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| Originally Posted by Ahmed Adly I think that you should never have more than 1 stage under your left arm clipped on both ends. All other stages other than the one you are using, or going to use next, should be nose clipped to your rear hip d-ring. |
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Everyones entitled to an opinion. In my opinion thats just increasing the risk of losing a stage. Of course its probably been driven by the fact that you're using 80's (which are bulky), or are scootering (in which case nose clipped stages 'trim' nicely, but are still more likely to get lost).
I typically run an 80 and a 7 for ocean stuff, both clipped left side and both clipped top and bottom (Bob, they clip to the single d-ring at the collar bone and the single d ring on the left hip). 3 Stages is a bugger this way, but still do-able by rigging the tail clip length appropriately.
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| Originally Posted by Ahmed Adly Now to get this all working, you also have to make all you stages neutral. That would mean doing away with the 7s and sticking with Ali 80s. You can, of course have full tanks, but they tend to sag a lot. Best is to have them to 120 bar or so so that they are more neutral. If a full deco 50 is requiered, then you can use 50/25 to keep it riding high while full. |
Most UK people quite happily use 7's, lets not exaggerate the problem here. Of course, the old style 7's are nicer. 80's are nice, but they dont half get bouyant if you need to drain them, be prepared to clip them onto your DSMB and send them up.