sidemounting steel bottles

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Lucky I caught this I stay away from here out of respect so if you want some genuine steel bottle advice


Well I'm not a sidemount diver this is what I do when diving sidemount in my steel bottle environments

Building my own sidemount gear since AD 2000 ish

Remember when all those fixings were steel to steel
thanks goot some good points but i think i know where my problem is just can seem to finde a solv witch he sadly dont get into.
(i cant move the dring on the wing further back and the carabin is put almost directly to the bottel so no sting to remove there)
 
thanks goot some good points but i think i know where my problem is just can seem to finde a solv witch he sadly dont get into.
(i cant move the dring on the wing further back and the carabin is put almost directly to the bottel so no sting to remove there)
Need a picture of your rig. Immovable d-rings and carabiners raise red flags.
 
Need a picture of your rig. Immovable d-rings and carabiners raise red flags.
Hi Heer is my wing I attach to the square dring as you can see I can't get them further
 

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Need a picture of your rig. Immovable d-rings and carabiners raise red flags.
tried as one of the others said and moved the cam band up for 10 cm this was the result
 

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Hi Heer is my wing I attach to the square dring as you can see I can't get them further
Usually, I think, there would be just ONE of those square d-rings and it would be in the middle of the back-bottom of the BCD. Yu'd clip both bottles to that same square d-ring, one on each side. Carabiners are not usually used, but rather bolt-snaps, since they are not as likely to allow for a line to get caught in them.
 
tried as one of the others said and moved the cam band up for 10 cm this was the result
I can't really see from this picture what your rigging is. It looks like the hose-clamp on the bottle has a metal ring on it to a carabiner(?) that is through the base of a bolt-snap that is attached to one of your square d-rings. Is that correct?
 
Usually, I think, there would be just ONE of those square d-rings and it would be in the middle of the back-bottom of the BCD. Yu'd clip both bottles to that same square d-ring, one on each side. Carabiners are not usually used, but rather bolt-snaps, since they are not as likely to allow for a line to get caught in them.
woop sorry i use bolts snaps just the word i rembered for it. i dont see how i shuld mount it in the middes since there is no webing there.
 
I can't really see from this picture what your rigging is. It looks like the hose-clamp on the bottle has a metal ring on it to a carabiner(?) that is through the base of a bolt-snap that is attached to one of your square d-rings. Is that correct?
Sorry misunderstood what you ment with rigging. i use what i belive is a continues bungge. goes from behinde to the front dering permenetly then i just rest the valv on it
 

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Sorry misunderstood what you ment with rigging. i use what i belive is a continues bungge. goes from behinde to the front dering permenetly then i just rest the valv on it
That looks pretty good, so long as the height of the hose clamp is correct.
So you are NOT suing a buttplate....just d-rings on the waist band? That can be awkward for steel bottles.You might find these references good expenditures:
 
That looks pretty good, so long as the height of the hose clamp is correct.
So you are NOT suing a buttplate....just d-rings on the waist band? That can be awkward for steel bottles.You might find these references good expenditures:
they sit pretty good i think i might need to move them a bit down since after 30 minutes i got feet heavy.
yes i dont have i but plate i use only the waist bands. ill look at you links and see if theres anything good :)
i have a ideer for tomrows dive also so ill see!
 

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