Standardized gear on BCS ?

[Bahed]

I am not really a newbie - I got certified in 1979. Due to kids and the like, and old equipment wearing out I am finally getting back to it with my own equipment - and I now want to customize my BCS a bit.

Anyway... I purchased a used Zeagle 911 BCS (in great shape) recently, and it has 8 D-rings (2 plastic ones at the end of the front harness adj straps, 2 stainless steel ones on the bottom of the cumberbund, and 4 bent stainless steel ones on the front harness). I wanted to know if there was a standardized place to hang things ? There a few pockets as well and wanted to get a sense of where people put stuff... and where and what kind of stuff they hung off their BCS.

Thanks

 

[SparticleBrane]

At the risk of being flamed--here's a possible guide.
http://gue.com/Equipment/Config/index.html

 

[The Kraken]

Carry only those things that you need and put them where they least affect your trim and where you can find and replace them easily.

the K

 

[kjundvr]

Carry only those things that you need and put them where they least affect your trim and where you can find and replace them easily.

the K

I would agree with this. There are many divers out there that say X must go here. It is my feeling that for basic recreational diving that things get placed in a spot that is easy for you to reach and as stated in the previous post does not affect your trim. If you are in doubt just get in the pool with things you intend to have on your Bc and play arround trying things in different places.

 

[Halthron]

There is a set of standards (ref: GUE, DIR & Hogarthian) but they are an "all or nothing" approach and your BC doesn't qualify. You might be able to use them for some ideas though.

 

[mfalco]

At the risk of being flamed--

Luckily not much of that seems to go on on scubaboard

 

[rawls]

You have plenty of D-rings

 

[ffdiver]

even though you have plenty of D-rings doesn't mean you need to use them all. taking everything with you including the kitchen sink doesn't acomplish anything more then taking alot of things with you. Whats funny is that BC was made with PS diving in mind and all those d-rings are entanglement hazards. take what you will need for the dive at hand and just make sure its easy to get to.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

Whatever you do and wherever you put things be sure that they are convenient for your use, do not affect your trim adversely, and are secure and safe. Then once you have decided where these things will go and where they are the most convenient for you put them there every time. You should be able to access whatever is in that spot every time even in zero vis or with your eyes closed. If for the first few times you need to move this or that for your style of diving that's fine. But to do it constantly could lead to a situation when the sh*** hits the fan that you need something quick and can't find it because it's in a different place than last time.

 

[ZzzKing]

even though you have plenty of D-rings doesn't mean you need to use them all. taking everything with you including the kitchen sink doesn't acomplish anything more then taking alot of things with you. Whats funny is that BC was made with PS diving in mind and all those d-rings are entanglement hazards. take what you will need for the dive at hand and just make sure its easy to get to.

I think all of the Zeagle BC's may have that number of D rings. My Brigade does and so do the Rangers. Actually, only 6 are real D rings (2 hip, two on each shoulder strap). The other two mentioned are the adjustment pulls on the shoulder straps. I think two of those can be removed if desired. One on each strap and the hip rings are pretty much permanent unless you want to cut them off. Overall, probably not that excessive if your not cave or wreck diving.