Will My Sidemount Harness Work In All Locations – 5.5 min

Steve MartinAugust 8, 2023Leave a Comment

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New Lessons 2023
- Small RIB / Boat Entry and Exits – 18.5 min
- Setup Advice For Hollis SMS 75 – 11 min
- More on Trimming A Diver – 9 min
- Valve Shutdowns – How Long Should It Take – 6 min
- Will My Sidemount Harness Work In All Locations – 5.5 min
- Do You Need A Butt Plate And Heavier Tank Issues – 14 min
- Using Drysuit Correctly In Sidemount Configuration – 9.5 min
Cylinder Setup
- Different Types of Cylinder Valves – 4 min
- Cylinder Hardware Explained – 23.5 min
- New Technique For Sizing Your Cylinder Band Height – 4 min
- Rigging your Sidemount Cylinders – 11 min
- Side Mount Diving | Single Cylinder – 16 min
Regulator Setup
- Right to Left Reg 2nd Stage Conversion – 3 min
- Regulator Configuration Workshop – 22 min
- BCD LPI Hoses and Hats – 2.5 min
- Regulator Bungee Necklace – 4 min
- Regulator Breakaway Boltsnap – 6.5 min
- Regulator Setup for Fixed 1st Stages – 7 min
- Regulator Setup for Standard Valves – 11 min
- Regulator Setup for Solo Diving – 8.5 min
BCD Setup
- Side Mount System Setup | Part 1 – 33 min
- Side Mount System Setup | Part 2 – 22 min
- xDeep Stealth TEC Harness Setup – 11.5 min
- Donning & Doffing Your System – 10.5 min
- Razor 2 | SM System Modifications – 22 min
- Dual Bladder Systems | Our Thoughts & How To Use – 11 Min
- Making a Continuous SM Bungee – 8 min
Reviews of Different SM Systems
- Review of Multi-Use SM Systems – 9.5 min
- Razor 1 and MSR Bladder Review – 3 min
- Razor 2 | Fitting to Students – 7 min
- xDeep Systems Comparison Review – 7 min
- Review of Apeks SM System – 12.5 min
- Review of AGIR SM System – 4 min
- Review of Ultimate SM System – 2 min
Analysis – Loop, Band and Bungee
- Loop Bungee Size Testing – 4 min
- Loop Bungee – Part 1 | Retainers and Position – 10 min
- Loop Bungee – Part 2 | Types and Techniques – 7 min
- Cylinder Band Height Testing – 4 min
- Cylinder Band Position Testing – 4.5 min
Weight Checking and Safety
- Equipment Weight Check Testing – 11 min
- Surface Weight Check Procedure – 13.5 min
- End of Dive Weight Check Procedure – 10.5 min
- Drysuit Weight Check Procedure – 10 min
Steel Cylinders and Drysuit Weighting
- Cold Water and Florida Cave Diving Advice – 24 min
- LP and HP Steel Cylinder Comparisons | Florida – 16 min
- Weight Checking For Steel Cylinders and Drysuit – 15 min
Cylinder Donning and Doffing
- Cylinder Donning and Doffing – 22 min
- Drysuit Cylinder Don and Doff – 9 min
- Donning Cylinders for Solo Diving – 3 min
- De-Kitting a Student Tips – 2.5 min
Entrance and Exit Techniques
- Update on Entry And Exit Techniques – 22 min
- Carrying Side Mount Cylinders – 3.5 min
- Donning Cylinders | Standing – 2.5 min
- Entrance & Exits with Ladders – 5 min
- When to use Safety Clips – 3.5 min
- Preparation for Underwater Exit – 9 min
- Boat Diving Entry Techniques – 20 min
- Boat Diving Exit Techniques – 9.5 min
- Using an Equipment & Gear Line – 5.5 min
- Exiting Problems and Advice – 3 min
Skill Refinement and Reviews
- Sliding D-Rings And Useful Equipment Update – 20 min
- Don’t Be That Sidemount Guy – 3.5 min
- Why You Need Good Skills – 5 min
- SM Restrictions and Why Training – 9 min
Underwater Training Skills
- Equipment Match | Full Scan – 7 min
- Using your Side Mount BCD – 5.5 min
- Gas Awareness and SPG Checking – 5.5 min
- Regulator Switching Procedures – 10.5 min
- SM Diver Trim Check Exercise – 13 min
- Cylinder Trim Check & Sliding D-Rings – 11 min
- Advanced Buoyancy Control – 14.5 min
- Diver Orientation and Positioning Drills – 4 min
- SM Valve Shutdown Exercise – 10.5 min
- Freeflow Regulator Drills – 9 min
- SMB Deployment and Use – 14 min
- BCD Over-Inflate Exercise – 7.5 min
Emergency Drills | Air Sharing
- Out Of Air Sharing | Step 1 – 5 min
- Out Of Air Sharing | Step 2 – 16 min
- Out Of Air | Restowing Problems – 6.5 min
- Out Of Air Sharing | Step 3 – 8 min
Sidemount System Failures
- Cylinder Band Failures – 3 min
- Bungee Failure | Continuous Bungee – 5 min
- Bungee Failure | Safety Clips – 2 min
Accessories, Pouch and SMB
- Handheld Lights And Alternate Canister Hose Routing – 8 min
- Making and Using a Prusik Loop – 6 min
- Helmet Use and Light Holder – 2 min
- Making a DPV Towing Handle – 6 min
Drysuit Diving in Sidemount
- Drysuit Tips for Sidemount Divers – 4.5 min
- Canister Light & Drysuit Inflation System – 9 min
- Donning SM System | Over Your Drysuit – 3 min