Kestrell
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What do you think about this setup for securing a primary light?
Securing a primary light
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Kestrell
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Mo2vation:
UK Light Cannon w/lantern handle
Kestrell:
When we had our Cannons wifie loved the pistol grip - I had the lantern.
I can't open the link. For a light this heavy, the important thing is to be sure that you have a HD solution that doesn't hang all over the place. I used to use a HD coil lanyard that had a mag catch - so it could go way short or with a firm tug be pulled full length.
I used to clip it off to my hip D ring on my Balance BC.
Man - this was like a lifetime ago!
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Ken
Like Ken said, your link is hosed.
Also like Ken, I've moved on from those type of lights. But one thing you may consider. You definitely don't want it dangling off a lanyard - too many snag points. Try tying a SS boltsnap to it with thin nylon cord. You'll find lots of situations where you'll need both hands free. It's nice to be able to turn it on and clip it off to your chest D-ring, so it illuminates whatever is directly beneath you. This gives you both hands to dink with speargun, camera, reel, slate, compass, liftbag, problem, whatever.
FWIW. YMMV.
Also like Ken, I've moved on from those type of lights. But one thing you may consider. You definitely don't want it dangling off a lanyard - too many snag points. Try tying a SS boltsnap to it with thin nylon cord. You'll find lots of situations where you'll need both hands free. It's nice to be able to turn it on and clip it off to your chest D-ring, so it illuminates whatever is directly beneath you. This gives you both hands to dink with speargun, camera, reel, slate, compass, liftbag, problem, whatever.
FWIW. YMMV.
H2Andy
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kestrell, your link just comes back to this thread, FYI
Doc Intrepid:
I watched a guy on my last trip - you know the type... looks like he ran his bike into the Trident display and most of it sort of stuck to him. He was one part Christmas tree, two parts Leisure Pro catalog...
So he had some pint-size light - like a 3/4 size D8 (maybe a AA8... me so funny) with pistol grip. He spent the $24.99 on the Catecia (sp?) lime green coil lanyard (as opposed to the very workable $4.99 solution Doc offered) and had his light clipped off to some butt/hip Dring or something and it was literally hanging around the back of his knee. He was walking around with this light swinging in the breeze. Of course, the coil lanyard was attached to the butt of the pistol grip - so this light is hanging, handle up.
Dude goes to giant stride in, with this evil brick hanging between his legs.
You guessed it....
Ooooooh - that'll leave a mark. No frog kicking for him on THAT dive, to be sure. I just heard him wince as he hit the water.
Please, people - clip this crap off. Leave all the stupid stuff that you can't fit in your pockets in your dive bag, and if you must hang it on you like a friggen chuick wagon, clip it off so its not flying about.
Here's the test - if you're walking to the gate, and I can HEAR YOU, you got too much crap jangling around. Mix in some duct tape for crying out loud.
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Ken
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Kestrell
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Sorry about the link; strange that it works for me though. I'll try to explain the setup.
Approx. 3 to 3 1/2 feet of braided nylon rope (1/4 to 1/2 inch diameter)
one end secured on the handle of the light where the wrist lanyard used to be, along with a bolt snap.
The other end has another bolt snap attached to it.
The idea is to clip both of the bolt snaps to a D-ring which secures the light close to the diver. When using the light the diver unhooks the bolt snap attached to the handle of the light, leaving the other end of the rope attached to the D-ring. You can't loose the light, and you can securely attach it when not in use.
Approx. 3 to 3 1/2 feet of braided nylon rope (1/4 to 1/2 inch diameter)
one end secured on the handle of the light where the wrist lanyard used to be, along with a bolt snap.
The other end has another bolt snap attached to it.
The idea is to clip both of the bolt snaps to a D-ring which secures the light close to the diver. When using the light the diver unhooks the bolt snap attached to the handle of the light, leaving the other end of the rope attached to the D-ring. You can't loose the light, and you can securely attach it when not in use.
That actually sounds pretty good. It is a similar approach to those of us who use can lights. Our cords are about 3' long and we have a bolt snap on the light head that is used when we stow it.
A bit of advice: When you gear up tuck the unused portion of the cord into your waistband. If you should take a giant stride off a boat and it's not all tidy and you catch it on a cleat or part of the boat you will reek havoc. It's also true when you come out of the water either on land or especially a boat in waves. You might just get the cord caught on a step.
Also make sure that the cord won't interfere with deployment of your backup reg in an OOA situation.
A bit of advice: When you gear up tuck the unused portion of the cord into your waistband. If you should take a giant stride off a boat and it's not all tidy and you catch it on a cleat or part of the boat you will reek havoc. It's also true when you come out of the water either on land or especially a boat in waves. You might just get the cord caught on a step.
Also make sure that the cord won't interfere with deployment of your backup reg in an OOA situation.
MoonWrasse
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H2Andy:
Cut and past the link to an address line.
Personally, I'd prefer something retractable for my Nemo.
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