface, but they can be helpful for those who enjoy freediving and taking photos.
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I never attack a float line to a belt. The line often get firmly stuck on mussels on rocks. I would have to ditch the belt to come up for air. I attach it to the speargun. Easier to drop the gun, go up for air, go back town retrieve the gun. I would only attack it to the belt in blue water, but yet, it is better to keep it secured to the gun
I weigh around 135 pounds, 5 foot 7 inches, and wear a 1.5 mm wetsuit, also Im spearfishing in water that only gets around 35-40 feet deep at max in freshwater, so what would be a weight to use and I don’t know if it would help but I believe my BMI is around 17% IDK haven’t looked since about a year ago, thank you