Considerations around switching to a BP/W

[rombre]

I'm a very happy person - BP/W successfully assembled and initially adjusted (as much as I can adjust without diving it). Love the quality of the rig and so many nice little features.

Next step will now be to figure out how to best fix/mount all my stuff (LPI, SPG, octo, lights).

 

[tbone1004]

best thing is to follow the backmount standards. LPI is pretty straight forward, SPG clipped to the left hip d-ring, octo around your neck *unless diving BSAC* in which case do whatever you're doing now, and lights on the inner tube retainers that were included with the harness running down from the shoulder d-rings.

Equipment Configuration | Global Underwater Explorers

 

[rombre]

lights on the inner tube retainers that were included with the harness running down from the shoulder d-rings.

Are the tubes enough (it looks pretty snug at least) or would you additionally clip them?

The SMB can go at the d-ring on the backside of the crotch strap?

 

[tbone1004]

they clip to the shoulder d-ring and then the head goes under the tube. SMB on crotch strap d-ring is OK

 

[Marie13]

Thank you for that pic about the lights, as I was wondering that very thing myself.

 

[Edward3c]

best thing is to follow the backmount standards. LPI is pretty straight forward, SPG clipped to the left hip d-ring, octo around your neck *unless diving BSAC* in which case do whatever you're doing now, and lights on the inner tube retainers that were included with the harness running down from the shoulder d-rings.

BSAC does allow GUE trained and configured divers to dive as trained, see here.

 

[KenGordon]

I'm a very happy person - BP/W successfully assembled and initially adjusted (as much as I can adjust without diving it). Love the quality of the rig and so many nice little features.

Next step will now be to figure out how to best fix/mount all my stuff (LPI, SPG, octo, lights).

If you want to try in a pool let me know.

Btw, the 15l cylinders you find here and in Malta are not exactly like the 120cuft cylinders being talked about earlier in the thread. I regularly use one in our pool with the previously mentioned apeks wing and an Ali backplate and am not excessively negative, by the time it is empty I am thinking about having a weight belt.

 

[tbone1004]

BSAC does allow GUE trained and configured divers to dive as trained, see here.

yes, but the OP is not GUE trained IIRC, hence my comment

 

[uncfnp]

Thank you for that pic about the lights, as I was wondering that very thing myself.

I have limited real estate (petite female) in that area so I run my light from the shoulder d-ring up toward the shoulder then secure through a loop of bungee.

 

[rombre]

yes, but the OP is not GUE trained IIRC, hence my comment

No. I don't even have a long hose primary - have the "standard rec" short hose primary, long hose secondary.