How do you secure your primary light on your BCD?

[H2Andy]

a variation on "attach it to a chest d-ring in such a way so that it doesn't dangle when i am on a horizontal position"

you can attach a clip to the light with a line (so you can cut the line in case of entanglement -- avoid metal-on-metal connections unless you have a point you can cut). clip the light to a d-ring, then use a rubber band to secure the light "flat" to a strap or equivalent

 

[Carribeandiver]

i have it around my wrist with the lanyard

whew, I was wondering if I was doing it all wrong. Since I consider my primary light the big one I use for night dives (Pelican AquaKing 80), I always have it secured to my wrist. What I call my secondary light and used for day dives and as a backup for nightdives, I just keep in my BC pocket.

 

[WesTexDiver]

I kept mine on my wrist with the lanyard untill I was faced with a rescue scenario. *this was a practice scenario set up by my instructor* The scenario involved an unconcious diver at the bottom, and I had my primary light attached to my wrist wit hthe lanyard when I found the supposed unconcious diver. Long story short, when I got him to the surface and reached over him to remove the regulator from his mouth my dive light found the side of his head. I got so involved in the rescue scenario that I forgot about my light on my right wrist. I felt bad about whomping the volounteer, but he was not hurt and we had a good laugh at the shore later after the scenario was over. Now my light is attached to a D-ring on my chest and a bungee strap to keep it from dangeling while horizontal.

 

[ThatsSomeBadHatHarry]

i only attach my secondary to my BC. Primary is on my wrist on the lanyard cinched down so it won't slip.

 

[bperrybap]

I have the exact setup that you have (Brigade & Shockwave).
I have the miniwave LED.
One thing that I've noticed is that you really can't let that
light dangle, at least not underwater.
The way it's weighted, it will hang with the light pointing up.
This weighting is great if you drop it. It will land with the light
pointing up so you can see it to go retrieve it; however,
its not good when actually diving. You need to hold it.

I clip it to my right shoulder D-ring while entering and exiting.
Once in the water and diving I release it and hold it in my
right hand.

I've tried and used a retractor, Carabiner, a fin strap,
coiled lanyard, and a quick release coil lanyard.

I prefer the fin strap or the quick release coil lanyard.
They seem easier & quicker to release or clip.

I don't like things bouncing around while walking or during
entry/exit.
The coiled lanyard was too "bouncy" for me and the light
would hang down by my knees when out of the water.

With a retractor, I'd recommend one with a stop/latch
I didn't care for the retractors the loose metal cable.

The Carabiner is cheap and works well but is more difficult to
clip/unclip, especially if you want to leave the Carabiner on your BC D-ring.

The quick release coil lanyard is by far the simplest and
easiest because you have a constant tether which can be
rigid or flexible/coiled
but never have the light attached to your wrist. It allows you
to have a free hand at anytime by simply letting go of the light.
Quick Release Coil Lanyard

I like the fin strap because its dual function. It does require
attaching/removing the lanyard to your wrist if you want a tether
on your light.

Alot of it comes down to personal preference.

--- bill