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I also went to sidemount with the HP119 I had when diving single backmount. I got really tired of manipulating them out of the water, that's why I bought AL80s. I'm having more fun with them for recreationnal depths. Many use HP100 or LP85 as they are very similar in size to an AL80 but stay...

He said he intended to learn sidemount "to do particular dives. Open water, no cave or cavern, just mostly deep 100-130'." I don't know what particular dive he intend to do at that depth in open water. 2 HP119s to 100-130' is enough gas to exceed NDL and get bored on a reef IMO. The main...

It can be useful when there are swim-through or wrecks, especially if you want to do technical penetration.

I dive HP119s (Worthington) when I need more gas for a dive. The main downsides to me are, as said earlier the weight outside the water, and also the unability to unclip the tank and hold it in front of you while swimming (the weight of the tank pulls your head down unless the tank is almost...

I dive the Nomad EXP and use the Dive Rite weight plate for the first 20 pounds and if necessary I added two weight pockets on the waist belt. I can put up to 32 pounds (2x3 lbs in each weight pockets). I used that amount once because I had to dive a dry suit with 2 AL80 but now I'm considering...

Read the last issue of Tech Diving Mag (Issue #5), the first article presents a big picture of the accident with visual support... It must be incomplete as I can't believe it happened this way...

I use the DC3 first stage with the 212 second stage on one of my cylinders. It breathes easy, even better than the XTX200 I use on the other cylinder...

I don't know who the instructor is but based on the info we have in this thread and on other threads on this board, I find it a lot far fetched to cast shadows on the instructor's skills. Most certainly, he was there and made the best effort to save a life but **** happens. I would be more...

Passing the bottle seems an easy solution on paper, but in real life, it's not. First, you need to have the same kind of tanks, because swapping an AL80 for an HP100 for example will leave you quite clumsy when swimming. Second, while swapping, your buoyancy will be hard to maintain, add to...

If I understand correctly the looped bungee concept, the loop should go around the knob and the cord that is tied to the loop is used solely to retrieve the loop. While looking at the video again I see that the valve lies on the cord that is used to retrieve the bungee instead of the loop being...

I would lower the cam bands too. I use HP119's and I'm 5ft9 and the cam band is only an inch up on the tank. I find it is perfect like this and the tanks are horizontal when swimming. I'm not sure I see it well, but it seems your looped bungee has a bolt snap clipped to the tank valve. Might...

How loose is the static cord compared to the bungie? Do you always wear these static cords and bungees or only to some specific types of dives? This is the first I hear of this piece of equipment (other than a static piece of equipment to clip bottles out of the water)

Do you mean that you had a bungee + a static cord to secure the valve in the arm pit and then another bolt snap + cam band to secure the bottom of the tank to the hips? Why is it necessary to have two cords (bungee and static) for the valve?

Swap the AL80 with an HP80 (or HP120 for extra long dives that will put you in deco), you'll offset the need for more lead

You will quickly do it automatically and know intuitively when is the time to switch

3/16''.. maybe it's because I asked cold water snaps but my bungees are 3/8'' thick and even with HP120's they are quite stiff in the water (or maybe they are freezing by then ;)) I don't listen to sales pitch neither, well only sometimes to test the seller's knowledge! From some posts I...

Any particular reason for having looped bungees instead of DR bungees (without the ring) that comes with a Nomad? It looks to me that the DR bungee acts a bit to keep the wing close to the diver's body.

Then that rental tanks issue and shore diving thing definitely cross out Bahamas from the list. Many thanks for that useful and detailled reply! ShoreDiving.com - Your Shore Diving and Snorkeling Web Community! is a very nice website, wish there was more up-to-date information for more...

Agreed, we are usually nomad when travelling so even if the nice sandy beach and the diving spots are not at the exact same location but less than an hour drive, that's acceptable. Like in Costa Rica:

Besides diving, what else can you do in Bonaire? From the information I have, the shore in Bonaire is rocky which isn't great for lying in the sun...