Cost of lead

[JasminNeedsGills]

(and not just because I've watched Chernobyl, and don't feel in the slightest bit paranoid!)

Just wondering what the current price is for lead? I have got the chance to pick up 10kg of belt style weights (complete with belt) for £45. It feels like a lot for something some utterly simple as blocks of metal, but looking around it is surprising how much the metal itself costs, so have a feeling it might be worth it? Definitely easier than scrounging them as needed from the club!

[jb2cool]

£8 per kilo is fairly typical for retail price. £4 per kilo is about the going rate for second hand.

Your 10Kg for £45 is just about the going rate, not a particular bargain but not over the odds either.

[Energy58]

Sounds about right for price - £7-8 a kg is the retail price - or you could just pick up "lost" weights from popular dive sites! I have never ever bought any lead - my record was finding 15kg on a single belt. I had to share it with my buddy as it was too heavy for one of us to swim with!

[Paulo]

Sounds about right for price - £7-8 a kg is the retail price - or you could just pick up "lost" weights from popular dive sites! I have never ever bought any lead - my record was finding 15kg on a single belt. I had to share it with my buddy as it was too heavy for one of us to swim with!

Never bought a block of lead, have around 30kg of the stuff on different belts for different set ups. Never bought a belt either

[N Bailey]

Once found 13 kg weight belt whilst on a drift outside Portland wall.
Sent weight belt to the surface using my DSMB carried on the dive then noted that the line was acting as a centre point for circular swim and the dsmb didn't have enough buoyancy to lift the belt.
Skipper not amused when we got to the surface.

[witchieblackcat]

Sounds about right for price - £7-8 a kg is the retail price - or you could just pick up "lost" weights from popular dive sites! I have never ever bought any lead - my record was finding 15kg on a single belt. I had to share it with my buddy as it was too heavy for one of us to swim with!

Never bought a block of lead, have around 30kg of the stuff on different belts for different set ups. Never bought a belt either

No we know why "Outraged at Capernwray" keeps posting about divers stealing their misplaced lead.

[JasminNeedsGills]

Thanks all. Will pass for now, stick with scrounging club lead and see what gifts Poseidon throws my way

[Nickpicks]

£45 for a 10kg weight belt is not bad.

I've had cheaper by looking on ebay for weight belts - the postage costs on lead are prohibitive so "collection only" means there are fewer people wanting to bid - 10kg tends to sell for anything from £10 - £40.

[UnCheeky Monkey]

£6 KG delivered to local asda from decathlon is cheapest I know of, £13 for 2 kg

[steelemonkey]

Are there no churches in Cornwall?