What is a side mount BCD?
BCDs (buoyancy control devices) used for sidemount are usually wing style with a harness and different tank attachment points than backmount BCDs. Tanks attach at the hip and on the upper chest, at armpit level on either side.
How do you use a Sidemount cylinder?
When donning the cylinder, simply clip the top bolt snap on the stage strap into the 2” ring on the bungee. The weight of the tank is supported by the hardware and not the bungee when out of the water. This allows jumping in and walking up ladders with tanks securely clipped on. It’s fast and easy to clip the tanks on.
How do you rig a stage bottle?
- Pull the line through the hose. Fold the polyester line so that one end is approx.
- Attaching the upper boltsnap. Attach the upper bolt snap inside an overhand knot.
- Make an overhand knot.
- Attach the lower boltsnap.
- Make a fishermans knot to hold everything together.
- We are done!
- Put on the hoseclamp.
- Ready!
What is Toddy style Sidemount?
The Toddy-Style sidemount system is designed for attaching scuba tanks to the sides of the diver (sidemount configuration).
What is a stage tank?
The stage tank, by definition, is an extension tank, but we also use the same configuration for decompression tanks, which are tanks with different gases than the ones we use during descent and the dive proper, to improve decompression efficiency during the ascent, and therefore we only use them during the ascent.
Can you dive deeper with rebreather?
Typically, this means being qualified to dive on a rebreather using air as a diluent. Those already qualified for decompression diving can immediately qualify for rebreather decompression dives. Individual training agencies limit depth to 130 to 148 feet (40 or 45 m) respectively.
How do you convert a stage bottle to a sidemount tank?
It is easy to convert a stage bottle into a primary sidemount tank by adding a choker to the top bolt snap. They can be used with any valves. Matched (left & right hand) valves are not required. Additional hardware is required.
What is a sidemount stage?
Sidemounting stages. Sidemount stages is the practice of using sidemount configuration (bungee loops and/or buttplate rails) as a means for stowing stage/deco cylinders in a streamlined manner against the sides of the torso, when otherwise diving in back-mounted doubles or CCR.
How do you attach a stage strap to a gas tank?
A webbing “choker” strap is cinched around the neck of the tank through the top bolt snap to keep it pulled tight against the cylinder. When donning the cylinder, simply clip the top bolt snap on the stage strap into the 2” ring on the bungee.
How do you rig a sidemount?
The clip or boltsnap on the neck of the tank is simply tied onto a small loop of equipment line (3mm braided poly works fine). The loop needs to be long enough to allow it to fit over the valve and handwheel. This clip is a backup for the loop bungee, so its setup and configuration are probably the simplest things about rigging sidemount.