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You should pay attention to two things:Anyone with experience of using this?
I have been diving independent 12L twins for over 20 years, drysuit and wetsuit, and now feeling the weight …..
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Haydn
Umm, sidemount was pretty much invented in the UK. Different style sure, for navigating sumps, but I'm sure if you really looked of contacted some of the cavers in the UK you could find a few willing to give you some tips. As for that rig? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was the first thing I saw.I think you must have been reading my mind as to why I posted. Many thanks for your view, it was what I sort of expected.
It’s quite difficult to choose which way to go as I know no one in the UK who uses sidemount, let alone both desist UK and wetsuit, with different cylinders, and frankly as I have some cave experience am loathe to pay for a course that covers so many things I feel competent at - but am sure revision wouldn’t harm.
You are not a caver then. The Cave Diving Group has relied on sidemount for decades.I know no one in the UK who uses sidemount