Hi, friends!
I don't know whether this observation is correct, but divers seem to switch to sidemount configuration from backmount twinsets. Good for them, because they have mastered both. However, I feel tempted to skip backmount doubles and go straigt to sidemount. I have several reasons:
a. I'd like to dive in caves some day;
b. I'm not exactly young. My diver's "life expectancy" is not as long I would wish. I should avoid making detours;
c. Haven't tried, but I can hardly imagine myself walking around with two big steel tanks on my back. Sidemount offers a solution for that;
d. I could save some money for a manifold, a doubles' wing and other equipment I don't necessarely need and invest it in a better sidemount rig;
How prudent would it be to skip the backmount doubles? Will it cause any limitations in dives I can perform, in courses I can take or perhaps in finding buddies?
If you know a thread where this is already discussed, please drop a link. Thanks!
I don't know whether this observation is correct, but divers seem to switch to sidemount configuration from backmount twinsets. Good for them, because they have mastered both. However, I feel tempted to skip backmount doubles and go straigt to sidemount. I have several reasons:
a. I'd like to dive in caves some day;
b. I'm not exactly young. My diver's "life expectancy" is not as long I would wish. I should avoid making detours;
c. Haven't tried, but I can hardly imagine myself walking around with two big steel tanks on my back. Sidemount offers a solution for that;
d. I could save some money for a manifold, a doubles' wing and other equipment I don't necessarely need and invest it in a better sidemount rig;
How prudent would it be to skip the backmount doubles? Will it cause any limitations in dives I can perform, in courses I can take or perhaps in finding buddies?
If you know a thread where this is already discussed, please drop a link. Thanks!