SideMount Setup Fine Tuning

[Ministryofgiraffes]

course was around $1200 as an fyi and $50 a night in the appartment. then i spent an extra day with Geraldine in the cenotes with my camera and took a few killer snaps.
Ian Kay Diving prints 2019 - ian kay

 

[Andrew Dawson]

Oh man, I wish....I would have to have my wife and kids take the course for free!! And, get them equipment for free, too

I will have to look into it tho, seriously, as that is a pretty good price Thanks!

 

[Ministryofgiraffes]

yeah...it is a stretch certainly, especially when you are adding flights etc....that's true...

i will say that steve martin has an online course for a lot less

but if you get a nice tax rebate the razor guys are doing a limited edition bright pink batwing!!!

http://shop.gosidemount.com/en/razor-side-mount-system-25-complete-pink-edition

 

[FreeFlyFreak]

course was around $1200 as an fyi and $50 a night in the appartment. then i spent an extra day with Geraldine in the cenotes with my camera and took a few killer snaps.
Ian Kay Diving prints 2019 - ian kay

Cool pics!

 

[Andrew Dawson]

Ok, so this is how I have ran my tanks....

Consensus here says to switch them....if I do that...how do the bungees go? Do I go back to the bolt snap bungees...threading then around the tank neck before clipping it to the upper D ring?

 

[Andrew Dawson]

This is what I was going for...not sure how I got the tanks backwards...my mistake!

 

[JohnnyC]

This is what I was going for...not sure how I got the tanks backwards...my mistake!

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If you're mimicking that bungee setup, that's part of your problem. Like I said earlier, put a bolt snap around the neck for the d-ring when you're out of the water. In-water, the bungee goes behind the neck of the tank valve and hooks around the crossbar/burst disc stem. It's not just laying behind the valve neck. The bungee should be able to pull to correct tension without pulling on the d-ring at all (if you choose to put bolt snaps on it.) This cams the tanks back and up so they are actually sidemounted, and not low mounted.

Read this: Ultimate Guide: Positioning Sidemount Cylinder Bands %
And this: Ultimate Guide to Sidemount Cylinder Trim %

 

[Andrew Dawson]

I'm having a little trouble picturing what you are describing, JohnnyC, unfortunately. I sure appreciate the effort! I looked at both those links and have seen them before...but, they do not show how the bungee goes around the tank valve...do you have any pics, please?

I am swapping out my two "shorty" tank valves [the ones with right hand valve and short burst disk nubs] with valves with longer tank valve nubs

 

[martincohn]

Take a sidemount course. It's cheap money compared to the frustration most people deal with trying to get their stuff sorted. It's not always intuitive, and you need proper feedback based on how you look in the water.

THIS^^^^^

 

[Andrew Dawson]

THIS^^^^^

Yes, that would be the most logical...however, I am not logical, unfortunately

That, and there are no courses for SM in my area that I can find...and my budget at the moment does not allow me to travel to another state or country to do the course....so...I am on here...begging y'all for advice