Sidemount Principles For Success Verified ((exclusive))

Verified Principles for Success with Sidemount Diving

• Hip D-ring: Must be exactly 2 inches behind your iliac crest (hip bone). Too far forward, and the tank kicks your butt. Too far back, and it hits your knee.
• Chest D-ring: Not at your collarbone. Not at your nipple. Verified success occurs when the chest ring is 4 inches below your armpit fold.
• The bungee loop: Your "gut" bungee (the shock cord across your chest) should have exactly 2 inches of slack. Less slack = shoulder fatigue. More slack = tank flop.

Sidemount introduces the complexity of managing two completely independent gas sources. The Rule of Balanced Breathing: sidemount principles for success verified

If your left tank fails (free-flow or empty), you have two options: Verified Principles for Success with Sidemount Diving

• The long hose is typically routed under the arm, across the chest, and around the neck (donated to an out-of-gas diver).
• The SPGs are usually mounted on the left and right "shoulder" areas of the cylinder, angled so the diver can glance down and read them without unclipping them.