Standard webbing belt. One of the older original style weight belts, but still commonly used today.
Wraps around the divers waist with lead blocks added to it. The belt has a non corosive quick release buckle fitted.

Webbing belt retainers. These retainers can be added to the webbing to stop the blocks moving during a dive. If you have lead blocks its a good idea to put brass screws and a washer through the belt into the lead. this keeps the weights in the same position.

Pouch belt. Pouch belts can be weighted with blocks or shot filled bags The weight is easily distributed between the pockets

Lead shot pouches. These are ideal for filling pouch belts & more comfortable than lead blocks.

Lead shot belt. This is probabley one of the more comfortable weight belt systems. Loose lead shot is evenly distributed around the belt, the whole belt is then fastened close to the divers body profile. Note there are two d-rings for attaching a jon line at the bottom of the belt.

Harness system. The harness is worn over the shoulders & around the waist of the diver.
Weight harnesses have integrated pockets where either shot pouches or lead blocks can be stored.
The pouch pockets are generally held in place by Velcro or studs fixings. They are released by sharply pulling them.

Integrated weights. Some BCD’s or wings have integrated weights, which function in the same way as the harness system; only they are attached directly to the BCD or wing.

Trim weights. Trim weights can be added to the diver for optimum balance & control. Trim weights come in various forms. Some are a bullet weights and can be added to a belt or put in to a pocket

V weights. More commonly used by the technical diver, V’ weights fit in to the back plate of a wing.
This one is moulded from lead.

This back plate weight is a cross between the V’ weight & the lead shot pouch. Back plate weights are commonly fixed by bolting through the wing & the cylinders.

Ankle weights. Fastened around the ankle of the diver with pinch clips to balance the divers profile in the water these are more commonly used with drysuit diving.