PVC-Coated Scuba Diving Lead Weights - 0.5 kg to 4 kg Block Weights

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PVC-Coated Scuba Diving Lead Weights - 0.5 kg to 4 kg Block Weights

Name: PVC-Coated Scuba Diving Lead Weights - 0.5 kg to 4 kg Block Weights | 361 Degrees Adventure Tanzania
SKU: B424
Availability: InStock

Scuba & Snorkel Gear

Slotted lead block weights in a tough PVC coating, from 0.5 kg to 4 kg. The coating stops the lead marking your gear and your hands, and keeps the block from corroding in salt water.

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Highlights

Coated, because bare lead makes a mess of everything

Uncoated lead greys, chalks and leaves black marks on wetsuits, boat decks and hands. A PVC skin stops all of it, protects the block from salt, and makes a dropped weight far less likely to chip a boat or a toe.

0.5 kg to 4 kg

Eight steps, so you can fine-tune your weighting rather than round to the nearest kilo.

PVC coating

Keeps the lead off your hands and your kit, and off the boat deck.

Slotted for a belt

Threads straight onto a standard weight belt and holds position once set.

Compact

Lead is dense, so a 4 kg block is smaller than you expect and sits flat against the hip.

Product description

About this product

These are the standard block weights that thread onto a scuba weight belt, in a PVC coating. They come in half-kilogram steps from 0.5 kg to 4 kg, which is what lets you get the weighting right rather than roughly right.

The coating does three useful jobs. It keeps the lead off your skin and your gear – uncoated lead oxidises to a grey powder that marks wetsuits, boat decks and hands. It protects the block from salt water, so the weights last rather than crumbling at the edges after a season. And it takes the sharpness off the corners, which matters when a 4 kg block slips out of your hand over a fibreglass hull or your own foot.

Weighting is worked out in the water, not from a chart. Float upright at the surface holding a normal breath, with a nearly empty cylinder. Correctly weighted, you float at eye level and sink slowly as you breathe out. Being over-weighted is the commonest fault in recreational diving – it forces you to swim slightly upwards the whole dive, which burns air and wrecks your trim. Being under-weighted means you cannot hold a safety stop at the end, which matters more.

Slide the blocks onto the belt with the slot flat against the webbing, and set them either side of the hips rather than all at the back. Put them on before you pick the belt up in one hand, and count them – working out at 15 metres that you are a kilo light is a wasted dive.

Lead is a heavy metal. The coating is there to keep it off your skin, so check the blocks for splits and replace one where the coating has failed and bare lead is showing. Wash your hands after handling damaged weights, and keep them away from children.

Specifications

The details

Material	Lead core with PVC coating
Weights available	0.5 kg, 1 kg, 1.5 kg, 2 kg, 2.5 kg, 3 kg, 3.5 kg, 4 kg
Shape	Slotted block for a standard weight belt
Coating colour	Varies by batch - colour as available
Dimensions	Vary with the weight selected
Use	Scuba diving, freediving, spearfishing, commercial diving
Sold as	Individual weights - check the option selected
SKU	B424

Questions

Good to know

How many kilos do I need?

Work it out in the water. Float upright at the surface with a normal breath and a nearly empty cylinder - correctly weighted you sit at eye level and sink slowly as you breathe out. It changes with your suit, your cylinder and salt versus fresh water, so re-check whenever any of those change.

Why is being over-weighted a problem?

Because you have to swim slightly upwards for the whole dive to stay off the bottom, which burns air, ruins your trim and tires you. It also means more air in your jacket, which makes buoyancy harder to control. Over-weighting is the commonest fault in recreational diving.

Is the lead dangerous to handle?

The PVC coating is there to keep the lead off your skin, and intact weights are fine to handle normally. If a coating splits and bare lead shows, replace that weight, wash your hands after handling it, and keep damaged weights away from children.

Where should the weights sit on the belt?

Spread either side of the hips rather than bunched at the back. Weight at the back tips you face-down at the surface and makes it harder to stay level underwater. Spread them, then set them so they cannot slide once the belt is on.

Do I need more weight in the sea than a pool?

Yes. Salt water is denser, so you float more in it and need more lead - typically a couple of kilos more for the same person and suit. Always re-check your weighting when you move between the two.

Which weights should I buy?

Most divers build their weighting from a few 2 kg blocks plus one or two 0.5 or 1 kg blocks for fine adjustment. Buying all large blocks leaves you rounding up to the nearest two kilos, which is exactly the over-weighting you want to avoid.

How do I look after them?

Rinse in fresh water after sea use and dry them. Check the coating for splits and cracks each season - salt getting under a split coating corrodes the lead underneath and the block starts shedding.

Do you deliver in Dar es Salaam?

Yes. We deliver across Dar es Salaam and ship nationwide to Arusha, Mwanza, Dodoma, Zanzibar and beyond. You can also collect from our shop.