DevonDiver
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Had some time after finishing a tec sidemount/tec40 course this afternoon, so had a play around with a concept I've had in the back of my mind... no harness sidemount, using a M-shape bungee for both cylinder stowage and wing tensioning...
Ingredients:
1x DiveRite Trim Pillow (10lbs lift)
1x general purpose bungee (improvised - next development will be a 'proper' bungee with bolt-snaps for attachment.
1x weight belt
2x d-ring and retainer
I spent some time in the pool giving it a shake-out... inverted, rolls, upside-down, vertical etc. Used with 2x AL80s. I only mounted 2 d-rings on this occasion, so cylinder trim was dealt with by cam-band weights.
Following the pool work-up, I took the rig for a shore dive (27m/45 mins). I found it quite stable (enough so for some decent critter videography) and very clutter free - literally nothing on the torso. Video of the afternoon to follow...
Note: I am not suggesting/recommending that divers attempt to replicate this rig.
Bladder and bungee, without the weight belt attached.
Basic rig concept: small bladder is attached to a weight belt. D-rings on weight belt provide lower cylinder attachment points. Top of bladder connected to a long continuous bungee. Bungee routes under arm, up behind neck, down under the other arm - connected both sides to the wing.
in the pool and on the dive...
Ingredients:
1x DiveRite Trim Pillow (10lbs lift)
1x general purpose bungee (improvised - next development will be a 'proper' bungee with bolt-snaps for attachment.
1x weight belt
2x d-ring and retainer
I spent some time in the pool giving it a shake-out... inverted, rolls, upside-down, vertical etc. Used with 2x AL80s. I only mounted 2 d-rings on this occasion, so cylinder trim was dealt with by cam-band weights.
Following the pool work-up, I took the rig for a shore dive (27m/45 mins). I found it quite stable (enough so for some decent critter videography) and very clutter free - literally nothing on the torso. Video of the afternoon to follow...
Note: I am not suggesting/recommending that divers attempt to replicate this rig.
Bladder and bungee, without the weight belt attached.
Basic rig concept: small bladder is attached to a weight belt. D-rings on weight belt provide lower cylinder attachment points. Top of bladder connected to a long continuous bungee. Bungee routes under arm, up behind neck, down under the other arm - connected both sides to the wing.
in the pool and on the dive...