OK,.... after going through the first 3 days of my CCR Cave course (was more of an orientation than anything), I am trying to figure out some ideas about handling reels with sidemounted bailouts (AL80's). I have found out that mounting them on the butt D-ring does not work at all well for me,... my arms are too short to effectively reach the reels around the bottles back there. I then tried a waist mounted D-ring & set the reels on top of the cylinders during a dive that required multiple jumps (4). Unfortunately, I wound up with a big jumbled up mess & wound up wasting 20 min. in frustration just trying to get & keep them organized for easy access. I use traditional Dive Rite cavern/ jump reels (I don't care much for the side reels). Would mounting them where they hang just below the cylinders make life any easier? The reels between me & the cylinder is certainly uncomfortable, but if it were only the bolt snaps, with the reel bodies below, might be workable,... just not sure, at this point. I realize with this, that the reels would still have to be mounted high enough to not dangle below my profile & cause entanglement problems. Any other suggestions out there? A week ago whilst trying to get those reels sorted out on top of the cylinders, I wound up rubbing a huge raw spot on the top of my wrist (not fun) & would rather not have to experience that again. Maybe it is just a matter of becoming more familiar with that set- up,... I'm not sure, that's why I am asking for suggestions. Thanks.