KEN K Hello: Thanks for your interest in the dive gear mentioned above. I have used these belts for several years now and their GREAT !! It is a solid heavy nylon belt that has another belt of same lenth sewn onto it. Where a web belt can be threaded through giving it a balence and an almost nonexistance in the feel when wearing it. I highly recommend it with soft weights especially. The comfort is nothing like you've experienced before with a weight belt. As to cutting it, I wouldn't unless you would never need one or more of the pockets. You can simply choose not to put weight in one or more of the pockets. You'll never know the difference. Best Wishes and Hope you like your XS Belt !!! Ken Kirby IDC Staff Instr. Scuba Doo Dive & Travel Corryton, Tenn. 37721 (865)388 -5566

ALISON D Nope, you can?t cut them apart to make individual pockets. My belt has 2 groups of three pockets each and if you separate the three pockets you would open each end and then wouldn?t hold the weights. There is a single wide band that connects/creates the three pockets and by cutting the band between them you open the sides of the pockets.

PATRICIA L They are sewn to the belt sleeve in such a way that cutting them apart would ruin them (looped together. I really like this belt by the way.

KEVIN A Hi, I have the 4 pocket XS Scuba Weight Belt. It has two pockets sewn together and attached to a tubular webbing on each side (two sets of two) of the belt. The weight belt is slid through the tubular webbing, but is not attached to the belt by any other means (nothing sewn or adhered to). Basically, you could undo the sliders and the belt clips and slide the two sets of pockets off of the belt. You would then have a pair of of dual weight pockets and a weight belt. Hope that helps. Kevin

LUIS G Yes, they are sewn together in two sets of three weight pockets that can be separated from the weight belt and I also bought them for the same reason--price. Because they are sewn together as two sets of three pockets and not sewn to the weight belt you can actually take them off and use them with the waist buckle and webbing of a backplate, as long as you are ok with three on each side of the waist buckle.

LUKE S Hi there. I bought one off these and the pockets are seen together in 2 groups of 4 so you can either have 4 pockets on your belt or 8. And honestly 8 is designed for 40lbs. which is alot (and I am big guys diving in cold New England waters). There is no way to detach the individual pockets from each other without ripping/cutting them and potentially ruining the belt. My advice (which I wound up doing later) would be to buy individual pockets from XS Scuba and put them on the belt. That way as your weighting needs change you can easily readjust without the bulk of empty pockets on your weight belt.

DEREK P I ended up getting the 8 pocket belt and each section is about 15.5" x2 but I would imagine that the six pocket sizes are about 11.5" x2. I can't go to much futher into the product because I bought it hoping to use it for freediving but it kept slipping down when I would dive. It does seem like a good product though.

RODNEY W Hi, I bought this belt a few years ago and it's been great for me. It comes very oversized then if you like, you can cut off excess length then sear the cut edge with a lighter or match so that it melts and doesn't unravel. It comes with adjustable sliders to keep components in place. Around myself (32" plus 6mm suit) the pockets are pretty evenly spaced around my sides. The quick release buckle functions well and I left about a 6" tab of webbing. My only criticism is that for free diving for abalone where entanglement is always a concern, there are a lot of flaps and edges that can possibly catch on a kelp strand. Not a big deal, but smooth is always better and safer. :) -Rod W.

HARVEY C I got the belt to use while teaching. It fits med to 2xl. Very sturdy and well made. The only warning is smaller bag weighs up to 4lbs will come out of the openings in the pouches. Definately use solid lead plates.

IAN F sarra, my model has 2 sets of 3 pockets together. Each set is 12 inches long containing the 3 pockets. My guess is the min size is probably 30 inch weight belt (waist size) in total. I have only used soft weights in the pockets and it is tight. I add and subtract weight all the time because I switch from 100 cf tanks and 80 cf tanks. I have a set amount in the weight belt and drop additional weight in my weight integrated pocket of the BCD. I gave up on using the weight system on my integrated BCDs because you can put your weight belt on at the dock and take it off at the dock when you return. The weight rides on your hips, you do not notice it and switching tanks on a boat is a breeze without the heavy weighted BCD. (My little secret) Final note, return it if it doesn't work out. Hope this helped.

KEN K Thanks for asking: The six pocket belt or eight pocket belt they both will fit up to approx. 46 to 48 inch waist. The belt is about the same length. You need to cut the belt down then heat the ends. After you adjust the pockets where you need them. Thanks: Hope this helps! Ken Kirby At scubadoo@hughes.net

ALISON D Hi Sarra. I am a woman and I am about a size 14 and it fits me. The only thing that I don?t like about the belt is that the pockets kind of slide together and bunch up. Hope that helps.

LeisurePro S On the 4 pocket, the smallest setting is 20". On the 8 pocket, the largest setting is 58".

LeisurePro S The pockets slid on and off the webbing.

LeisurePro S No, the pockets sleeves are sewn together in two equal parts. From XS Scuba's website: "Each belt has two independent sleeves with pockets that are sewn together. Thus, an eight pocket belt has two sleeves built from four pockets."

LeisurePro S No. Price shown is just for the belt, no weights.

LeisurePro S Standard injected molded Delrin (plastic). The four Weight Keepers are 316 stainless steel

LeisurePro S Yes