How do you secure your SMB spool?

[Ryan Mcshane]

I’ve never understood why SM divers go to all that effort to be “streamlined” then clip off a bunch of arse barnacles to their butt d ring.​

 

[scubadada]

Same as I would carry in my 2 regular pockets.
Spare mask, spare cutting tool, spare light, spare mouth piece, wetnotes, flat tool to adjust tank bands, zipties, and sometimes spare spool

Spare mouth piece?

 

[Skulmoski]

I have the small Apeks lifeline spool (15 m) with a small 1m DSMB. I clip off the spool as shown in the Apeks video. Both spool and DSMB are stored and clipped inside my Apeks Tech shorts. Bomber proof.

 

[dmaziuk]

I’ve never understood why SM divers go to all that effort to be “streamlined” then clip off a bunch of arse barnacles to their butt d ring.​

Because it's all sitting in your shadow where it probably makes the turbulence effects worse. Whereas clipped off to a front d-ring, it contributes to drag. I expect at a diver's speed the effect of the latter is much more noticeable than that of the former.

 

[RyanT]

As per the OP, on more than one occasion, I've watched clipped off smbs unspool. Just put it in a pocket.

 

[Graeme Fraser]

I’ve never understood why SM divers go to all that effort to be “streamlined” then clip off a bunch of arse barnacles to their butt d ring.​

Arse barnacles! Nicking that one

 

[PullYourselfTogetherMan]

SMB attaches to the spool with a double-ender and is stashed in the left leg pocket.

 

[ChuckP]

You guys that carry them in a pocket - do you use it every dive or are you carry it for a backup/emergency type thing??

If you used it every dive, would you still carry it in a pocket?

 

[W W Meixner]

Take a look at this video. It's for Apeks' Spools, but can be used with any reel or spool.

UM...

This has worked very well for me for a long time...

I have a bungee loop holding the double dog tight to the finger spool...will not un-spool until the bungee has been removed...

OMS pockets are large...more than enough room for a rolled up 3 meter long sea sausage...

W...

 

[hammet]

I don't have pockets.