Octopusprime
Contributor
I am transitioning from Tec to Tec side mount I have been in the water a couple of times with my Hollis SMS 100 and everything is good except the bungees for the neck of the bottles. I want to be able to have a connection that can carry the weight of the bottles because of a need to do a giant stride.
The SMS 100 came with a single bungee on each side and you have to unclip the bungee wrap it around the valve and reconnect. This is very hard with heavy gloves on. I was able to put some paracord and a bolt on the valve to be able to clip off for giant stride but then once in the water, I disconnect the bolt snap and switch to the bungee. It is OK but I still do not like the bungee. The SMS75 has a looped bungee that looks easier to "wrap" the valve, but that does not help the fixed attachment for giant stride entry.
I am now looking at the ring bungee system for the top. I see there was a single bungee ring system and now there is an adjustable loop ring system. The DiveRite video on the ring system choker shows clipping off to the bungee itself which seems to defeat the purpose.
but the ring system video shows clipping to the ring
I am looking for feedback from people that use and like the ring system. First, how do you clip of your primary side mount tanks? do you clip to ring or bungee and do you use the choker? Then how do you clip off your stage bottles? to the ring or bungee and no choker?
I will likely be diving LP 112 or AL80 for primary side mount, then either 1 AL40 and AL19 or an AL80 and Al40 for stage and deco.
Thanks in advance
The SMS 100 came with a single bungee on each side and you have to unclip the bungee wrap it around the valve and reconnect. This is very hard with heavy gloves on. I was able to put some paracord and a bolt on the valve to be able to clip off for giant stride but then once in the water, I disconnect the bolt snap and switch to the bungee. It is OK but I still do not like the bungee. The SMS75 has a looped bungee that looks easier to "wrap" the valve, but that does not help the fixed attachment for giant stride entry.
I am now looking at the ring bungee system for the top. I see there was a single bungee ring system and now there is an adjustable loop ring system. The DiveRite video on the ring system choker shows clipping off to the bungee itself which seems to defeat the purpose.
but the ring system video shows clipping to the ring
I am looking for feedback from people that use and like the ring system. First, how do you clip of your primary side mount tanks? do you clip to ring or bungee and do you use the choker? Then how do you clip off your stage bottles? to the ring or bungee and no choker?
I will likely be diving LP 112 or AL80 for primary side mount, then either 1 AL40 and AL19 or an AL80 and Al40 for stage and deco.
Thanks in advance