Paulmal
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(Sarcasm)Attach things to my BC, what, kamikaze diving is where it's at.
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not an accessory but still annoying . . .
'Elitist your gear sucks mine is the best divers'
I am having a hard time trying I figure out how to ask questions to this. How do you attach accessories then if you don't like snaps and think cave line is a failure point? How is cave line a failure point? What do you use if not cave line? What type of accessories are you attaching?
Arrrrhhhg Somehow I new this wasn't the end of this. Didn't say I don't use snaps, said don't like them. Don't carry to much as it is. Lights and a finger spool in my pockets, compass is on a retractor, knife around the ankle, wrist slate (crappy velcro), SMB the stupid plastic clip it came with. About the only thing that I have clips on is my camera and reel which I don't carry all the time, and once I unclip them I mostly hold it for the whole dive, and the SMB I haven't had to use yet but at the end of the dive it's no big deal. I currently do not like how I have these being attached and am trying to change the way I have it. As apposed to cave line I try to use split rings or webbing. Also I guess it's just a gut feeling I get about using a line to attach things, can't say for sure because I have never attached something with it (probably never will). I just know that I wouldn't want my $$$$ camera hanging from a line, if it broke and I didn't know it good luck finding it. Geez all this from saying I wanted a little pocket to stick my SPG in instead of tucking it under the waist strap.
Crocodile Dundee dive knives crack me up. Though I had big ole one myself back in the day.
Arrrrhhhg Somehow I new this wasn't the end of this. Didn't say I don't use snaps, said don't like them. Don't carry to much as it is. Lights and a finger spool in my pockets, compass is on a retractor, knife around the ankle, wrist slate (crappy velcro), SMB the stupid plastic clip it came with. About the only thing that I have clips on is my camera and reel which I don't carry all the time, and once I unclip them I mostly hold it for the whole dive, and the SMB I haven't had to use yet but at the end of the dive it's no big deal. I currently do not like how I have these being attached and am trying to change the way I have it. As apposed to cave line I try to use split rings or webbing. Also I guess it's just a gut feeling I get about using a line to attach things, can't say for sure because I have never attached something with it (probably never will). I just know that I wouldn't want my $$$$ camera hanging from a line, if it broke and I didn't know it good luck finding it. Geez all this from saying I wanted a little pocket to stick my SPG in instead of tucking it under the waist strap.
I am not trying to give you crap, I am trying to understand your reasoning. I can tell you that cave line is very hard to break on accident. However, I can understand your concerns. I use cave line for everything that I do not want on a break away connection. With regular gear checks you can see if you are getting any fraying in the line. Proper prep of the gear, such as deburring, can alleviate this.
What type of snaps are you using?
What do you not like about how you have things attached?
I think your like the third person that has taken issue to my likes and dislikes on this whole crazy thing. DONE (not the thread for this and not hijacking anymore).