DIR- Generic How to choose bolt snap sizes?

[rjack321]

Do you ever use butterfly boltsnaps?

Personally yes, on my SM rigging.
In "DIR-generic" no.

 

[JoeTPhilly]

I was advised in my fundies class to use a small boltsnap for the long hose to avoid having something heavy and cumbersome hanging off your face.

If you dive in cold water with dry gloves you may also prefer bigger boltsnaps in general as they are easier to handle.

I like these bolt snaps and you don't really have to go up in size because the trigger is easier to work. The smallest one is 2 7/8 inches long and is great for the long hose and back up lights.

OMS - Big Grip Stainless Steel Bolt Snap

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[OTF]

1 1/4" Swivel Bolt Snap "Special Design" Thin Eye SS

NEW Design! We now have this special 1.25 snap with a "U" shape design for the eye hole bolt! Also is thinner on the "U" portion of the snap 1.25" Stainless Steel Swivel Bolt Snap High quality Stainless Steel material Ideal for tying stage bottles or for use when diving with gloves. Easy...

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Are a must if you wear thick gloves. They make blind clipping so much easier.
(and no the "thin" eye will not break even holding heavy tanks, it's still overbuilt strong stainless)

 

[nadwidny]

Or even more important if you are diving cold water "wet" gloves like 5mm ot 7mm

Wet gloves in 36F water. Yeah, I'll get right on that. It sure would be nice to just wear 5mm gloves at those temps.

 

[rjack321]

Wet gloves in 36F water. Yeah, I'll get right on that. It sure would be nice to just wear 5mm gloves at those temps.

For some reason people continually think Puget Sound is "cold". Apart from the occasional winter cold snap where the winter surface temps can get down to 39-40f ish it never gets into the 30-40 degree range at all. It's 99.9% of the time over 40F and for half the year is over 50f for goodness sake. That's not "cold" that's cool. And they're paranoid about a reg freezing too lol.

Compared to Lake Superior with a bottom temp of about 34-35F, Plura and Norway with temps around 33-34F in winter, or Newfoundland with a bottom temp around 30-31F.

 

[DeepSeaExplorer]

Do you ever use butterfly boltsnaps?

Yes, for my car keys.

 

[PfcAJ]

For some reason people continually think Puget Sound is "cold". Apart from the occasional winter cold snap where the winter surface temps can get down to 39-40f ish it never gets into the 30-40 degree range at all. It's 99.9% of the time over 40F and for half the year is over 50f for goodness sake. That's not "cold" that's cool. And they're paranoid about a reg freezing too lol.

Compared to Lake Superior with a bottom temp of about 34-35F, Plura and Norway with temps around 33-34F in winter, or Newfoundland with a bottom temp around 30-31F.

Cold af to me. Dislike.

 

[whynot]

Cold af to me. Dislike.

- It was only 54F that day, man.

 

[PfcAJ]

- It was only 54F that day, man.

I am not built for that

 

[MidOH]

1 1/4" Swivel Bolt Snap "Special Design" Thin Eye SS

NEW Design! We now have this special 1.25 snap with a "U" shape design for the eye hole bolt! Also is thinner on the "U" portion of the snap 1.25" Stainless Steel Swivel Bolt Snap High quality Stainless Steel material Ideal for tying stage bottles or for use when diving with gloves. Easy...

www.piranhadivemfg.com

Are a must if you wear thick gloves. They make blind clipping so much easier.
(and no the "thin" eye will not break even holding heavy tanks, it's still overbuilt strong stai

I must be doing it wrong. Got something like those. A bit cumbersome with gloves on.