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Old 08-29-2007, 01:53 AM   #1
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what is the biggest size a guy can be to dive? what is the biggest size BCD can be.... i know i need to loose weight im working on it i used to dive 10 years ago i wasnt quite this big i still can free dive 10ft i was shocked i showed those kids up i would saw 4x 0r 5x would do for a size thanks
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Old 08-29-2007, 02:35 AM   #2
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Instead of a BCD, you could use a backplate/wings and get the webbing as long as you need. Here's what I mean:

http://www.diverite.com/catalog/backplates
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Old 09-17-2007, 02:00 PM   #3
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what is the biggest size a guy can be to dive? what is the biggest size BCD can be.... i know i need to loose weight im working on it i used to dive 10 years ago i wasnt quite this big i still can free dive 10ft i was shocked i showed those kids up i would saw 4x 0r 5x would do for a size thanks
You can wear a bp/w and make the harness as big as you want.
You can have your exposure suit custom made (custom wetsuits are not much more expensive than off-the-shelf, and they look and work a lot better too!)

The only think I can think of that would be size dependent for limiting diving is fins . . .if you have something like size 18 feet you might have a real issue . . . but then, you have size 18 feet . . .so what do you need fins for?
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