Back Roll off a boat... Will I die?
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SeaHorse81
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Has anyone shot video of a sidemount diver doing a backroll entry? I just searched YouTube and couldn't find anything.
With luck I should be able to point you to a link in a few days. One of the folks out with us had a drone and he took video of a number of the entries.
00wabbit
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I did a backmount off a whaler.
Just sit on the edge. Put the butts of the tanks out over the edge and back roll normally. There is nothing to it.
Just sit on the edge. Put the butts of the tanks out over the edge and back roll normally. There is nothing to it.
A promised. A short little video taken from a drone. It makes for an interesting perspective.
[video=youtube;JdPGQffI8Og]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdPGQffI8Og&feature=youtu.be[/video]
Video taken by Nathan Harwood
The boat is the "Skydiver" - UB Diving, Courtney BC.
We were all from The Dive Shop in Calgary
[video=youtube;JdPGQffI8Og]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdPGQffI8Og&feature=youtu.be[/video]
Video taken by Nathan Harwood
The boat is the "Skydiver" - UB Diving, Courtney BC.
We were all from The Dive Shop in Calgary
SeaHorse81
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Rich Keller
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They both seemed to have a little trouble righting themselves. Is that normal in side mount? Is a back roll the best way to enter the water diving side mount?
MSargeant
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It's do-able, do prefer throwing myself over the side/off the back though 
I think "normal" will come with more practice. Back roll is certainly fastest and least disruptive... you could have your tanks handed down to you after entering, but that takes a while, and then there's the clipping etc.
On our recent trip to Indo I used sidemount, mostly single tank but a few days of two tanks. I, too, was curious about how the backroll would go, and it was fine. The only issue I had was with a bit of a rushed entry on one dive where my crotch strap was not tightened, and when I hit the water I was slow to right myself and had some odd ear sounds during the dive, but was okay for the next dive. By the end of the trip (about 25 dives over 10 days) it was as comfy as backmount.
If you get the balance right, you can do a full 360 underwater and pop up right side up.
Usually we go out with the larger boat that permits a "giant stride". This time we had the small boat.
Usually we go out with the larger boat that permits a "giant stride". This time we had the small boat.
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