Comments on: To sling or not to sling, that is the question… http://ratcliffe.thedeepstop.com/2006/04/05/to-sling-or-not-to-sling-that-is-the-question/ Random musings of a diver, biker and hockey player... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:22:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Wannadivenotwork http://ratcliffe.thedeepstop.com/2006/04/05/to-sling-or-not-to-sling-that-is-the-question/#comment-21 Wannadivenotwork Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:07:08 +0000 http://ratcliffe.thedeepstop.com/2006/04/05/to-sling-or-not-to-sling-that-is-the-question/#comment-21 Tried both, and decided to go the backmounted route. I tend to use a camera as well, and found the sideslung technique got in the way and also put me off balance. Yes, changing cylinders is more time consuming with back mounted, and you need to counter the trim by placing some weights on teh opposite side - most BC's have a trim pocket for this. Some say a sideslung os good for passing to an OOA diver - personally, the pony is there for me, not them. I will always offer my octopus to an OOA diver and reserve the pony for myself and share with OOA if need be if things get that bad. Some divers say you should remove the octopus if you have a pony. I disagree and prefer to havethree regulators available - redundancy on the master, and the additional on the pony. better to have an extra reg and hose to worry about than restrict your redundancy options. Weight issue? Well, a 15L and 3L cylinder does add up in weight, but for an average man, this shouldn't be a problem. Now for those divers that break dive lifts, perhaps this isn't the right option....... 8-) Tried both, and decided to go the backmounted route. I tend to use a camera as well, and found the sideslung technique got in the way and also put me off balance. Yes, changing cylinders is more time consuming with back mounted, and you need to counter the trim by placing some weights on teh opposite side - most BC’s have a trim pocket for this.

Some say a sideslung os good for passing to an OOA diver - personally, the pony is there for me, not them. I will always offer my octopus to an OOA diver and reserve the pony for myself and share with OOA if need be if things get that bad. Some divers say you should remove the octopus if you have a pony. I disagree and prefer to havethree regulators available - redundancy on the master, and the additional on the pony. better to have an extra reg and hose to worry about than restrict your redundancy options.

Weight issue? Well, a 15L and 3L cylinder does add up in weight, but for an average man, this shouldn’t be a problem. Now for those divers that break dive lifts, perhaps this isn’t the right option……. 8-)

]]> By: 3D (Pete) http://ratcliffe.thedeepstop.com/2006/04/05/to-sling-or-not-to-sling-that-is-the-question/#comment-20 3D (Pete) Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:33:37 +0000 http://ratcliffe.thedeepstop.com/2006/04/05/to-sling-or-not-to-sling-that-is-the-question/#comment-20 Ratty, just going down the same route as you... I'm 'slinging' it! Pete Ratty,

just going down the same route as you… I’m ’slinging’ it!

Pete

]]> By: Lou http://ratcliffe.thedeepstop.com/2006/04/05/to-sling-or-not-to-sling-that-is-the-question/#comment-18 Lou Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:02:45 +0000 http://ratcliffe.thedeepstop.com/2006/04/05/to-sling-or-not-to-sling-that-is-the-question/#comment-18 Derek - side slinging is the way to go! We used to do it like this, and still would if we used a single and pony. It is very easy and as a pony is smaller than a stage, generally, it isn't as cumbersome ATB Lou Derek - side slinging is the way to go! We used to do it like this, and still would if we used a single and pony. It is very easy and as a pony is smaller than a stage, generally, it isn’t as cumbersome

ATB

Lou

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