Slung pony and boat dives--how do you enter and exit?

[pir8]

Coming and going, the best way is to keep it all clipped up until you're in the boat. You start unclipping stuff, sooner or later someone is going to drop something expensive. Same thing going in - have your gear together and just get going.

I couldn't agree with you more!!!!

 

[Kevrumbo]

Coming and going, the best way is to keep it all clipped up until you're in the boat. You start unclipping stuff, sooner or later someone is going to drop something expensive. Same thing going in - have your gear together and just get going.

I couldn't agree with you more!!!!

Sure, clip on all stages, deco bottles, scooter, IMAX Camera etc --the works, the whole kit 'n caboodle & shebang-- all on entry and exit: If and only if you've got a Lift available on your boat (e.g. A clever and convenient feature on a Tech Liveaboard that I was on for a South China Sea Wreck Expedition out of Singapore: http://www.norfolk.com.sg/mvempress/gallery.htm)

Otherwise you're all welcome to make things harder on yourselves (go get that hernia now!). . .

 

[tiburon72157]

enter and exit the same as with any other dive without the xtra bottle.

 

[BigBoB]

if you have a slung bottles and are doing a back roll entry keep your hands on the first stages of the slung bottles. I have seen some folks get smacked in the face.

I generally have them handed to me unless it is really rough or there is a rippin' current and then I will go in with them in place.

 

[CD_in_Chitown]

I have seen some folks get smacked in the face.

I was just going to say that I was afraid of that at first too, but have not seen it to be a real risk in practice, perhaps they were rigged with too much slack.

As for climbing out I haven't used it but the boat has a ring they lower down to the water and guys clip stages to it for extraction. Gravity helps when you're getting it all in the water but she's a cruel one when you're getting it back out, I'll hand up anything I can get someone to take.

I might change my tune after I lose something expensive but my knees love me for now.