Where to put your SMB

[Wayward Son]

I roll mine up, use a couple of bungee loops I made to keep it that way & clip it to a D ring on my right hip.

It works, it's secure. And it's less than ideal, I really need to do something better. Most of my dives do NOT require deployment & if I do deploy, I don't need to re-stow it in the water. That will be done on the boat.

 

[Wayward Son]

You can see it in this pic:

 

[Splitlip]

First, I am no tech diver. I do take care to have a clean profile though.

Second just because some idiot swims around with a console hanging free or some other sloppy habit it does not mean you should be sloppy with your gear.

Third, an SPG is less likely to hook onto something compared to an SMB and reel. It is smaller and a simple shape. Even then, if you clip it off you should have some type of break away built in, even an old o-ring will do.

For most divers (including me), it is not a life or death issue, but an irritant you can avoid with a bit of forethought.

No reason that I know of to prohibit s little safety sausage from being clipped off somewhere.

 

[Splitlip]

You can see it in this pic:

OMG! you will die!

Particularly with that 40 " hose and a 90 degree failure point.

 

[Wayward Son]

I cheat death all the time

it's a 48" hose on that rig...

 

[bigken462]

The only drawback is stowing after deployment is a bitch.

I guess I can't speak for everyone, but after this dive, once I got to the point that I could have stowed it, I really didn't give a (Beep) where it went. This was after about a 3 1/2 drift. Three divers on the end of it, with 6-8 foot seas. We were so exhausted; it took what seemed like forever for the crews and other divers to pull us onto the deck. I don't think anyone of us moved more than a few inches for a while.

Now..........Sad part is, the Safety sausage I used, I had carried with me in my BC pocket for years and years. It was a small one, a type that rolls up to about an inch in diameter so it was not something I was accustomed to seeing or feeling every time I went diving. Sadly, my inexperience hurt us this day, and it was only after floating for about two hours that I remembered I had the damn thing with me. It goes without saying how displeased the boat crew and other divers were with us. I never want to be humiliated like that again.

So, where ever you put it. On your BC, in your BC, on your leg, strapped to your face mask..............Make sure you lay hands on it EVERY SINGLE DIVE!

Safe diving,

Ken

 

[Splitlip]

I cheat death all the time

You're my new hero.

 

[GrumpyOldGuy]

No reason that I know of to prohibit s little safety sausage from being clipped off somewhere.

No one say anything about prohibiting anything. A little sausage by itself is one thing, in the video clip that started this it was a big SMB and reel which are big enough and have enough angles to catch on things. Kelp, fishing line, nets, etc....

You have a choice of many places to stow your SMB. Why would you choose someplace that increases the potential to cause problems? Just seems like a poor choice to me compared to the other options.

 

[DevonDiver]

You can see it in this pic:

Makes me feel oh so festive...

"Deck the halls with boughs of holly..."

 

[bs63366]

I clip mine to a ring on the bottom of my BP and it stays tucked in with my wing and leg really well. Just me .02 cents