J322Y
Contributor
Thanks Rred. That's what I'm doing now. Paracord, tubing and slider all in a pocket."So, hold the flashlight with no lanyard or other connection while in use?"
Wrist loop. Take the flashlight out of the pocket (or when doing a night dive, out of the gear bag pre-dive) and put your wrist through the strap. Which can be paracord, or light webbing, or paracord through some surgical tubing. Optional to have a slider on it, which can be tightened up so it can't just slide back over your hand by accident.
I dove BHB yesterday and had the light on my wrist for an hour even though I only used it for about 10 minutes in total. Did the same the day before in Key Largo which worked fine, but I had the flag at BHB and sometimes when handling the line it got tangled with the wrist strap.
In general I want to avoid something hanging on my wrist if it isn't getting more than occasional use. But I also don't want to fish the light out of a pocket every 5 minutes. I'm a new diver and maybe my needs will change but for now I like using a light frequently but for very brief periods.
A better question might have been; is this pocket with retractor a good concept assuming it functions properly and is durable?