Pao
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Advanced sidemount with a technical slant c/o Karl Hurwood at Manila Dive Academy. There are certainly tips and tricks you won't get from reading up or watching videos.
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It's all about the right tool for the right job. Here's a pic of me in my sidemount rebreather.
Here's a profile shot.
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What's with the bubbling?
Nice pics.. Don`t mean to hijack the thread, but I need to ask.. How do you find your HOG drysuitÉ. Anything about it you don`t likeÉ. I`m in the market for a new drysuit and will appreciate any comments.. Thanks.
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I like my HOG suit. The only issue I've had with it was the seals between the boots and legs coming apart. I reinforced them myself and haven't had issues since. This is not unique to the HOG suit though. I've had that issue with other suits with the hard sole boots. The main thing I dislike about the HOG suit is it's so baggy. I ordered the size I needed for my measurements height and shoulder width wise but I can fit two of me in the legs and torso.
I'm diving a Seac dry suit now and love it. It fits extremely well and is even more affordable. I've been diving it since January with about 20-30 dives a month and haven't had any issues with it at all. I even managed to drop 8 lbs of weight going from the HOG suit to the Seac suit.
You can find lots of threads that cover that topic in the Sidemount forum.
Here are a few anyways:
Logistics
Comfort
Streamlining