Suggest to mention not to rely on cheap chinese (claimed) stainless steel , as its normally only 302 quallity. Will rust quickly with salt water. Use marine grade 316 made various western countries.
They cut a pice of innertube to make a strong elastic band. To mount it on the webbing they take they have to undo the harness, mount the elastic band and redo the harness. It's rather laborious but only has to be done once.
At 5 lbs I'm assuming it's a rig, and not just the camera. You should have an eye on the rig somewhere. Use a double ender bolt snap to clip it off to a D-ring.
No crotch strap. You only need to move the buckle to the side if you have a crotch strap so you can access the buckle. The real question is, why doesn't his BP&W have a crotch strap.
Only - people who always carry rechargeables, like flashlight, tend to forget to recharge or go without checking in a pinch, exactly because it's always on the rig.
The great thing about a clip is that you can also take it off your rig. Take it off your rig when you get home. Clip it on to the rig when you go diving.
@@bloodymarvelous4790 Sooo many ways it can go wrong. - Forget to unclip it from the float and bring home. - Forget to recharge - Remember you should recharge but too late to do so. - Recharge but leave for too long so charge fizzes or flashlight dies. - Forget to bring - Bring but forget to clip on - Clip on but forget reduced burn time due to winter cold. .- Times two because of your rechargeable spare.
@@ttb1513 Well there is that 😄👍 I’m kinda being tongue in cheek. Still - back in the day you could just carry a box of batteries in your car or boat and leave the torches in the crate. Of course back then the trouble was that people would then forget to change batteries or keep track of how much they used, or which batteries were the fresh or used ones after. But at least you weren’t completely stranded at the site if something was off. And its usually faster buying a a regular battery once you’re out there than charging for 4-5 hours. I guess the main solution is just redundancy as always. I usually carry two old battery charged torches that I can leave with the gear, along with a battery supply, and one with rechargeable batteries and a set of charged spare batteries. I used to have one with a big builtin battery but it could only be charged from a wall wart and it took a while. That’s my main gripe with rechargeables is you have to plan ahead so much and when you’re out you’re out.
When I’m at the surface, and I let go of my primary second stage, sometimes I have a hard time finding it again. Would you recommend a bungee necklace?
I prefer to have my secondary second stage on a necklace. If you let go of your primary, you just take the secondary and then look for the primary. The benefit of having the secondary second stage on a necklace is that, if something goes wrong with your primary, you know where your secondary is. Having to look for your secondary in that situation is far worse than having to look for your primary. If you're not using a primary donate setup, use a silicone necklace for your secondary second stage so you can yank it loose when you need to donate it.
Use a double ender bolt snap. You don't need to tie them off and one end attaches to the item and the other can be detached and used to hold on to the item.
Double enders definitely have their place in SCUBA diving, but not for clipping off a knife, handheld light, or whistle. There is nothing to clip on to. You need to tie them to a bolt snap, and a small eye bolt snap is the right tool for the job there. Double enders are great for spools, reels, dSMB's, and Goodman handles.
People ask why you have flashlights in the daytime... These people have clearly never dived in Britain ;)
I enjoy lights even in great visibility. Nothing like being down at 25m and being able to get bright colours!
Or Wisconsin
u can use silicone spray on ur boltsnaps and they get nice and smooth to operate again.
Thanks for that. Learned a few good points. I like the pace of the presentation too nice and quick. Thanks
Thanks for putting this out I was looking for some way to keep things attached safely.
Yes that is true
Simple but effective, thanks for sharing.....
FABTASTIC Points I agree with everything you said!
Excellent info. Thank you.
Wow. You are a very experienced diver.
Awesome advice.
Good video I learned something 😉
Suggest to mention not to rely on cheap chinese (claimed) stainless steel , as its normally only 302 quallity. Will rust quickly with salt water. Use marine grade 316 made various western countries.
How did you fuse the rubber together from the inner tube?
The inner tube you used to secure the flashlight.
when using a backplate, and when you mounting it, you can put the rubber inside the "belts" of the jacket
They cut a pice of innertube to make a strong elastic band. To mount it on the webbing they take they have to undo the harness, mount the elastic band and redo the harness. It's rather laborious but only has to be done once.
Great video, I was wondering if you can recommend a style of attachment of a camera (5lbs) to the bcd?
At 5 lbs I'm assuming it's a rig, and not just the camera. You should have an eye on the rig somewhere. Use a double ender bolt snap to clip it off to a D-ring.
How come is his buckle is exactly in the middle?
No crotch strap. You only need to move the buckle to the side if you have a crotch strap so you can access the buckle.
The real question is, why doesn't his BP&W have a crotch strap.
Only - people who always carry rechargeables, like flashlight, tend to forget to recharge or go without checking in a pinch, exactly because it's always on the rig.
The great thing about a clip is that you can also take it off your rig.
Take it off your rig when you get home. Clip it on to the rig when you go diving.
@@bloodymarvelous4790 Sooo many ways it can go wrong.
- Forget to unclip it from the float and bring home.
- Forget to recharge
- Remember you should recharge but too late to do so.
- Recharge but leave for too long so charge fizzes or flashlight dies.
- Forget to bring
- Bring but forget to clip on
- Clip on but forget reduced burn time due to winter cold.
.- Times two because of your rechargeable spare.
@@whynottalklikeapiratWhat do you suggest that avoids these pitfalls?
@@ttb1513 Well there is that 😄👍 I’m kinda being tongue in cheek. Still - back in the day you could just carry a box of batteries in your car or boat and leave the torches in the crate. Of course back then the trouble was that people would then forget to change batteries or keep track of how much they used, or which batteries were the fresh or used ones after. But at least you weren’t completely stranded at the site if something was off. And its usually faster buying a a regular battery once you’re out there than charging for 4-5 hours. I guess the main solution is just redundancy as always. I usually carry two old battery charged torches that I can leave with the gear, along with a battery supply, and one with rechargeable batteries and a set of charged spare batteries. I used to have one with a big builtin battery but it could only be charged from a wall wart and it took a while. That’s my main gripe with rechargeables is you have to plan ahead so much and when you’re out you’re out.
Clip it to you car or something in your basement, never to be lost.
Lost my titanium knife, Oof
I like the video but you talk wayyy too fast you'll lose a lot of viewers with this
Thanks! Great advice. Also I like that u talk fast! I get impatient easily, so that was great. 😄
#flappysnaghazard
Bolt snap is the only way to go. if they are good quality never rust. The rest is crap sorry.
👍👍👍
Got meth ?!
OMG, that knot is so ugly and impractical. What you want is "Overhand Knot On a Bight" and that is it.
so... how to make your gear not dangling out... what loop you are using.
Good video. Yes, u/w flash is great on any dive.
I have that same folding titanium diving knife.
Thanks for teaching mate...
When I’m at the surface, and I let go of my primary second stage, sometimes I have a hard time finding it again. Would you recommend a bungee necklace?
I prefer to have my secondary second stage on a necklace. If you let go of your primary, you just take the secondary and then look for the primary. The benefit of having the secondary second stage on a necklace is that, if something goes wrong with your primary, you know where your secondary is. Having to look for your secondary in that situation is far worse than having to look for your primary.
If you're not using a primary donate setup, use a silicone necklace for your secondary second stage so you can yank it loose when you need to donate it.
What about plastic clips and zip tide?
What about using 550 cord.
Good video, but why do you keep saying “clip OFF” when you clearly mean “clip ON”?
Because you clip it when you don't use it. If you don't use something then it's "off". Yes, it's a bit confusing thing.
Where can I get those tire inner tubes you have?
I prefer buying a pack of 10 "pony tail holders"; elastic covered with cloth. You can get black ones or colorful (easier to find on your rig).
Use a double ender bolt snap. You don't need to tie them off and one end attaches to the item and the other can be detached and used to hold on to the item.
Double enders definitely have their place in SCUBA diving, but not for clipping off a knife, handheld light, or whistle. There is nothing to clip on to. You need to tie them to a bolt snap, and a small eye bolt snap is the right tool for the job there.
Double enders are great for spools, reels, dSMB's, and Goodman handles.