I know that testing gear would be the best option, but that is very limited.
We have 1 dive shop that teaches sidemount and they only have Hollis gear and they want a very high price for that gear, the training and rental of that gear. This is why I travel to other places to get training on specializations.
After looking at the benefits and drawbacks of sidemount, I feel that it would be beneficial for me to train it up next year.
I am considering the Hollis Katana (lightweight, travel friendly) but have some questions maybe someone can answer. It takes me 40 lbs lead with my neoprene drysuit and a single back mounted aluminum tank to sink in freshwater. It takes around 24 lbs lead to sink in salt with my 3mm shorty with the same gear. Given these figures, would it be possible to use the Katana with dual aluminum (80 cu ft each) given its extremely small amount of weight pocket capabilities?
We have 1 dive shop that teaches sidemount and they only have Hollis gear and they want a very high price for that gear, the training and rental of that gear. This is why I travel to other places to get training on specializations.
After looking at the benefits and drawbacks of sidemount, I feel that it would be beneficial for me to train it up next year.
I am considering the Hollis Katana (lightweight, travel friendly) but have some questions maybe someone can answer. It takes me 40 lbs lead with my neoprene drysuit and a single back mounted aluminum tank to sink in freshwater. It takes around 24 lbs lead to sink in salt with my 3mm shorty with the same gear. Given these figures, would it be possible to use the Katana with dual aluminum (80 cu ft each) given its extremely small amount of weight pocket capabilities?