The Tank Dolly®
The Tank Dolly® holds weight for 2 cold water divers
Stop carrying your weight in a hand-held bag; Roll your weight and tanks to the boat and dive site
Weight Box dimensions:
- Length: 19 inches (48.2 cm)
- Width: 7.37 inches (18.7 cm)
- Height: 5 inches (12.7 cm)
- You can triple stack (30) 5-pound (2.3 kg) weights (150 lbs. or 68 kg) into the Weight Box ⏤ That's 700 cubic inches (11 liters) of cargo space
- 24 drainage slots are manufactured into the bottom of the Tank Dolly® Weight Box
Shark Tip:
⚠️ We recommend keeping all your weight in the Weight Box until you reach your final destination.
⚠️ Improper weighting can lead to a fatal dive
DAN 24 Hour Diving Emergency Helpline: (919) 684-9111
⚠️ Improper weighting is a leading casual factor to a fatal diving incident Divers Alert Network
⚠️ If you believe the weight for 2 divers cannot fit in the Weight Box, you are most likely overweighted and may die!
⚠️ Don't die ⏤ Contact your local dive shop and sign-up for a buoyancy class to improve your skills
Divers Alert Network recommends the below guide as a starting point to create your weight profile:
- 10% of your body weight for a 6 mm wetsuit
- 5% of your body weight for a 3 mm wetsuit
Additional considerations:
- Body fat percentage will greatly influence how much weight the diver requires
- Muscle has greater density than fat, causing muscle to sink and fat to float
- The size of your scuba tank
- Drysuit undergarments
- A diver is more buoyant in saltwater than freshwater
- An old wetsuit is less buoyant than a new wetsuit
Scuba gear is heavy
Safe lifting techniques:
- Do not lift with your back
- Maintain proper posture and do not arch your back
- Lift with your legs, arms, and abdominal muscles
- Bend your knees or place one knee on the deck when lifting a heavy item off the ground
⚠️ Safe lifting techniques will help prevent injuries as you place and remove a scuba tank and weight belt from your Tank Dolly®.