SMB Mounting on BC

[Norda]

Finally received my SMB. I got the OMS 5' 2" 50lb lift combo. However, I overlooked the fact that it doesn't come with any kind of attachment mechanism (when not in use).

Can anyone provide suggestions? My plan was to role it, secure it (like a velcro strip?) and then clip to a D ring on my BC. It would be nice to have a single clip and velcro strip device, and of course somehow connected to the bouy so I don't drop it when I remove it underwater! Any ideas?

Thanks, Bill.

 

[bwerb]

Let us know what you are currently using and someone will be sure to answer.

 

[Norda]

Seaquest Balance

 

[Norda]

Hmmm... was it the Seaquest BC that did it? Come on, somebody out there must have an answer?

 

[bwerb]

Why don't your put it into one of your pockets? It should fold down pretty small and in a pocket it would be out of the way without being a "danglie" until you need it.

Just a thought.

 

[Norda]

Yes, that is an option, but with only one pocket I was hoping for another solution. Thanks for your suggestion though.

Bill.

 

[bwerb]

is that I think you should do everything you can to eliminate clipping stuff all over yourself. A SMB is only going to be used at one point in a dive, it should be totally stowed until it is needed. Hence the pocket suggestion. If you have a drysuit (?) you can attach pockets to the drysuit. The BP/Wings often have a "pack" under the small of your back which you can stow SMBS and lift bags in. I don't know if you could rig some sort of mesh pack to store it in underneath the small of your back...anyone else ever tried this?

I'm trying for ya Norda!

 

[Zept]

Hi Norda,

I tried to devise a Velcro strip/clip arrangement, but in the end I decided that simpler is better and I keep my sausage (SMB) in a pocket. I have the sort which has a 6m line permanently attached to the buoy (it is designed for use at a safety stop). I simply roll the sausage and then wrap the line around it.

I had two problems with my strip/clip attachments. The simplest option I could think of was to attach a double-sided Velcro strip to the end of the line and wrap it round the rolled-up sausage so the 'hook' side seals on to the 'loop' side. However, when I attached a clip to the other end of the Velcro, it compromised the seal -- the weight of the sausage could gradually 'unhook' the Velcro. It was also unacceptably dangly. I started feeling like the Heath Robinson of the diving world and abandoned the project.

A couple of people I know have their sausages in small, velcro-sealed pouches. The pouch attaches to their BC with one or two clips. The two-clip option seems better because you can attach both ends of the pouch, reducing the dangle factor.

Hope that helps,


Zept

 

[SDAnderson]

Stuff it in a pocket.
Bungee it to your ?

I have mine in a pouch with a velcro closure on one end, bungeed to the butt of my backplate. It fits inside the bag with a spool with #36 line, a double-ender, a pencil, a blank sheet of waterproof paper and a strobe, all rigged and ready to go.

Steven

 

[Norda]

Alright, you guys are great, thanks for the suggestions.

Zept, thanks I was headed in the same direction you seem to have already been. However, the pouch seems a good idea.

Reefraff, your idea is intriguing, the ability to have everything together in one place. Thinking ahead! However, I don't have a BP/Wing setup so don't know if this would work with a standard BC. I don't believe there is anywhere to attach in the backside.

As for pouches, I haven't seen many around. I'll do some searching and find out what the options are.

Thanks everyone.