Best way to stow a backup light on my left D-ring

[MichaelRyanSd]

I know it sounds trivial but I'm trying to figure out the best way to stow my back up light on my left D-ring. Right now I've got double ended bolt snap that is about 3.5 inches long, combined with the retainer string on the light, the thing hands like 8"-10" off the d-ring. I've got neoprene tubing to tie the loose end down, but it basically comes all the way down to my waist belt. I was hoping someone here with more experience has a better idea on how to secure this

 

[tbone1004]

How to Attach a Snap | Dive Gear Express®

do that for the bolt snap on the light. Much more secure than a double ender.

To secure to the strap, you can make a small bungee loop or use a piece of inner tube if the light is intended to be stowed, i.e. backup light. If it's a primary light, then I would get an Oxycheq Raider light glove from Cave Adventurers

 

[Doby45]

I concur with tbone, should not be using a double ender for a light. Small bolt snap is very appropriate and then bungee it in some fashion to the strap, either with a bungee loop, piece of inner tube or whatever other method you choose to secure it.

 

[MichaelRyanSd]

Thanks for your help, tbone you've been a big help squaring me away on getting back into diving

 

[rhwestfall]

With your BC, the strap can be problematic. What I have done, is per the attached (I never professed to have any editing skill, so here goes):

Using bungie through the openings in the clip...

 

[CWK]

I attach my snap to my torch with a split ring instead of tying them together with a nylon line. I don’t do either cave or wrecks so I don’t envisage an entanglement situation where I would want to cut the torch away from the split ring. Any reason to prefer securing with nylon line instead of split ring?

 

[JohnnyC]

Because caves and wrecks are not the only places where entanglements happen.

Do like doby, but clip in. Regs and stowed can lights get clipped out, backup lights get clipped in.

 

[PfcAJ]

Because caves and wrecks are not the only places where entanglements happen.

Do like doby, but clip in. Regs and stowed can lights get clipped out, backup lights get clipped in.

I don’t like clipping backup lights inwards and everything else outwards. I find it awkward to have to unclip my backup light in a different way than I unclip stuff 99.9% of the time.

 

[JohnnyC]

I find it easier to unclip when it's inwards because the head of the light is tubed to the harness. Outwards you need to to an open, back, slide-y type of thing. Inwards it's an open and pull forward and it comes out of the inner tube. Everything else is clipped outwards because it's easier.

I also like that it provides a distinct mental reset, sort of like checking parallax on a rifle scope, do the little head wiggle and it shifts your focus. In the case of a light, it focuses your attention on the situation having changed. Of course going to a backup isn't a big deal, but I find that signaling a mental change helps my mindset.

 

[Nick Steele]

New to bp/w and not quite sure what you guys mean by clipped in vs clipped out?