Aw come on ARY, share the wealth!Originally Posted by ARY
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Aw come on ARY, share the wealth!
Crazy talk!
That's how I dive Devils Den- the stairs are for the weak.
That was babysitting OW divers during checkout dives, big ass suicide clip was for keeping fins on my rig so I could be hands free on the dock. Only use it for clipping fins off when getting up and down boat ladders and shore diving. Made sure it had the screw lock though to keep from getting hooked to stuff
Funny, I use big 'biners for my fins, but it is for walking between sumps. I think these cave *divers* that don't like 'biners aren't really *cave* divers
You have to research it. I will give a clue for the first 4 coming to my mind, 3 are on Santa Fe river. Lets say 4th is recently very famous the deepest US cave. 2 more are open water dive sites. One more is a snorkeling site on a west coast river ... oh stop its already 6...
I have done that also, when I was on the west coast entering or exiting surf. Biners but like everything it's how you use them.Funny, I use big 'biners for my fins, but it is for walking between sumps. I think these cave *divers* that don't like 'biners aren't really *cave* divers
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Shhhhh....don't reveal the advantages of 'biners in sidemount diving,otherwise the shops that have the nice stainless steel ones will jack up the price, and it will cost me more.Funny, I use big 'biners for my fins, but it is for walking between sumps. I think these cave *divers* that don't like 'biners aren't really *cave* divers
"Not all change is improvement...but all improvement is change" Donald Berwick
I use biners on my Sidemount cylinders too, and my bungee straps, and on my regulator necklace. Don't get all bogged up with mud like piston clips.
Again, sump diver....
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Soooo, I bought some AL80's for the time being. I know they're not most of your go-to's for sidemount due to their floaty characteristics at different psi, but they'll at least allow me to be able to start my training and get wet this winter while not having to invest in a drysuit yet. Picking up incentive-pay on top of overtime this week, so this 90hr work week should leave me enough dough for Christmas presents for the wife and kid, and some classtime for myself. Been talking with a couple instructors over the past week, as well as receiving suggestions and information from some pretty awesome members on here thru PM. Shout out to Larry, Forrest, Rob, Russell, Nakatomi, Oliver, and the bunch for taking time to answer some sidemount Q&A.
Ordering Rob's Sidemount book as well as another copy for my dive buddy for Christmas. Going to read it thoroughly, and set a date soon. Planning on Sidemount and Cavern. We'll practice those over the next year and get familiar with all of the new gear arrangments, replace everything and rearrange things 143 more times, and then continue on down the cave road.
That's the plan anyway. Still need some SPGs for my mk25s, but not sure on hose length, nor will I be until I get signed up. How many of you use 6" vs 9"? I've even been reading where some guys use one of each. I know that the arrangement is like everything else- it's gotta work for ME not you, but I'm curious. If I can get a couple gauges as Christmas presents rather than buying them when I get the training, then that's a bonus. Also, which gauge faces to you prefer, white or black? I could always go ahead and get the gauges, and buy the hoses the day of training, rather than the gauges and hoses.
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