Dano at MAKO Spearguns shows how to choose the best freedive weight belt.

The best freedive weight belts have a stainless steel Marseilles style buckle with a quick release pin. This Marseilles style buckle holds your freedive belt in place and makes it easy to ditch your freedive weight belt in an emergency.

Additionally, the best freedive weight belts are made of rubber or silicone because they are designed to stretch so they can be worn tight below the waist, so as to not restrict your diaphragmatic breath up. This allows you to take deeper breaths and deeper dives with increased safety.

The best freedive weight belts are also long enough to accommodate your weights plus have sufficient overhang to allow you and your dive buddy to quickly and easily ditch your belt in an emergency.

In this video, Dano also discusses how the different style of weights effect the overhand. Dano also discusses additional safety tips, such as never tuck your over hang under your belt, and how to wear your line cutter.

In this video, Dano also discusses the MAKO SPEARGUNS FREEDIVE WEIGHT BELT REPLACEMENT POLICY. “If you ever have to ditch your MAKO freedive weight belt in an emergency, JUST DITCH IT! In an emergency, you should not be considering the replacement cost. Just ditch it and Dano will replace your freedive belt and your weights.