Sidemount Diving - An Almost Comprehensive Guide
The Sidemount Diving book is the first almost comprehensive guide to sidemount diving and all that is involved. This book covers various configurations, sidemount systems, how to choose what works best for you, the skills necessary to learn and sidemount, and much, much more. Over 120 pages of information including instructions on popular methods and modifications along with photos.
Here's a look at the Table of Contents
Acknowledgements iii
Foreword By Joel Silverstein v
Contents vii
Preface ix
1 Why Sidemount? 1
2 Choosing a Sidemount Rig 9
3 Choosing Your Cylinders and Setting Them Up 17
Choosing your cylinders 17 – Setting up your cylinders 23 –
Regulators and hoses 27 – Setting up your regulators 35
4 Customizing Your Sidemount Rig For You 39
Bungee modifications 39 – Inflator/exhaust swap 45 –
Harness modifications 48 – Chest strap 50 – D-rings 50 –
Minor customizations 52
5 Trimming Out in Sidemount 55
Before getting in the water 57 – The cylinders 58 –
Getting in the water 62
6 Basic Skills in Sidemount 69
Building muscle memory 70 – Gas management 70 –
Gas sharing 73 – Accessing pockets 74
7 Sidemount, Stage, and Decompression Cylinder Skills 77
Sidemount cylinder skills 77 – Stage cylinder skills 81 –
Decompression cylinders 86
8 Sidemount Accessories 89
Dive lights 89 – Helmets 92 – Pockets/pouches 93 –
Dry suit inflation cylinders 93
9 Sidemount and Rebreathers 97
10 Advanced Cave Sidemount And No Mount 101
Advanced cave sidemount 101 – No mount 104
11 Sidemount and Cave Conservation 109
12 Sidemount and Boat Diving 113
13 Monkey Diving 119
14 History of Sidemount Diving 123
15 Building Your Own Sidemount Rig 127
In Summary 133
Photo credits 135
About the Author 137
The Sidemount Diving book is the first almost comprehensive guide to sidemount diving and all that is involved. This book covers various configurations, sidemount systems, how to choose what works best for you, the skills necessary to learn and sidemount, and much, much more. Over 120 pages of information including instructions on popular methods and modifications along with photos.
Here's a look at the Table of Contents
Acknowledgements iii
Foreword By Joel Silverstein v
Contents vii
Preface ix
1 Why Sidemount? 1
2 Choosing a Sidemount Rig 9
3 Choosing Your Cylinders and Setting Them Up 17
Choosing your cylinders 17 – Setting up your cylinders 23 –
Regulators and hoses 27 – Setting up your regulators 35
4 Customizing Your Sidemount Rig For You 39
Bungee modifications 39 – Inflator/exhaust swap 45 –
Harness modifications 48 – Chest strap 50 – D-rings 50 –
Minor customizations 52
5 Trimming Out in Sidemount 55
Before getting in the water 57 – The cylinders 58 –
Getting in the water 62
6 Basic Skills in Sidemount 69
Building muscle memory 70 – Gas management 70 –
Gas sharing 73 – Accessing pockets 74
7 Sidemount, Stage, and Decompression Cylinder Skills 77
Sidemount cylinder skills 77 – Stage cylinder skills 81 –
Decompression cylinders 86
8 Sidemount Accessories 89
Dive lights 89 – Helmets 92 – Pockets/pouches 93 –
Dry suit inflation cylinders 93
9 Sidemount and Rebreathers 97
10 Advanced Cave Sidemount And No Mount 101
Advanced cave sidemount 101 – No mount 104
11 Sidemount and Cave Conservation 109
12 Sidemount and Boat Diving 113
13 Monkey Diving 119
14 History of Sidemount Diving 123
15 Building Your Own Sidemount Rig 127
In Summary 133
Photo credits 135
About the Author 137
