sidemount

Question 1: a. If you were going to do an even combination of sidemount and backmount tech diving, and only wanted to purchase one canister light, would you buy a light made for sidemount with a 90 degree cord attachment, or one with a standard straight cord attachment at the canister? b. Is...

Hello! Firstly, context about me: I'm a PADI Rescue diver, 500 lifetime dives, 100 dives this year so far. I mostly do shore diving and, on rare occasions, do boat dives. I own a Tusa X-Wing BCD (size medium) (owners manual). It's a rear inflate jacket. And I own 2 Faber steel 12.2L tanks. I'm...

The Hollis Katana II is sold in a single bladder and dual bladder variant. I found a single bladder at a good price, but I suspect I will, in the future, want to do some warm, technical diving, not in a redundant lift drysuit. Is there anything to stop me from modifying this single bladder...

For sale. Hollister sms50 sidemount bcd. Like new 9 out of 10 condition. L/xl size. Im 5"11 230lb .none of the webbing was cut. Neoprene shoulder and crotch strap pads in great shape. All bungees in great shape. 23lbs of lift. 3 non ditch able weight pockets. Comes with the hollis cylinder...

Posting before I decided to go that route. Tried a few times in the yucatan cenotes and absolutely in love with those. I was thinking to go sidemount but wouldn't be able to dive everyday. Probably will travel more to other places to explore the underwater world. How do people feel about using...

Do any of the training agencies have an official stance on giant stride entry in sidemount? (Not recommended, not mentioned, verboten, possible but complicated?) I did the course work through SSI over a year ago and I don't recall whether it was mentioned. Has anybody giant strode repeatedly...

Hey all! I was wondering if the Hollis HD 200 BCD can work when learning sidemount or for use as a sidemount setup? all the best, Benji

Anyone selling their old Sidemount setup? Would just need regs and BCD, lmk!

I’m planning to move into sidemount for recreational warm-water diving with AL tanks, but I want a solid foundation in skills and configuration that could support future tech/cave/CCR development. I’m deciding between Razor 4.0 and XDeep Stealth 2.0 Tec. The Razor Go sidemount course I found...

Comes with everything shown in picture. No issues, works perfectly fine. Feel free to reach out if you have questions. $1100USD shipped CONUS

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What happened: I recently dove a 25-30ft coral reef and cavern area in Isabella, Puerto Rico with 2 friends. I was in sidemount. By about 20 minutes into the first dive, my right cylinder's turnwheel had managed to spin from fully opened to fully closed. More details: At the 20 minute mark I...

Xdeep Stealth Classic Sidemount Rinsed every time No rips, tears or stains Harness + wing, comes in original box 475$ + shipping Pick up zip 92128

Hi, I originally trained for sidemount in an old Hollis SMS100. I'm getting ready for a trip to Puerto Rico that will include lots of caving, a shallow ocean dive, and hopefully a cave sump dive. My Hollis SMS100 dual bladder is enormous and bulky($$ in baggage fees already burdened with...

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One of my cave dive buddies is having some trouble getting his stage to sit correctly into his sidemount setup. He's tried moving around the lower clamp but without success. The tank just always seems to kick out to some degree. See photo. Ive also made suggestions to adjust the length of...

Did some searching and found SPG vs. AI transmitter discussions for a variety of configurations, but not much specifically on setting up sidemount regs for both SPG and AI transmitters. I'm new to sidemount and working through the gear setup process with the eventual plan to use this...

Greetings, I am planning a trip to Truk with the Odyssey Liveaboard later this year in December. I am wondering if the liveaboard supports sidemount divers for deco diving? Additionally, do I need to pay extra for extra stage/deco cylinders? What's the average run time that they will allow you...

Hello, I am getting into decompression diving with new instructors, and am being taught things different from what I learned before, and I am trying to figure out what is their personal preference and what is standard in the tec diving community. They are giving the impression everything they...

Hi folks, I recently moved to Cyprus and am looking for dive buddies, preferably on the western end of the island, near Polis or Paphos. I am 62, fit and a very experienced diver, 1000+ dives. I have nitrox, Rescue and am a chamber operator. I am willing to dive with divers of any experience...