FiddlerOnTheRoof
Contributor
This is an older video that I did while fine-tuning and practicing my sidemount skills in a pool. I've had a few people ask me to post it as they found it useful for some reason... I am not a sidemount instructor and being in the northeast I do not do cave diving nor do I claim to be an expert in sidemount. Most of what I know comes from reading, studying and my own research that includes watching and experiencing various "methods" of doing sidemount diving.
I have now been diving sidemount, when needed, for a few years and also dive back mount and often double back-mount or doubles. Sidemount diving to me is a tool that I use only when I need to achieve a certain dive, and such configuration presents itself as the best setup option for the occasion. Here in New England I use sidemount configuration mostly for shore diving, especially lake or quarry diving. I prefer back-mount doubles for wreck diving of a boat for personal reasons such as or typical rough sea conditions.
So here it is... I hope it can be useful to someone. Remember, at the time I filmed this video I too was learning and getting familiar with this setup and there are a few things I have improved over the years. But IMO it can be a good start for a beginner looking for some examples!
I have now been diving sidemount, when needed, for a few years and also dive back mount and often double back-mount or doubles. Sidemount diving to me is a tool that I use only when I need to achieve a certain dive, and such configuration presents itself as the best setup option for the occasion. Here in New England I use sidemount configuration mostly for shore diving, especially lake or quarry diving. I prefer back-mount doubles for wreck diving of a boat for personal reasons such as or typical rough sea conditions.
So here it is... I hope it can be useful to someone. Remember, at the time I filmed this video I too was learning and getting familiar with this setup and there are a few things I have improved over the years. But IMO it can be a good start for a beginner looking for some examples!