tanzer2250:
Followng a request to repost in the Hogarthian forum from the DIR forum:
Where is a reel clipped to on the harness? Not a finger spool, but a wreck reel for Northeast wreck diving.
Thanks for coming over to the hog forum,
In true hogarthian form ( if you need it bring two ) the reels can be stowed in a number of places on the harness. If there are no stage bottles then the reels can go on the left hip D ring. On the left hip they should be placed with the safety reel on the bottum and the primary on top.( that's the order their used in ) by placing the primary on top of the safety reel, if you are useing the primary and you loss your buddy you can tie the primary off and use the safety reel to bring your buddy back after a buddy search. If you develope a problem and need to shoot a lift bag, you can leave the primary and shoot the bag with the safety.
when useing stage bottles that D ring gets cluttered. so I find it easier to have a d ring on the tank. the reels are loaded the same way, and can be checked with one hand to prevent unreeling and can be cleared of snags . this position also keeps the reels up and out of the way.(no dangalies)
When you know that the reel will be used , it is preferred to place the reel on the stage bottle for easy deployment.the safety reel can be left on the hip D or tank D . If you plan on dropping your stage or deco gas ( not recommended but sometimes done) you can tie the reel on the gas to insure you find the gas when you need it.
If the butt D ring is used , the diver needs to check it to make sure it has not deployed on its own.
If the reels need to be on the right side they should be stowed on a tank D ring to prevent fouling the long hose deployment.
The best place to store a reel is in a bellows pocket.
As you can see , there are differant options for reels, When you ask this question in the DIR forum ,there could only be the DIR way. that way doesn't alway allow options.
I've tried all these options and I find stowing the reels on tank D rings the best for me. other divers will disagree based on what's best for them.
For Northeast wreck diving, you should always run a reel because viz can change so quick.( could be a diver with a scooter useing it to dig a hole) and a lot of the wrecks look the same and it's easy to get lost.
Hope this helps