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Others have referred to it as a stage bottle during heated debates about extending dives and it sounds better than other word combinations that I could think off.
Recreational divers, post your rig here, let's share good and bad ideas
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Blackcrusader
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You look GOOD, but where are your fins (and mask)?
OP
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You look like an overloaded Christmas tree. With all of these unorganized things attached to you, you think that you are "prepared," but you aren't. You need to be streamlined and organized and have a system where you put everything so it is still accessible in a dire emergency and you remember where it is. The way you are now, you are none of this; just loads of an unorganized, unsystematic, cluttered mess.
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Scuba Lawyer
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This was my solo diving rig in 1979 and it was too much junk to hang on my body.
Then I reverted to the gear I was trained on and have made many, many, many happy solo dives since. Not a BC, gauge, bolt snap, clip or hangy-down thingy in sight.
Then I reverted to the gear I was trained on and have made many, many, many happy solo dives since. Not a BC, gauge, bolt snap, clip or hangy-down thingy in sight.
johndiver999
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I dive with way too much stuff, but if you are seeking critical review of that rig, I will oblige,
Suicide clips are stupid. I refuse to attempt to count them all up, but it is over 4.
you have metal to metal connections all over the place - unnecessary
you are using white zip ties on critical connections on the BC - those are typically not uv resistant - another seemingly trivial issue, but unnecessary and unwise, since the consequences for failure could be catastrophic failure of BC.
I retractor on your knife. That is incredibly stupid. When you get tangled in stuff and line is everywhere, you are going to add another unnecessary complexity? Again, Unwise. A much better option is to make a decent sheath, use proper bungi's or elastics to retain it and then add a wrist strap (or use it as an integrated bungi) to avoid dropping it.
Putting a compass in a pocket? Perhaps that makes sense if you never use it, but I want it accessible since I use it frequently. Putting it in and out of a pocket is ridiculous or perhaps you have it on another retractor. I see coiled lines and retractors all over the place.
The pony bottle rig - back mounted looks like a problem. The tank should be rotated so the transmitter is not sticking out and vulnerable to being wacked, The second stage hose on the pony is too short- both for a back mounted rig where the hose should be routed under your arm pit and for a stage bottle where it should be the right length to double it up and secure with a couple of bungis. And of course a necklace on a slung bottle seems pretty silly as well - so it is hard to understand what you are showing.
Overall it looks way too complicated. For example, the go pro camera has to have two suicide clips (and the metal connections)? You couldn't make it work with a single connection? What happens when you have to remove your scuba unit underwater while solo and you have something like that across your chest which must be removed before you can do what your life depends on? Why? Where is the risk/benefit consideration when making those choices?
I would be hesitant to show my own rigs because people would attack all the gear I have, but yours looks like a magnet for catching lines and being entangled. I have several BP/w's and one regular bc that I use most often, but they are rigged similarly as critical components/attributes are identical - or nearly so.
Suicide clips are stupid. I refuse to attempt to count them all up, but it is over 4.
you have metal to metal connections all over the place - unnecessary
you are using white zip ties on critical connections on the BC - those are typically not uv resistant - another seemingly trivial issue, but unnecessary and unwise, since the consequences for failure could be catastrophic failure of BC.
I retractor on your knife. That is incredibly stupid. When you get tangled in stuff and line is everywhere, you are going to add another unnecessary complexity? Again, Unwise. A much better option is to make a decent sheath, use proper bungi's or elastics to retain it and then add a wrist strap (or use it as an integrated bungi) to avoid dropping it.
Putting a compass in a pocket? Perhaps that makes sense if you never use it, but I want it accessible since I use it frequently. Putting it in and out of a pocket is ridiculous or perhaps you have it on another retractor. I see coiled lines and retractors all over the place.
The pony bottle rig - back mounted looks like a problem. The tank should be rotated so the transmitter is not sticking out and vulnerable to being wacked, The second stage hose on the pony is too short- both for a back mounted rig where the hose should be routed under your arm pit and for a stage bottle where it should be the right length to double it up and secure with a couple of bungis. And of course a necklace on a slung bottle seems pretty silly as well - so it is hard to understand what you are showing.
Overall it looks way too complicated. For example, the go pro camera has to have two suicide clips (and the metal connections)? You couldn't make it work with a single connection? What happens when you have to remove your scuba unit underwater while solo and you have something like that across your chest which must be removed before you can do what your life depends on? Why? Where is the risk/benefit consideration when making those choices?
I would be hesitant to show my own rigs because people would attack all the gear I have, but yours looks like a magnet for catching lines and being entangled. I have several BP/w's and one regular bc that I use most often, but they are rigged similarly as critical components/attributes are identical - or nearly so.
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