which arm for dive computer?

[Bubble_Boy]

I use a console although if I did use a watch and it was BULKY, I would put it on the left side so that it doesn't accidentally pull on my reg hose....

 

[Broct]

I wear my primary computer on my right wrist, and my backup computer on the left along with my compass.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Bottom timer (or computer) on right wrist and compass on left.
If I'm bug diving then both go on the left so I can leave my right arm clean for bug grabs and reaching into holes.
I tried to go back to a console for bug diving to leave both arms clean but found it was a pain to always have to reach for the console to use compass and monitor air and depth.

 

[aquaregia]

I use a console although if I did use a watch and it was BULKY, I would put it on the left side so that it doesn't accidentally pull on my reg hose....

I don't understand your comment. Could you explain further?

 

[irishsquid]

I don't understand your comment. Could you explain further?

+ What he said. I am now lost.

 

[Bubble_Boy]

I don't understand your comment. Could you explain further?

The reg hose passes on the right…. so what I meant is that a bulky wrist computer could easily catch your hose while you extend your arm. I view it as an unnecessary hassle so why not just leave the computer on the left… Of course it only applies if it's real bulky….

 

[TSandM]

Interesting. I wear my watch on my left hand and always have, but it has never been a problem for me to look at the right wrist for my computer, which is where it has lived since I gave up the console. I dive in a horizontal position with my arms somewhat out in front of me, and the computer is just sitting there, waiting to be glanced at.

 

[Colliam7]

I wear my wrist dive computer on my right arm so I can monitor it while ascending. . . . I see a lot of divers with their computers on their right arm. Does this present a problem when ascending, purging air from the BC and trying to monitor depth at the same time? . . . What is your preference and why?

I actually wear one (computer) on each forearm. When I wear only one, it is usually on my left forearm. When ascending, i do not find it a problem, even if I am venting with my inflator hose. Because I wear my light (can light head, or smaller back-up light in a Goiodman Glove) on my right hand, I find it easier to use the computer that is on my left forearm. Also, if I am ascending with my buddy in a current, and we are holding onto the acent line, I also find I can look over his shoulder (if I am slightly shallower), or he can look over my shoulder (if he is slightly shallower) to see our deco or safety stop time status, on the computer on our left forearm.

 

[Jax]

Left.

 

[fnfalman]

Some days, I wear it on the left. Other days, I wear it on the right. I guess I'm bi-curious.