Thoughts on the OMS Sidestream Sidemount Diving Harness

[Trevor JC Brown]

Anyone dive with this sidemount rig? I'm thinking of purchasing it.

 

[grantctobin]

What is the motivation for a Sidestream over a Razor 4, Stealth Rec, Nomad LS, or Katana2?

 

[Trevor JC Brown]

I dive warm water sidemount with no wetsuit. I'm looking for the most basic rig as I like to keep it simple.
It's also 1/2 the price.

 

[grantctobin]

I dive warm water sidemount with no wetsuit. I'm looking for the most basic rig as I like to keep it simple.
It's also 1/2 the price.

DECO Skeleton Harness 1

The Skeleton Sidemount Harness I is the ultimate in minimalistic design. Assembled and ready for custom fit... just add a wing Complete Harness Includes Thoracic Plate 1ea. Lumbar Plate 1ea. Standard Keeper 3ea. 4 Inch D-ring 5ea. 2 Serrated Keeper Tail Double D 1ea. Wing Lock w/ 3/16 inch...

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DECO Sidemount Bladder 22# with Hose, Inflator and Dump Valve

Bladder Complete Complete Assembly Bladder w/ Elbow 13 or 16 Inch Corrugated Crush Proof Hose K-Valve OPV

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OR (even better)

(1) Sidemount Harness Plates! Complete set of upper & lower plates! , Piranha Dive Shop |
(1) Sidemount Bungee Loop , Piranha Dive Shop |
(1) New! Deluxe Sidemount Bungee Tie , Piranha Dive Shop |
(2) Low Profile Slide Locking D-Ring
(1) Backmount Clip
(1) DECO Sidemount Bladder 22# with Hose, Inflator and Dump Valve
(2) Piranha Dive Heavy Duty D-Ring Loop Select Version , Piranha Dive Shop |
(2) 45 Degree D-Ring w/2 Inch Slide
And your favorite 2" webbing, a few meters of 5mm webbing, and go dive

 

[Trevor JC Brown]

Thanks! I will check that out.

 

[SlugLife]

I nave no experience with it, but it does look very similar to what I ended up piecing together. Specifically, I do like having a flexible but supporting nylon backplate.

I did the whole "DIY SM harness" and the issue I had was I eventually wanted a soft backplate for some additional support, and ended up using a "Mares XR Soft Back-Plate." While DIY is definitely possible for a new SM diver, there may be additional frustration in getting it right, and you might end up doing a lot of swapping things around until you do get it right. (speaking of which, I should probably sell the hardware I'm not using, including those plates)

The OMS looks somewhat similar to what I ended up with, and I think it should be just fine. I'm sure some of the popular ones are much better, but as you mentioned, twice the price. If I rewound the clock, back to no experience with SM, I might have advised myself to skip the DIY, and go with the Sidestream, even though I really like doing the DIY stuff. You'll have something that works fairly well out of the box, and can worry about making adjustments, tweaks, DIY, etc later.