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From memory most of the videos, if not all, where he's setting up and diving with steels he's using LP100s.Steve's approach to diving with steels is to dive only LP85's and a bunch of AL80 stages.
Maybe for him who is fit AF and is over weighted with bigger, but for us who need lead even with twin 100s I can't see a problem.Regardles, he has told me personally that he thinks that diving any steels other than LP85's with AL80 stages is dangerous and leaves you diving a dangerously unbalanced rig.
Thought as much.
Mike1967:I'm a SM noob
Instead of being a smartarse why don't you tell me where you can get more information without doing an in water course?We will just leave this right here.
Instead of being a smartarse why don't you tell me where you can get more information without doing an in water course?
You could do a search or ask a question at the link below. This would be far more beneficial than recommending your Lord and Savior of Sidemount, that does not even teach a non-Razor style rig. (This is from his own words) It is obvious from the OPs original question that he is using steel tanks that are falling down because he is using the "waist attachment system" which does not work well with steels. There is a reason steels are normally attached to butt plates with door handles. You can alleviate the issue to a small degree by replacing the "slider" tri-glides with regular tri-glides and shortening the attachment leashes.
Sidemount Diving
Your above statement also implies that Mr. Martin is the knower of all knowledge. This is more inaccurate than accurate. Mr. Martin is awesome at Razor style sidemount diving with aluminum tanks, no one would debate that, but short of that there are plenty of places to get better more accurate sidemount info regarding steel tanks and non-Razor style sidemount rigs.