How do you secure your SMB spool?

[Frackingawesome]

Agreed. I was more thinking of having your reel preattached to a smb.


My thinking is, if I have to fumble to release an smb in emergency, it's better to just unclip it, roll it out and release it

Yes, Mine is always pre clipped and ready to deploy.

 

[divinh]

I keep mine separate, as I'm a vacation diver so normally don't get to shoot one up. Mine serves more for emergency use, rather than the day-to-day utility. Has anyone found themselves in an emergency where shooting one up needed to be done fast where there's no time to assemble?

Reel, clipped to D-ring on left chest. SMB, clipped to butt D-ring on BC.

 

[txgoose]

Probably at least ten ways to do it, some permanently attach the smb too.

I like the patina on that spool. It has seen some use.

 

[TMHeimer]

I just clip it to a D ring. I rarely take it--only if it a shore dive that I know or suspect has a strong current at one point (or of course on charter boat dives).

 

[ScubaWithTurk]

Or.....View attachment 585398

I find the XDeep much to be too small for all the things I carry so I attach my smb and spool to the rear d-ring.

Nope

still pockets.

Yeah nope! With normal pockets this creates an A-frame in sm.

 

[Mike1967]

I find the XDeep much to be too small for all the things I carry so I attach my smb and spool to the rear d-ring.

What are you carrying?
Do you have the expandable one?

 

[JBFG]

I find the XDeep much to be too small for all the things I carry so I attach my smb and spool to the rear d-ring.
Yeah nope! With normal pockets this creates an A-frame in sm.

Totally Agree! side pockets, unless they are in the front of the legs are useless in SM.

 

[JBFG]

What are you carrying?
Do you have the expandable one?

Same as I would carry in my 2 regular pockets.
Spare mask, spare cutting tool, spare light, spare mouth piece, wetnotes, flat tool to adjust tank bands, zipties, and sometimes spare spool

 

[flymolo]

Spools go in pockets.

+1

 

[ScubaWithTurk]

What are you carrying?
Do you have the expandable one?

See below for a good response. Yes I have the expandable one but think XDeep made them a bit small. Just the spare mask wetnotes and backup torch can take up all the space.

Same as I would carry in my 2 regular pockets.
Spare mask, spare cutting tool, spare light, spare mouth piece, wetnotes, flat tool to adjust tank bands, zipties, and sometimes spare spool