Sidemount and helmets in open water

[Razorista]

Back on topic:
I think my helmet is to large in the neck area potentially catching on the hose when I try to lift it over my head.
I haven't found one that fits better (with occasional 15mm of layered hoods) yet, however.

 

[Razorista]

With a bit of practice it does not blind the buddys at all.
Much less than when I hand-carry a light I think.

 

[nakatomi]

With a bit of practice it does not blind the buddys at all.
Much less than when I hand-carry a light I think.

Your helmet and light setup is very "interesting" to say the least. I wonder what everyone else thinks.
Did Steve actually design it to be worn that way?

 

[Razorista]

Y...Did Steve actually design it to be worn that way?

I have no formal training with the light, don't know.
I normally wear the cable closer and the light head directed more to the front, the cable connection more backwards.
Would have been counterproductive in a demonstration video with less than pool visibility to hide the cable from the camera, don't you think?

 

[nakatomi]

I have no formal training with the light, don't know.
I normally wear the cable closer and the light head directed more to the front, the cable connection more backwards.
Would have been counterproductive in a demonstration video with less than pool visibility to hide the cable from the camera, don't you think?

It looks to me as if you're blocking your long hose with the light cord.

So why not route the light cord under the long hose? That would eliminate the awful loop too.

 

[Razorista]

Because I remove and attach the light every few minutes, the longhose only for this video in the last 100 dives or so?

Edit: Good advice, btw, thanks.

 

[Razorista]

And neither should you without getting the requisite training.

A Deceptively Easy Way to Die​

Now, I do not want to make this an aggressive discussion NetDoc, I mean this as a sarcastic but humorous comment:
But:
I think that Lamar in particular can tell his stories today of people he trained dying in quite horrible ways.
Cave training does not seem to help with immortality.

I just wear a helmet, I do not go on 'illegal cave-dives' more often because of it, rather the opposite.

 

[Patoux01]

Because I remove and attach the light every few minutes, the longhose only for this video in the last 100 dives or so?.

If your light is ever blocking your LH, expect many people to treat you like a moron... (and you would definitely deserve it).

I have nothing against using a helmet or whatever stuff you want, but if it complicates the basics (eg sharing air), it shouldn't even be considered. Now if you go and claim "I'm a solo diver and I'm self reliable, my buddies as well", ditch the long hose, because it's not gonna be any use...

 

[Razorista]

What you mention is one of the things that disturb me about that config @Patoux01
It is more useful to me than always untangling light cable and longhose when I remove it from the helmet for a second while hanging inverted looking under a boat wreck for an eel.

That one

 

[The Chairman]

This is why I don't route my long hose around my neck on side mount.

Cave training does not seem to help with immortality.

I'm not concerned with immortality but with a premature death. There is nothing in there worth dying for. Nothing. Get the training before you go in, or set your affairs in order before you do.