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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- What's up scuba homies? Today we are looking at some of my favorite Kiss Sidewinder Tips and Tricks with the Hollis Katana 2! As a technical rebreather instructor, I have had to come up with a lot of solutions to my student's problems as well as my own. These are some of my favorite rebreather hacks to make my life easier when I'm CCR diving. Let me know in the comments section if you have any tricks that you like to use! Remember! If you Vibe, Subscribe!
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I should mention that the new cell splitter board from KISS should isolate the computers and prevent the problem I mentioned.
Great video! Thanks!
Thank you very much for such a thorough rundown on your setup.
You're very welcome!
Interesting... I have some similar things I use with my ChOptima, except I can clip it to pretty much an existing BPW or my K2 with only minor changes. Great stuff as always
Awesome video! I think gear setup is very user specific but it’s also really helpful to see what works for others and how they accomplish it. Always learning more!
Thanks David! I agree. I try to help my students create a setup that will fit their specific type of diving.
Dope video as always
I appreciate it Kevyn!
Keep on keeping on
Can't stop wont stop!
Bungee on the clips is dually wicked idea
Very timely sir, I literally just bought one a few days ago.
Dooooooooope! If you're ever in Hawaii (Big Island), hit me up! Who are you taking your class with?
@@DiveVibe I’ll be with Protec over here in Tulum. I’m just looking to schedule Mod 1 now but hoping to have my gear by May.
@@meridacavediver Hell yeah, protec rules!
@@DiveVibe Yeah I am very excited. The full path for me is going to be Mod1, CCR Cave, Mod 2 and my end goal is to start exploring over here at the 60m mark. I can do it now but I’m carrying so many tanks.
Great Video!. thanks
Hey bro, you're welcome. I'm glad it was helpful. Lemme know if I can be of further assitance!
8:00 👍💪😃
Thanks. Would you, at this time, buy one or wait for the SW2?
I guess it just depends on how long you want to wait. This is just a guess, but I figure they're still around a year out. It's gonna take a little while to get instructors updated as well, though they are working on that as we speak. I like the sidewinder as is, so if you're in a hurry it's still a great option. If you have time to wait though, you'll get the latest and greatest.
Can you do a video on how to travel with a CCR?
I am looking at picking one up for better underwater videography and photography (no bubbles to scare the fish), but am very unsure about traveling with one. I’d love to know tips on packing it, travel save a dive kit stuff for it, and then diving with charter groups that are on open circuit and working with the dive operators to let you do it on CCR (think Caribbean dive travel through a local shop’s trip and you’re on CCR when everyone else is OC).
I’ve travelled extensively with my sidewinder. Pack it in a backpack and carry it on. I was only asked once what it was. I get more “inspections” for my canister lights.
awesome video, do you run a 2 or 3-liter tank for your O2?
2 liter, 3l is too long to but mount it. It ends up banging against your bailouts. I have seen people mount a 3l vertically on the back of older sidemount BCDs like the sms75/100. Seemed to work fine.
Oh! And thanks so much for the kind words my friend.
Heh Dive Vibe looking KISS and Hollis Prsim 2, can I rent the tanks for the Prism 2 in Mexico, cause it is hassle flying with them. Thanks in advance
Oh yeah, just make sure you contact a shop ahead of time and make sure tanks will be available. Most tech shops will have an assortment of tanks, but during their busy times, tanks could be unavailable.
@@DiveVibe Thanks, great shows!
Do you ever offer Sidewinder training back in Houston?
Totally can, I come back to Houston all the time. My folks still live there. Always happy to dive the blue lagoon and I'm sure I could convince the woodlands dive center to sell me some pool time. I just need to coordinate it in advance. I'm heading to Houston later this month and also in July. Probably at least one more time this year as well.
Something I've wondered for a while, why not change out the kiss counter lungs for over the shoulder ones so you have a water trap in the loop
(And for that matter, where is the dump valve in the kiss for dil flushes/bailout ascents?!)
Great questions! The sidewinder counterlung is one of the best parts of the unit. Keeps the unit super balanced because its lower amd makes perfect trim effortless. The unit is actually a lot more flood tolerant than you might imagine. Edd Sorenson repeatedly flood tested it and found that it could hold a substantial amount of water and still function.
The over pressure valve is on top of the left canister. You can elbow it to activate it manually. Although my dil flush procedure doesn't involve the opv.
Thanks for the questions!
I have a SW on order and initially want to use a single Petrel computer for the O2 display. When I progress to deco dives I am intending to add a NERD as the second/backup display. You are only using a single device connected to the O2 sensors. Can you talk me through some of the pro's and con's of wiring two devices to the sensors or just keeping to a second stand alone computer. Kiss supply a splitter circuit board, which is supposed to isolate the computers if one of them goes faulty. I am expecting far more issues with the sensors and wiring rather than the computer. (I am an electronics designer by trade so I do understand the limitations of using resistors to isolate two receiver circuits)
When I first started diving the unit, we had very simple cell splitters that would deliver a different mv reading to the remaining computer if one were to fail. So I moved my petrel 2 off of a fischer cable and run it stand alone, then I adjusted my emergency procedures accordingly.
I dont think that's an issue for the new splitter board, but I'm happy with my setup. One less cable to deal with is fine by me. Most people run this thing with a single computer and then an offboard backup.
I hope that helps.
Is there a way to show how you attached the O2 bottle straps to the lower end of the Katana?
or do you have a link to the hardware that is attached?
@@cadiveguy It's two sex bolts. The subgravity straps come with them. Lemme know if that's still not making sense and ill send you a picture.
@@DiveVibe Got it, the Bolt on Argon Straps from SubGravity
Hello my friend, may I ask why not a Hollis prism 2 ?
Nothing wrong with the prism 2. Its a great unit. I like the balanced, streamlined, lightweight nature of the sidewinder.
What reasons you didn’t go with a full Shrimp BOV opposed to the selected Shrimp DSV?
Cheers, #SeattleRingHunter
The hose supplying the bov and the extra bulk of the bov itself make them kinda annoying on the sidewinder. Routing the bov supply hose is tricky as well.
I keep a 2nd stage on a necklace under my chin and I think its a good idea for anyone not diving a BOV to do the same.
@@DiveVibe After asking this questions I came across Gus and Woody's interview today from three years ago with Georgia Hausserman. They spoke in detail as for the major pros for going with a DSV opposed to an BOV. Les weight clenched to the jaw and the improved work of breathing. Its makes sense now after stoping and thinking how it would be in the mouth. Thanks for the response. Cheers, #SeattleRingHunter
I don't dive a sidewinder but I do dive a swift on my Spirit.. The trick I did was run the transmitter up to my shoulder that way its tight against me but also close enough to the nerd for receiving.
Im glad you brought that up, because its definitely a possible solution with the sidewinder. I like that method a lot with the spirit, because its easy to do with the frame. It's a little more cumbersome on the winder as it definitely creates an extra step during assembly/disassembly, but if you want a transmitter it will work. Thanks Patrick!
@@DiveVibe Yeah I just linked mine with the O2 lines so its nice and trim. But might steal some of your other tricks even for my spirit
I do it similar on my SideWinder I run in backmount mode. I'll have to find a way to send you photos
Did you have to increase the length of your webbing for your Katana?
There was enough webbing for me, not too much left over, but a bit, definitely plenty of room in the waist. I'm 6'5" and weigh around 300lbs, so it should have enough webbing for MOST people.
@@DiveVibe I am 5’9 300 lbs gonna need more webbing I did a try dive in the sidewinder 15 min in and I was sold will be putting my deposit down in a few weeks
@@ivoryjohnson4662 I imagine that's frustrating. I've spent my entire life being too big for things everyone else gets to use/do/wear, so I understand. At least swapping the webbing isn't all that difficult.