Skydiving BCD

[DevonDiver]

Plenty of divers use soft backpacks and harnesses for dives now (search BP&W threads). Perhaps get inventive, find a good tailor and have a combo para/dive rig made.... and use it with a side-mount strategy. One harness, two functions. As long as you can cut-away the chute. Clips at chest and hips for the side-mount cylinders... just have to integrate a small-capacity wing behind the chute bag.

 

[thisguy]

A custom harness might be the way to go, anyone know any shops that do custom work?

 

[DevonDiver]

If you're still in the military, make contact with the guys who do the parachute rigging. In the UK, the RAF's 'Survival Equipment Fitters' could knock-out jobs like that easily. I'm sure the US armed forces has similar capacity?

You really need to take the expert advice from the parachute side of the equation - whatever you do shouldn't compromise the integrity and function of your chute.

 

[Mcote]

I read through this thread a few weeks ago and just today ran across this picture/article on one of the blogs I read. Granted, the guy is not SCUBA equipped but it is cool none the less.

Photo: Pararescueman (with swim fins) jumps from a HC-130P/N King during a special rescue demo « The Aviationist

Marc

 

[Tigerman]

Hes gonna die.. he wear splits..