Thank you for this. Been practicing my frog kicks at home, out of the water, while getting ready for my first cave. Your videos give me all the confidence I needed
Thanks, Steve. Great to hear we are on the same page! There are quite a few variations out there, and interestingly enough, some of them don't emphasize important aspects, such as the one-handed reg switch, etc.
Depressurising the hose is important so you know can better debug the leak this way. Dislocating the o-ring is quite uncommon and it's completely avoidable if you are careful with initially pressurising the system. In case it starts freeflowing by the first stage, you simply shut off and open it slowly again so a dislocated o-ring is a rare and easily fixable problem.
I am curious how you put on the stickers on the tank so they are almost exactly on the sides. I guess some kind of marker underwater that your buddy adjusts or directly opposite the boltsnap perhaps?
At the start of the drill you made a hand signal twisting your finger into the palm of the other hand - is this the hand signal for drill? The one thing you could do to improve your pretty much perfect videos is to include onscreen captions for any hand-signals you make.
yup, that's a signal for drill - you are correct. Onscreen captions was requested by loads of people already so we will do it for sure in the upcoming videos.
i have a question if you have the time to answer it, when trying sidemount for the first time, how different are the amount of weight you use compared to single tank? as always thanks for creating really good and helpful videos. i almost look at them every time, before i am going out to dive, so i can practice some of the skills you are teaching
Hi there, thanks for your question. Weighting in scuba diving isn't something you can solve with a formula from your chair. There are too many personal variables to consider, such as your body composition (BMI), the type of cylinders you use, the type of exposure protection, and every other piece of gear you have. The solution is to perform an in-water weight check before the dive and fine-tune it with an end-of-dive weight check. We have made an in-depth video on this topic, which also applies to sidemount diving.
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Very interesting and informative content! As always, thank you for the effort to make these videos, they're all great in so many ways!
Glad you like them!
Thank you for this. Been practicing my frog kicks at home, out of the water, while getting ready for my first cave. Your videos give me all the confidence I needed
@@paulsmith1768 Great to hear!
Another nice job, stable. smooth, and well-explained. 100% the process I use and teach.
Thanks, Steve. Great to hear we are on the same page! There are quite a few variations out there, and interestingly enough, some of them don't emphasize important aspects, such as the one-handed reg switch, etc.
Another amazing video !
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Great video: clear, concise, paced, and thorough. The demonstrator's buoyancy is outstanding; UTD maybe 🤔😜
Glad you enjoyed it!
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@@Erockzee thanks, glad you enjoyed it
Practicing for that level of bouyancy control now
Thnk you for your vdeo, but may I ask why you breathe down the hoses? If the pressure is maintained you would avoid the O-Ring Problem you mentioned.
Depressurising the hose is important so you know can better debug the leak this way. Dislocating the o-ring is quite uncommon and it's completely avoidable if you are careful with initially pressurising the system. In case it starts freeflowing by the first stage, you simply shut off and open it slowly again so a dislocated o-ring is a rare and easily fixable problem.
@@flowstatedivers Thank you for your reply, very interesting!
I am curious how you put on the stickers on the tank so they are almost exactly on the sides. I guess some kind of marker underwater that your buddy adjusts or directly opposite the boltsnap perhaps?
We know the position of the cylinders when kitted up, so it's easy to place the stickers without any markings.
Please make a video about single tank sidemount. Would like to know your thoughts about that for recreational diving.
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At the start of the drill you made a hand signal twisting your finger into the palm of the other hand - is this the hand signal for drill?
The one thing you could do to improve your pretty much perfect videos is to include onscreen captions for any hand-signals you make.
yup, that's a signal for drill - you are correct. Onscreen captions was requested by loads of people already so we will do it for sure in the upcoming videos.
i have a question if you have the time to answer it, when trying sidemount for the first time, how different are the amount of weight you use compared to single tank?
as always thanks for creating really good and helpful videos. i almost look at them every time, before i am going out to dive, so i can practice some of the skills you are teaching
Hi there, thanks for your question. Weighting in scuba diving isn't something you can solve with a formula from your chair. There are too many personal variables to consider, such as your body composition (BMI), the type of cylinders you use, the type of exposure protection, and every other piece of gear you have. The solution is to perform an in-water weight check before the dive and fine-tune it with an end-of-dive weight check. We have made an in-depth video on this topic, which also applies to sidemount diving.
Valves are way too low.
if placed correctly, tank-shutdown will be a bit harder but as said in the video, practice is the key to success.
@@mld3691 what makes you think it's too low ?
@@flowstatedivers pure magic --> I have watched your video 😎
Correct placement (state of the art in teaching) is behind the armpits.