How do you dive, part 2?

[scubadada]

What do you use for a BC?

 

[tbone1004]

@scubadada I'd add a specific option for sidemount given its current prevalence

 

[runsongas]

can the poll be changed to handle voting for more than one option? else probably a lot of people would end up as "other"

 

[Addicted2H2O]

Currently diving a Zeagle Brigade, but may very well be switching to a BP/W soon. Waiting to see what new stock my LDS starts carrying now that we'll actually have a tech program through TDI.

 

[scubadada]

can the poll be changed to handle voting for more than one option? else probably a lot of people would end up as "other"

multiple options added, thanks for pointing this out

 

[scubadada]

@scubadada I'd add a specific option for sidemount given its current prevalence

I added sidemount but do not know much about it. Is it always a soft backpack with the sidemounted cylinders? Thanks for pointing this out

 

[scubadada]

Does the poll cover all the common configurations now?

 

[tbone1004]

I added sidemount but do not know much about it. Is it always a soft backpack with the sidemounted cylinders? Thanks for pointing this out

no. there are 3 "main" configuration styles with several sub-styles attached to them.
"Razor" style with two plates, either soft or hard, that form the harness, then a wing attached either to the harness or around the harness. Razor, xDeep, etc.
"Florida" style with a single "plate" always soft, and an attached wing
"Toddy" style with typically 2 hard plates sandwiching a wing.

 

[scubadada]

no. there are 3 "main" configuration styles with several sub-styles attached to them.
"Razor" style with two plates, either soft or hard, that form the harness, then a wing attached either to the harness or around the harness. Razor, xDeep, etc.
"Florida" style with a single "plate" always soft, and an attached wing
"Toddy" style with typically 2 hard plates sandwiching a wing.

Is it OK if I leave sidemount as a single choice here?

 

[MichaelMc]

I'm mostly sidemount for ocean dives. I'll keep my BP/W singles rig for class pool work. And plan to configure a tiny doubles rig for class ocean work, and to compare it to sidemount. I voted both of those.

Is it OK if I leave sidemount as a single choice here?

On sidemount styles: I'm not an expert, but the Razor/Florida options have seemed, *roughly*, based on region which influences how negative the tanks used are. Splitting them out might just tell you the type of dives people are doing. Maybe not terribly interesting here. Toddy is more an adaptation of BP/W gear to sidemount use, likely not very common. The styles might be interesting to know within the sidemount forum. Just one cut at answering your question until a more knowledgeable side mounter chimes in on that.