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not to mention he has other issues with tank trim as well.
Glad nobody is crushing the second diver pic... was my last student (dive #2 of the basic sidemount course). LOL
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not to mention he has other issues with tank trim as well.
Agree with your points... it's a matter of preference.
For me, every time I see forward-pointing gauges, in relation to using a guideline....I think of this:
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Is there anyone pushing sidemount to the (reasonable) depth limits of OC technical diving, comparable to BM? I'm thinking of an equivalent amount of gas to double-130s, 2 stages of bottom mix, 3 deco bottles and depths around 300-330 or so... (and in 42-50F water, current, etc). The argument that you're pushing the limits of OC and should start using CCR aside, it seems like having 7+ SM bottles, with 2 of them negative steels and needing to deal with additional task loading of swapping regulators around would be much more of a CF than the BM configuration and that the risk of breathing the wrong gasses would increase significantly, and that while it might be done, it'd be even more of a stunt dive than the BM config. Or am I just missing something and being an anti-SM bigot here?
These bottles are mounted on the side, but sidemount? The front is hanging way too low (both photos) and the rear on the first photo is too high. These bottles don't appear to be trimmed (with the diver) very well, and I assume that is the example you wish to present. The spg should point out, but in toward the face or chest a bit so that is doesn't hang down and grab.
Not everyone believes that a solitary configuration has to be applicable to every conceivable situation.
Okay, but then you are not denying that the opposite is also true that if your interest is in deep wreck diving that a BM config is considerably better than SM.
And so far I don't see any proponents of SM mentioning any limitations of the SM config compared to BM config. Mostly I read that SM is the wave of the future and BM is all stupid and we're all neanderthals that need to evolve into the 21st century.
I am not seeing where you read thy Lamont. I think all of us here see side mount as simply another tool. Some things BM is much better, others SM makes more sense.
Is there anyone pushing sidemount to the (reasonable) depth limits of OC technical diving, comparable to BM? I'm thinking of an equivalent amount of gas to double-130s, 2 stages of bottom mix, 3 deco bottles and depths around 300-330 or so... (and in 42-50F water, current, etc). The argument that you're pushing the limits of OC and should start using CCR aside, it seems like having 7+ SM bottles, with 2 of them negative steels and needing to deal with additional task loading of swapping regulators around would be much more of a CF than the BM configuration and that the risk of breathing the wrong gasses would increase significantly, and that while it might be done, it'd be even more of a stunt dive than the BM config. Or am I just missing something and being an anti-SM bigot here?