The GF and I are new divers. We took our classes in the fall and have been acquiring gear since. We have all the major stuff now but still need a few odds and ends. Our set ups are almost exactly the same to make things easy on us.
We went with BP/W using the Dive Rite Trans Plate harness. HOG D1 reg sets. Veo 100 consoles. HP-100 tanks. TovaTec Nova LED lights.
What I am looking for is to make sure everything is set up in a safe and secure way. We are rec divers at this point. I have read about DIR and at some point may work toward that. Right now I am using the gear I have and can get at reasonable price and upgrade from there if needed. If there are better or safer ways to work with the gear I have or low cost changes I would love to hear it. I have only had this gear in the 5' deep pool twice and have added the light since then.
So here is a pic of it all set up and on the floor:
One of the problems I had first time in the pool is what to do with the 7' of primary hose since we do not have can lights. So what I did was make a OD buckle that slides on the hose on one side then attach to the belt on the other. This way the hose stays out of the way for normal use but can easily be deployed if needed. I used 1" buckles so they can be used fairly easy even with gloves.
Is there any major safety hazards doing it this way? Even if you were unable to get the buckle off that hose is still longer then most for buddy breathing.
Next is the console and light. On the console I tied enough line (~5") that when clipped off the gauges hang right where you can still easily read them with a simple turn of the hand yet they are out of the way. If you want to use the compass then just unclip and hold it in front of you. For the light the bezel is larger then the body so to keep it from slipping out I put it under the velcro keep on my right side bezel up. Originally I had it tied off to a bolt snap with a very short piece of line and clipped off to the D ring below it. This made things kinda bulky and clunky. I decided to add a D ring over the right shoulder and attache the bolt snap up there. I then attached the light with doubled up 1/8" shock cord.
Please dont mind my bathroom;
Here you can see the light if left hanging. With the shock cord it has a little more range of motion if you needed to move the light off a bit without unclipping it. With this length you are also able to attach it to the shoulder keeper bezel down. I have not tried using this angle diving but in the house it points at an angle that seems like it would be a decent direction when diving hands free.
Any comments would be appreciated.
We went with BP/W using the Dive Rite Trans Plate harness. HOG D1 reg sets. Veo 100 consoles. HP-100 tanks. TovaTec Nova LED lights.
What I am looking for is to make sure everything is set up in a safe and secure way. We are rec divers at this point. I have read about DIR and at some point may work toward that. Right now I am using the gear I have and can get at reasonable price and upgrade from there if needed. If there are better or safer ways to work with the gear I have or low cost changes I would love to hear it. I have only had this gear in the 5' deep pool twice and have added the light since then.
So here is a pic of it all set up and on the floor:
One of the problems I had first time in the pool is what to do with the 7' of primary hose since we do not have can lights. So what I did was make a OD buckle that slides on the hose on one side then attach to the belt on the other. This way the hose stays out of the way for normal use but can easily be deployed if needed. I used 1" buckles so they can be used fairly easy even with gloves.
Is there any major safety hazards doing it this way? Even if you were unable to get the buckle off that hose is still longer then most for buddy breathing.
Next is the console and light. On the console I tied enough line (~5") that when clipped off the gauges hang right where you can still easily read them with a simple turn of the hand yet they are out of the way. If you want to use the compass then just unclip and hold it in front of you. For the light the bezel is larger then the body so to keep it from slipping out I put it under the velcro keep on my right side bezel up. Originally I had it tied off to a bolt snap with a very short piece of line and clipped off to the D ring below it. This made things kinda bulky and clunky. I decided to add a D ring over the right shoulder and attache the bolt snap up there. I then attached the light with doubled up 1/8" shock cord.
Please dont mind my bathroom;
Here you can see the light if left hanging. With the shock cord it has a little more range of motion if you needed to move the light off a bit without unclipping it. With this length you are also able to attach it to the shoulder keeper bezel down. I have not tried using this angle diving but in the house it points at an angle that seems like it would be a decent direction when diving hands free.
Any comments would be appreciated.