- Messages
- 93,965
- Reaction score
- 92,777
- Location
- On the Fun Side of Trump's Wall
- # of dives
- 2500 - 4999
I took my sidemount class in Open Water and we had exercises like wearing 2, dropping one, picking up and wearing stages in addition to the two, where to clip O2, hose routing, unclipping the back end and swiniging them around front to squeeze through restrictions. Its a very comfortable config once you get over the hump. It is very different in the beginning. It was the first time I ever carried 4 stages and two main gas bottles.
Sounds like a very comprehensive class. I'm curious about restrictions in Open Water, however ... how'd that work? Were they "simulated" or did you swim thru a tube or something?
... Bob (Grateful Diver)