CaveSloth
Contributor
I am considering purchasing the Dive Rite Nomad LS system and giving sidemount diving a try. My goal is cave diving with dual steel LP85 tanks in a 5mm wetsuit. Would I need additional weight to be able to hold a safety stop on minimal air? The buoyancy spreadsheet says I likely would. Could I make that weight ditchable somehow in case I suffer a BC failure? I notice that the BC has a dual bladder option, but the backup bladder has only 20lbs of lift vs 35 lbs on the primary bladder. In case of BC failure, should I attach the dive rite "no mount tank bcs" to my tanks? Finally, any other things I need to be thinking about with the Nomad LS system? Advantages or disadvantages? Thanks!