NB sidemount

[DeWayne]

On the same topic, I'm currently using LP 80's. Now after 30+ dives in the Nomad, I'm ready for more volume. Has anyone used HP 120's for sidemount. I want to stay with the 7.25 inch diameter, so I am limited to cylinder choices. At DEMA I looked at the Faber HP 120 and compaired it with the Worthington HP 120. Any comments????? Ken

Yes - their bloody heavy getting them to the water...I would rather use my LP85 and a stage OR TWO before LP120's

But that's jst me. I think Kelly uses them and I know John Kunkle uses them.

With the fills I like to see, my 85's are 120's

[Line Squirrel]

On the same topic, I'm currently using LP 80's. Now after 30+ dives in the Nomad, I'm ready for more volume. Has anyone used HP 120's for sidemount. I want to stay with the 7.25 inch diameter, so I am limited to cylinder choices. At DEMA I looked at the Faber HP 120 and compaired it with the Worthington HP 120. Any comments????? Ken

Yes - their bloody heavy getting them to the water...I would rather use my LP85 and a stage OR TWO before LP120's

But that's jst me. I think Kelly uses them and I know John Kunkle uses them.

With the fills I like to see, my 85's are 120's

And what do you think I fill 120's to? It ain't 2640. If I'm going to haul those heavy-ass tanks to the water, may as well make it worth it. Their going to get a hydro at the same time.

[RN]

I've only been sidemounting for a couple of months, but I think switching the LP hose and the OP valve improves the operation of the rig. If you bungie the LP hose to your left strap, it stay in good position to always find. And if you extend the pull line and tuck it in along the shoulder strap, it's also very easy to find. I haven't dived a sidemount rig with the hose and valve in the original positions, but I think it wouldn't be as smooth.

[Mike Edmonston]

If you look at my inflator in this pic, you'll see that I run the hose straight up and loop it back down into the inflator. Works well for me, and doesn't pull or catch when supermanning a tank. BTW the tanks are hp 130's.

[tflaris]

i tried the same thing and noticed that in some positios the inflator at the bottom of the wing did not always dump as well as I woud like but definately like the clean look. I am planning to dive SM in Mexico and plan on trying the original inflator over the shoulder and inflator at the bottom of the wing to see which i like best. Good luck. Hope this helps.

[billyf]

I switched mine for about 50 dive but now it’s back to the way it came.
The worst that could happen is a total loss of bouncy, I had two of them that’s why I changed it back. The problem is that the spring on the dump valve isn’t strong enough and the valve can catch open. Earlier this year at the CDS conference I heard of a way to fix that “add another spring” so I’ve been thinking about switching it back but now that I have a dillo I doubt it.

[Line Squirrel]

I switched mine for about 50 dive but now it’s back to the way it came.
The worst that could happen is a total loss of bouncy, I had two of them that’s why I changed it back. The problem is that the spring on the dump valve isn’t strong enough and the valve can catch open. Earlier this year at the CDS conference I heard of a way to fix that “add another spring” so I’ve been thinking about switching it back but now that I have a dillo I doubt it.

That's interesting, I wish we could talk in person to get a little bit better description of how it happened. I have hundreds of dives on my Armidillo and never had this happen. The only bouyancy issue I had [and it was ugly] was the corrougated hose came completely off of the elbow...and I was diving wet. It was an interesting exit.

[billyf]

Ill be at the NACD Social Friday,

I might take the day off and do two are three dives