Another sidemount question

[Line Squirrel]

this is my first post ever here , so I'm losing lurker statis for this, but have you tried putting a 6 cuft bottle in your drysuit pocket ? it keeps it from being a hazard. and is streamlined to boot

Welcome to the forum.
No, that wouldn't work at all...at least with my drysuit. It (the bottle) would flop around and constantly be shifting not being held tightly to anything substancial, would also put the weight (although not that much) in an akward spot. It just wouldn't "feel" secure to me anyway.
I like the idea of it on my waist belt as a first trial run. If that dosen't work, I'll try butt mounting it.
Hey, I appreciate the input.

[BillGraham]

I sewed some fastek connectors to my adapted Zeagle rig right where the jacket meets the wing, and did the same on the other side for my Sartek light cannister. That way I just clip the argon bottle (6 cu. ft.) on with the neck facing down, and the light with the top where the cord comes out facing down. When I clip the little fastek connectors for the wing back to the jacket, it's pretty streamlined. The only time it could get in the way would be if I had the wing fully inflated -- it might push into my ribs a little. I guess that could be a possibility carrying some steel stage bottles or something but I haven't had a problem yet.

[Duncan Price]

When diving sidemount/mix, where do put your dry suit inflation bottle?

Inflate from travel gas, dump the stage and swop hoses to inflate from the mix. You are not putting much in at depth.