Sidemount VS Backmount

All I have to say is that back mount open circuit sucks! There is no arguing needed. It just sucks. It sucks in every way possible. I dove it for years and regret every moment. Once you give sidemount a real try and get your act together you will never go back. Doubles... ha ha so 70's. I am sure you would argue against a rebreather as over complicated too... Join us in the new century and ditch the rotary dial phone of diving.

Hans

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Originally Posted by Luxrok

I am sure you would argue against a rebreather as over complicated too... Hans

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You might just be surprised... :-)

Really complicated if you dive sidemount and rebreather at the same time.

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Originally Posted by caverkevin

Really complicated if you dive sidemount and rebreather at the same time.

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Is that a sidemount rebreather, which I covet? Or is that a backmount rebreather with sidemount bailout? Or is that a removable backmount rebreather with sidemount for the push? I am so confused. I am so overwhelmed.

Hans

What is so hard to dive SM RB? If you are a diver and can dive both SM and ae a RB diver, why can't it be a snap to dive both at thesame time? I know of a few RB's that wourl out just great for SM diving. Even know of one that the scrubber is the only thing on your back and the rest is SM, kind of a hybrid, but then it can also be kind of changed over, just have to change the hoses some.

I use what ever is most proctical for the job at hand. They all have a place, training and ones true ability makes the differance.

SLIM

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Originally Posted by SLIM

What is so hard to dive SM RB? If you are a diver and can dive both SM and ae a RB diver, why can't it be a snap to dive both at thesame time? I know of a few RB's that wourl out just great for SM diving. Even know of one that the scrubber is the only thing on your back and the rest is SM, kind of a hybrid, but then it can also be kind of changed over, just have to change the hoses some.

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The hardest part about diving a sidemount rebreather is coming up with the money to convert my Meg to side mount. I dove with Ted McCoy and his sidemount Meg in February for three days and it was AWESOME. I am sure I was breaking one of the commandments.... I think it was this one, "You shall not covet your neighbour’s... donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour."

Hans

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Originally Posted by FW

Welcome to the dark side :twisted:

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Dark side?!? Gosh, it almost seems like I'm moving toward a light!! :o

I hope to have some fun tomorrow. I didn't have much of a chance to see what it was like to turn sideways or go head down without turtling. As I understand it I can do that as easily as I used to be able to in a Transpac w/Venture wing and single tank.

Mark

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Originally Posted by Luxrok

Is that a sidemount rebreather, which I covet? Or is that a backmount rebreather with sidemount bailout? Or is that a removable backmount rebreather with sidemount for the push? I am so confused. I am so overwhelmed.

Hans

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You mean like this?

I now have more weight on the RB, so it is even with my tanks.

FW, thats the old one right? You should see the newst one. Even I have not gotten to try it YET but hope to in a week or so.

SLIM

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Originally Posted by SLIM

FW, thats the old one right? You should see the newst one. Even I have not gotten to try it YET but hope to in a week or so.

SLIM

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Yep, the old one. I have only seen pix of the new one :-D
I hope to try it out at JB, just before the NSS-CDS Workshop.