Slung position of 19cf pony

[oldschool]

I've recently started diving with a slung 19ch pony. It's stage rigged. Is there a particular reason why the left side is the preferred side to sling it as opposed to the right side?

 

[hypertech]

It would get in the way of the long hose/octo on the right. At least that's why I carry mine on the left.

 

[Scared Silly]

Some sling cylinders on either side. But as said above deployment of a long hose has to be taken into account when teh cylinder is on the right. Also IIRC, for those using a scooter they drive with their right hand so it allows a bit better of a profile.

 

[BigBubbaJ]

Standard Hogarthian rigging doesn't place a d-ring on the right side on the belt harness, but the light. Long hose deployment is the reason, thus the left dring. If you aren't diving DIR it doesn't really matter in either regard. I'd hate to to a bottle rotation having to contend with the light canister. The left works very nice.

 

[aquaregia]

Problems with the right side
- may interfere with longhose (and therefore OOA emergencies)
- may interfere with can light (which I don't own)

Problems with the left side
- may interfere with SPG (might clip it to the bottle instead of d-ring)
- may interfere with dumping the wing (but not much)

I'm not sure anyone advocates a single bottle on the right. Clipping the SPG to the bottle is a minor irritant at worst, but trapping the long hose could be real bad.

 

[BigBubbaJ]

Problems with the right side
- may interfere with longhose (and therefore OOA emergencies)
- may interfere with can light (which I don't own)

Problems with the left side
- may interfere with SPG (might clip it to the bottle instead of d-ring)
- may interfere with dumping the wing (but not much)

I'm not sure anyone advocates a single bottle on the right. Clipping the SPG to the bottle is a minor irritant at worst, but trapping the long hose could be real bad.

All the tech training I have received emphasizes proper clipping, clip order, and teaches proper dumping with a bottle attached.

They are both non issues even as you add more and more bottles.

So learning the left will help if you ever go dir.

 

[aquaregia]

All the tech training I have received emphasizes proper clipping, clip order, and teaches proper dumping with a bottle attached.

They are both non issues even as you add more and more bottles.

So learning the left will help if you ever go dir.

No disagreement here, but some board members will claim that longhose interference is also a nonissue. Just wanted to mention all possibilities.

 

[oldschool]

Thanks everyone for the quick responses. I'm currently diving with a Sherwood Avid BC and don't use a long hose. My octo is on a necklace. I can see the reason if diving with a long hose or if using a cannister light which I don't (yet). I'll switch it over to the right side which will free up access to my spg and bc inflator.

 

[BigBubbaJ]

There goes all that tasty Kool Aid down the drain

 

[Scott L]

For a right-handed person, slinging on the right would interfere with a host of activities including long-hose deployment....