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If everyone did that, there'd be a lot less participation and not much entertainment on the board.15 minutes with an instructor/mentor will replace 150 confusing and contradictory posts.
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If everyone did that, there'd be a lot less participation and not much entertainment on the board.15 minutes with an instructor/mentor will replace 150 confusing and contradictory posts.
Well Friggin said !!!!I've been sidemounting well over a dozen years now... before a lot of the current instructors were even diving. I might take some heat for this, but one of the huge draws of sidemount at the time was that you had to figure it out for yourself. Sure, you would get ideas from others, but the thought was that if you needed someone to instruct you on sidemount, it really wasn't for you.
Now, it's far more mainstream. There are books and curricula all about side mounting. Agencies and a few divers are trying to standardize side mount, but why? I certainly have picked up a few dos and don'ts as I have progressed, but my sidemount style has evolved over the years. I use the ring system for a number of reasons, though I am always open to learning new ways. Why? I dive sm off of small boats when I travel as well as with large tanks when I dive caves. Rather than the chokers liked by Lamar, I use large Zip Ties.
Don't be afraid of playing on your own. Develop a system that works for you. Make your own harnesses if it seems right. HAVE FUN. That's the reason we dive, isn't it?