Good source for cheap soft weights

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Kelvininin
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Good source for cheap soft weights

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Being new to diving myself, and having spent well over 4K in dive gear this summer, I have been looking for ways to "accessorize" without doing too much more damage to the already ravaged checking account.

I found these soft weights on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOFT-SCUBA-DIVE ... 721wt_1396

Ordered Friday, at the door Monday! They are top notch!

Best part was they were shipped USPS priority, "If it fits, it ships" I bet the USPS dude was shocked to be moving around a 70# box the size of a shoe box.
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70lbs? How many people are you trying to weight?
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Weights for myself and my much better looking better half.
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Nwbrewer wrote:70lbs? How many people are you trying to weight?
It was a bulk deal. 69 lbs lot. Roughly $2.30 a lb. not bad for brand new weight pouches.
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Hmm I thought that weights are about 2.+ a pound locally?
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Norris wrote:Hmm I thought that weights are about 2.+ a pound locally?

Where are you getting yours? I was having a hard time finding them used for $2/pound.
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Anybody wanna split a 66pd order?
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it

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