Eptel
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Try this:
Organize your reg hoses (depends on how you route, but think about where they will end up)
Inflate your wing just enough to float your rig, don't fill 'till the opv vents
Open the waist buckle, and drop the crotch strap
Reach back and grab the tank valve / first stage
Duck your head and shoulders and pull the entire rig over your head. You don't lift it, you kinda slide under it.
Done properly the rig ends up plate side up, tank valve towards the diver right in front of you.
You can keep a reg in your mouth while doing so.
Donning is the reverse
Tobin
Thank you for your recommendations, @cool_hardware52 !!
! I'll certainly try to do it next time. BTW I'm using a long-hose routing setup (7feet) and a short hose on the necklace.
By "donning in reverse" you mean that I have to "dive into" the BP/W straps if I want to put it on?