sharkmasterbc:
I understand the reason for mounting the canister on the right hip area and for routing the cable under your long hose but in some pictures I see of DIR folk with the cable hanging way under the "slipstream" (in the Halcyon catalogue). It seems that the cable could be potentially quite an entanglement hazard ??(please correct me if I'm wrong). Also what is the reason for it always being on the left hand ?? One more question...the goodman handle...I have a sort of modified one which has a flat rigid part that mounts to the back of my hand but then there is some elastic material which wraps around my palm...this provides a very "handsfree" mounting...I've never actually used a goodman handle so my question would be do you have to really grasp it or does it stay nicly around your hand while fiddling with a reel/bag/stage ???
Here's a pic of a
Goodman Handle.
The "because you drive a scooter with your right hand..." is what I got when I asked the first time, too. Probably a fine answer, but, like I'll ever drive a scooter.
Here are my reasons for keeping it on the left:
#1 - I'm right handed.
#2 - I write in my Wetnotes with my right hand... Its easier to keep the light on the hand holding the book, and write with 5mm gloves with no light on my right hand.
#3 - I use my camera in my right hand.
#4 - I keep the light on my left hand because when I dive with my buddy, I'm over his left shoulder. So my light shines across my field of vision, and spots into his so we stay in touch.
When I use the inflator, I put the light into the right hand, so my buddy doesn't see my light flying all over the place.
I understand the cord coming across the chest area with the long hose seems funky - but it really works fine.
You sort of wear the goodman handle - it stays in place fine. Some (like UP) thumb it. My hands are small, so I wear it like brass knuckles. I don't even notice it.
K
