Recommendations? Attach Dual Bladder (Deco Sidemount Bladder #22)

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I planned using an XDeep stealth 2.0 tec wing and if I needed redundancy a Deco Sidemount Bladder as backup. However, I won't be getting the XDeep wing in time for my trip. So I got two Deco Sidemount Bladders for the time being.

I need recommendations/ideas on how to mount both of them. I have a custom harness I'm currently making. This will be warm water (70-75 F degrees) - 3 mm wetsuit, 2 tank AL80.

The link below is the picture of the wing.
https://www.diveequipmentco.com/med...bef69cfacb880e7c51d402958/s/m/sm3_400x400.jpg

My idea at the moment is to tie the wings at the right, left, and middle bottom grommet holes. The sides would use bungee or quick links. The middle bottom would just be a bungee that goes through both and meets at the front crotch strap / belt buckle. Also it will be attached mainly to me via side bungees with a bungee tie (ie. Sidemount Bungee Tie , Piranha Dive Shop |)

Thanks any critiques or recommendations would be much appreciated.
 
Why do you need a second bladder at all?
You have almost no suit compression in a 3mm so little buoyancy to lose as you descend
You can swim up 2 al80s, they aren't that negative.
 
Why do you need a second bladder at all?
You have almost no suit compression in a 3mm so little buoyancy to lose as you descend
You can swim up 2 al80s, they aren't that negative.


By Jove! It ...just might work....
 
This will be warm water (70-75 F degrees) - 3 mm wetsuit, 2 tank AL80.

I also think you'd be fine in a 3mm without all that extra messing around. A good SMB is also extra flotation.

FWIW, though, at least for me 70 degrees isn't "warm water," not 3mm warm anyway, particularly for any dive requiring more than one cylinder.
 
Why do you need a second bladder at all?
You have almost no suit compression in a 3mm so little buoyancy to lose as you descend
You can swim up 2 al80s, they aren't that negative.

I also think you'd be fine in a 3mm without all that extra messing around. A good SMB is also extra flotation.

FWIW, though, at least for me 70 degrees isn't "warm water," not 3mm warm anyway, particularly for any dive requiring more than one cylinder.

Hmmmm... @@ that makes a lot of sense!! The SMB which I'll have already will be back up, just to make me feel better. Thanks guys

I'm used to 52-58 F water in 7mm. I'll be wearing a full trilaminate suit under the 3mm wetsuit if I do long dives so I'll be pretty toasty.
 

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