I already described the triangle method with the double ender or boltsnap and bungee. That is actually what I am currently using. That method can be improved on. It also allows what I consider excessive slop.
Double thickness would probably be even better.
The point of using the upper bolt snap ring for the leader snap is ease of accessibility although it doesn’t really matter where you secure it. Anthropmetrically, it is easier to clip something at shoulder height than at your waist with sidemount tanks. Particularly if you are sitting on a boat or dock bench with the tank next to you. There is not enough leverage also on the waist unless you cross over to the other side which then becomes encumbering and possibly painful across your stomach.
As I stated earlier, the advantages are, you don’t have to move anything and you keep good trim thruout the dive. An additional advantage of not having to move anything is less potential interference with anything else like deco bottles. I don’t want to have to mess with the bolt snaps or drings once a dive starts, I want decent trim, and I don’t want anything to interfere with my deco bottles. Not a skills limitation issue, it’s a potential advance in gear setup.
Double thickness would probably be even better.
The point of using the upper bolt snap ring for the leader snap is ease of accessibility although it doesn’t really matter where you secure it. Anthropmetrically, it is easier to clip something at shoulder height than at your waist with sidemount tanks. Particularly if you are sitting on a boat or dock bench with the tank next to you. There is not enough leverage also on the waist unless you cross over to the other side which then becomes encumbering and possibly painful across your stomach.
As I stated earlier, the advantages are, you don’t have to move anything and you keep good trim thruout the dive. An additional advantage of not having to move anything is less potential interference with anything else like deco bottles. I don’t want to have to mess with the bolt snaps or drings once a dive starts, I want decent trim, and I don’t want anything to interfere with my deco bottles. Not a skills limitation issue, it’s a potential advance in gear setup.