I was reading it as dingleberries.
How to minimize danglies
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oh God I hate running the octo hose through D-rings like that.
As you are in south Florida, are you open to going into Aqui Water Sports and chatting with @LandonL or Ryan @custureri?
The cure…. Longhose and necklaced backup.
Danglies and SMBs go in pockets
Torches on Goodman handles and clipped off to the chest D-ring when not needed.
SPG clipped to waistbelt
Agree. I don't do that either. Hogarthian style for me. Simple, effective, reproducible, and of course desirable in many ways.
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The best answer is no answer. You really need to reassess your need for gear choices for each particular dive. The Christmas tree look is not functional or appropriate. If it’s not in your hand, it’s clipped off and secured.
It’s always entertaining in cave country to watch new cave students on their first pre dive class. It’s called the “trash can dive”. The instructor has new students set up their gear without saying a word. Then comes the trash can to deposit all the unnecessary gear.
It’s always entertaining in cave country to watch new cave students on their first pre dive class. It’s called the “trash can dive”. The instructor has new students set up their gear without saying a word. Then comes the trash can to deposit all the unnecessary gear.
You mention a camera. You could put the light on the camera or double duty the focus light(s). And have a small back up light with bolt snap on the right D-ring beneath bicycle tube bands to keep it from dangling. Most strobes have lights, my Inons have 240 lumen focus lights that make a dandy backups when needed. Plus I just bought one of these to go on top of my Nautican NA-6400:
www.divegearexpress.com
How much more light is needed for a day, open water dive or even a night dive?
The dsmb/sausage, I put the spool in an XS pouch low on the right shoulder strap by the plate and the sausage is fixed to the spool and hangs out but is tucked way back. If it is a large sausage I secure it to a bungee on the right side of my plate. The knife when carried is on left waist strap, line cutter on left shoulder strap:
The octopus or secondary goes on a necklace, not stuffed in a freaking D ring!
All that other stuff, I do not carry really. Computers and watch on left arm, compass on the right arm. What else is there? Okay, if solo and to satisfy some operators I carry all that solo spare kit in a pocket affixed to the lower cam band including things like extra mask, signal mirrors, smoke grenades, shark bazooka and a future Garmin.
Just gonna say it, that video link from earlier is quite the CF, YOMV.
James
Kraken Hydra 1500 Plus WSR
The Kraken Hydra 1500 WSR (Wide, Spot, Red) light is 1500 lumens with the ability to use it for back and side lighting as well as having both flood, and spot beams built in to one light.
www.divegearexpress.com
How much more light is needed for a day, open water dive or even a night dive?
The dsmb/sausage, I put the spool in an XS pouch low on the right shoulder strap by the plate and the sausage is fixed to the spool and hangs out but is tucked way back. If it is a large sausage I secure it to a bungee on the right side of my plate. The knife when carried is on left waist strap, line cutter on left shoulder strap:
The octopus or secondary goes on a necklace, not stuffed in a freaking D ring!
All that other stuff, I do not carry really. Computers and watch on left arm, compass on the right arm. What else is there? Okay, if solo and to satisfy some operators I carry all that solo spare kit in a pocket affixed to the lower cam band including things like extra mask, signal mirrors, smoke grenades, shark bazooka and a future Garmin.
Just gonna say it, that video link from earlier is quite the CF, YOMV.
James
Shows using a boltsnap on chest D-ring (very secure) with an elastic band on the lower shoulder/harness strap (no dangling). I use a half-inch section of mountain bike inner tube.
Putting a loop of bungee cord on the wrist solves that problem:
Great when using it where dropping it would be a problem, but it can easily be secured back on the chest ring if not needed. I do the above for daytime recreational dives. Main advantage: cheap!
Alternatively, more money gets you a nicer solution (the above mentioned Oxycheq light sock or soft Goodman handle):
I use this when the light will be on most of the dive (e.g., a night dive). My backup light also has a boltsnap (see first pic) and is stored in a pocket if I have them (drysuit) or on the shoulder strap (chest D-ring) if I don't (wetsuit). This light can be moved to a D-ring or pocket as desired. (I don't normally bother with the built-in bungee stabilizer around the wrist so that it's easier to switch hands.)
Hope that makes things more clear.
I like that y splitter on the inflator hose for the SMB. Very clever and I may borrow it for myself.You mention a camera. You could put the light on the camera or double duty the focus light(s). And have a small back up light with bolt snap on the right D-ring beneath bicycle tube bands to keep it from dangling. Most strobes have lights, my Inons have 240 lumen focus lights that make a dandy backups when needed. Plus I just bought one of these to go on top of my Nautican NA-6400:
Kraken Hydra 1500 Plus WSR
The Kraken Hydra 1500 WSR (Wide, Spot, Red) light is 1500 lumens with the ability to use it for back and side lighting as well as having both flood, and spot beams built in to one light.
How much more light is needed for a day, open water dive or even a night dive?
The dsmb/sausage, I put the spool in an XS pouch low on the right shoulder strap by the plate and the sausage is fixed to the spool and hangs out but is tucked way back. If it is a large sausage I secure it to a bungee on the right side of my plate. The knife when carried is on left waist strap, line cutter on left shoulder strap:
The octopus or secondary goes on a necklace, not stuffed in a freaking D ring!
All that other stuff, I do not carry really. Computers and watch on left arm, compass on the right arm. What else is there? Okay, if solo and to satisfy some operators I carry all that solo spare kit in a pocket affixed to the lower cam band including things like extra mask, signal mirrors, smoke grenades, shark bazooka and a future Garmin.
Just gonna say it, that video link from earlier is quite the CF, YOMV.
James
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