Shinythings
Contributor
Hi all, backmount diver here about to go sidemount. I recently suffered a herniated back disc and need to find a way to reduce the strain caused by my twin 119s.
I borrowed a SM rig from a friend of mine. He had his regs (MK25) set up from a PADI sidemount course and I wasn't a big fan of the setup at all so I re-reigged my regs, but I'm still not sure what is "best." It seems like everyone just does a lot of trail and error and find something that works for them.
Anyway, this is how I set up my (MK21) regs.
Left tank: 6in LPI going strait up, 6in SPG going strait down, and 40in alternate going strait down, wrapped behind head on a necklace.
Right tank: 6in drysuit whip facing perpendicular to tank inwards, 6in SPG facing down and 7' long hose exiting downward with a tuck thru the waist band, then up and wrapped like normal.
Any comments on what works for you all would be appreciated.
There aren't any good SM instructors that I know of in my area so I will likely have to travel to do the training, but for now I would like to give it a try and see if it works for me. First dive was in the pool, but hoping to take it in the ocean in the next few days.
I borrowed a SM rig from a friend of mine. He had his regs (MK25) set up from a PADI sidemount course and I wasn't a big fan of the setup at all so I re-reigged my regs, but I'm still not sure what is "best." It seems like everyone just does a lot of trail and error and find something that works for them.
Anyway, this is how I set up my (MK21) regs.
Left tank: 6in LPI going strait up, 6in SPG going strait down, and 40in alternate going strait down, wrapped behind head on a necklace.
Right tank: 6in drysuit whip facing perpendicular to tank inwards, 6in SPG facing down and 7' long hose exiting downward with a tuck thru the waist band, then up and wrapped like normal.
Any comments on what works for you all would be appreciated.
There aren't any good SM instructors that I know of in my area so I will likely have to travel to do the training, but for now I would like to give it a try and see if it works for me. First dive was in the pool, but hoping to take it in the ocean in the next few days.