Do I need sliding D-rings?

[NYCrecdiver]

Thanks for the contributions everyone! I think I'll order a few sliding D rings from Piranha. https://www.piranhadivemfg.com/item/Sliding-Hardware-15833

From the looks of it, seems to be a simple design that would actually work...

 

[tursiops]

From the looks of it, seems to be a simple design that would actually work...

Yes, if you needed them. which you don't.

 

[grantmac]

When I've used LP85s in the salt water they did not need reclipping. On the drop Ds the whole dive.

 

[Bald Wookie]

I think when I got LP85s below 7-800psi in salt water they needed re-clipping. Been a while since I used them though.

 

[J-Vo]

I recommend the Dive Right sliding Ds. Stainless Steel Sliding D-Ring - Dive Rite

If you'r going to be changing cylinders or gasses regularly you will have to adjust you'r fixed Ds every time.

For me, LP85s stay negative, but they do get lighter and the bungees pull them up, so they need adjusting. Put He in them and they practically dive like 80s of air.

Brand matters, Worthington 85s dive like lead bricks.

 

[Norwegian Cave Diver]

Alternatively have 2 D-rings if diving with ali80s: the high one for when it's full, and the lower one for when it's getting floaty and you pull it down. It's kind of one or the other. When it floats, unclip from the top (i.e. close to your back) and clip on the lower D-ring (i.e. closer to your front)

This doesn’t work if you’re using a bungee to hold the top/valve in place. And the bungie style is the very best choice.

 

[VikingDives]

This doesn’t work if you’re using a bungee to hold the top/valve in place. And the bungie style is the very best choice.

Funny, it works for me and everyone I know...

 

[lostsheep]

LP85s get floaty tails for me in saltwater but I usually have helium in mine.

Skip the sliding Ds and put a second set of fixed Ds up front.

 

[Wibble]

This doesn’t work if you’re using a bungee to hold the top/valve in place. And the bungie style is the very best choice.

If it works for you...

However, many people like to attach the cylinders at the top and bottom with clips so they can be picked up and walked around prior to diving and are easier to put on. The bungee loop goes on afterwards. Also much easier to control when getting out of the water. It's much easier in cold water too.

But then that works for me...

 

[lostsheep]

This doesn’t work if you’re using a bungee to hold the top/valve in place. And the bungie style is the very best choice.

Are you saying loop bungees, AL80s, and reclipping to front Ds doesn’t work?

Isn’t that how basically everyone in Mexico does it?