Bolt Snaps

[NJScubaDoc]

I know you guys are huge fans of boltsnaps, so I figure you'll be able to answer this question best....


What is the best way to attach a bolt snap to any given piece if equipment that I might wish to secure?

Thanks

 

[Rick Inman]

What is the best way to attach a bolt snap to any given piece if equipment that I might wish to secure?

Thanks

The DIR way is to use cave line, kind of like THIS .

 

[Spoon]

The DIR way is to use cave line, kind of like THIS .

cant get any better than that. thanks rick!

 

[Green_Manelishi]

The DIR way is to use cave line, kind of like THIS .

The implication being that any other method is Doing It Wrong :11doh:

Regardless of the method selected, you want to be able to cut the connection if you get into a jam.

 

[Rick Inman]

The implication being that any other method is Doing It Wrong :11doh:

No, the implication being that this is the DIR forum, and that the poster wanted a DIR answer.

But hey, good point about everyone else doing it wrong. No one ever suggested this idea before. The comment fits right in here on the DIR forum in a question about knots. Thanks for your input.

 

[Reinoud]

The implication being that any other method is Doing It Wrong

That is a common misconception about DIR. DIR means "Doing it Right". No more no less. Too many people read it as "THE (only) way to do it right".

In my opinion, for some circumstances of diving there might be other ways to do it right. If all you ever do are 30 minutes dives to 10 metres, you can do it right (IMHO) without adhering to all the DIR procedures.

I still think DIR is a superior system and try to live to it, but I will not go so far to say that everybody else is doing it totally wrong.

 

[Daylonious]

Personally, I use zip ties and trim the excess really close.. but then again, I'm a DIFW diver...

D.

 

[fire_diver]

Why the hell do companies think that a $1.20 SS bolt snap is worth 9.00 to a scuba diver? Are these thing guarunteed for life or something?

Seems like every company (almost) that sells scuba equip, doubles or triples the price that any item would normally sell for.

 

[Wayward Son]

Buy them at Lowes or Home Depot. SS is still more than $1.20, but less than what a dive shop usually charges.

I've seen people use nylon zip ties, dunno if that's considered DIR or not but it doesn meet the requirement of a method of attachment that can be cut.

 

[Daylonious]

The argument I've heard is that the SS Boltsnaps at the scuba place have SS springs on the inside (as opposed to brass or some other metal). You can tell if yours has a SS spring by looking at the swivel - if there's a little hole there then your spring isn't SS and could *potentially* foul or rust - locking up the bolt snap. (I think that the hole is to periodically drop a little dab or oil silicon grease or something in there)

I've tried to find boltsnaps without the little hole at a couple of different hardware stores, but haven't had any luck.

But hell, at $1.50 a piece or whatever at your local hardware store, when it gets too hard to snap or unsnap, toss it and replace it.

D.