Here's how I mounted my Dive Alert SMB and finger spool on an xDeep Ghost:
The spool is attached to the SMB and a dog bone boltsnap connects the spool to a D ring where the crotch strap attaches. Two bungees between the backplate and bladder keep the SMB from being floppy. Did 3 dives with this and didn't even notice the SMB was there. Initially I made a mistake by putting the bungee over the bolt snap, which resulted in a tangle trying to detach the SMB for deployment.
Does this setup look OK? I know the boltsnap could release by being pressed against the spool, but I wanted to keep the spool and SMB attached while spooled. At least the boltsnap is wrapped twice with the string and the button faces the string.
Also, here's how I attached a LifeLine, on the other side:
The LifeLine is even smaller than the SMB so this seemed like a good place. Plus with the Ghost there are no pockets, so there aren't a lot of options! I first put a D ring where the lower end of the shoulder strap attaches to the backplate, then the LifeLine is clipped to that, using its built-in back clip (the D ring and clip are underneath in this pic so can't be seen). I used a single bungee to keep it from flopping, which is also nice because once you get off one bungee loop, the other loop goes slack. Getting the clip off is a bit tricky, but my wife did it first try. That was without gloves, with gloves may be hard. Who wants to dive where gloves are required, anyway?
The spool is attached to the SMB and a dog bone boltsnap connects the spool to a D ring where the crotch strap attaches. Two bungees between the backplate and bladder keep the SMB from being floppy. Did 3 dives with this and didn't even notice the SMB was there. Initially I made a mistake by putting the bungee over the bolt snap, which resulted in a tangle trying to detach the SMB for deployment.
Does this setup look OK? I know the boltsnap could release by being pressed against the spool, but I wanted to keep the spool and SMB attached while spooled. At least the boltsnap is wrapped twice with the string and the button faces the string.
Also, here's how I attached a LifeLine, on the other side:
The LifeLine is even smaller than the SMB so this seemed like a good place. Plus with the Ghost there are no pockets, so there aren't a lot of options! I first put a D ring where the lower end of the shoulder strap attaches to the backplate, then the LifeLine is clipped to that, using its built-in back clip (the D ring and clip are underneath in this pic so can't be seen). I used a single bungee to keep it from flopping, which is also nice because once you get off one bungee loop, the other loop goes slack. Getting the clip off is a bit tricky, but my wife did it first try. That was without gloves, with gloves may be hard. Who wants to dive where gloves are required, anyway?
