Mounting stages on a standard YBOD

[James28]

Having a good look at the standard wing & harness on the YBOD, there is a nice D ring on the bottom of the wing to clip the bottom of the stage to, but I couldn't find a clip at nipple height any where. What are people doing for mounting the top clip to? I've seen pictures of people using stages & I don't think I could get my 7lt aluminum stage mounted on the box itself!

Cheers,

James.

[nigelH]

Originally Posted by James28

but I couldn't find a clip at nipple height any where.

Maybe they've changed something. I have a D-ring on the outside of the counterlung at just about the right height. It does try to hide underneath but it's just about right.

nigelH

[Padowan]

Originally Posted by nigelH

Maybe they've changed something. I have a D-ring on the outside of the counterlung at just about the right height. It does try to hide underneath but it's just about right.

nigelH

Mines a new unit, and it's also got these on. Is does sometimes get hidden between the counterlung and the harness though, have a dig about, you should find it. It is attached to the Harness, by the way, not the counterlung.

[James28]

There is a lot in and around the harness & counter lung. The unit I was looking at was a brand new unit. There were some D rings on the inside edge of the counter lungs, so maybe they had got twisted round or something. Anyway I'll just have to wait to get my hands on a second hand unit, do the course & then I can get going.

James.

[Janos]

There's a second hand unit on ukdiving for around £3300 at the moment. I'd be tempted myself except an out-of-money error has occured. (and shows no signs of resolving itself for a few years yet...)

Laters,
Janos

[Pierre Farrugia]

Anyone tried one of these on a standard ADP harness ?

http://www.beandiving.co.uk/?page=14&product=7

NB Beanie hope that a green blob is on it's way

[Padowan]

Originally Posted by Pierre Farrugia

Anyone tried one of these on a standard ADP harness ?

http://www.beandiving.co.uk/?page=14&product=7

NB Beanie hope that a green blob is on it's way

Certainly looks like a nice D-Ring, but it'd be a pain to get it on a standard harness, as you can't thread it onto the webbing because there are buckles in the way. Really that would be best on a (homemade) webbing harness.

I have a question for those of you with one piece harnesses - do you thread the counterlungs onto the webbing, or just hold them down with a clip at the bottom?

[beanie]

Originally Posted by Padowan

Certainly looks like a nice D-Ring, but it'd be a pain to get it on a standard harness, as you can't thread it onto the webbing because there are buckles in the way. Really that would be best on a (homemade) webbing harness.

Sure is

Originally Posted by Padowan

I have a question for those of you with one piece harnesses - do you thread the counterlungs onto the webbing, or just hold them down with a clip at the bottom?

both slid onto the webbing and the bottoms clipped down

[Padowan]

Originally Posted by beanie

both slid onto the webbing and the bottoms clipped down

If you don't thread it on, does it "flap about"? The reason I'm asking is that I'm trying to sidemount my bailout cylinders cave-style, meaning the valves are kind of under my armpits. In order to be able to easily access this connection point, I was thinking that I might not thread the lungs on the shoulder straps, relying on the clip at the bottom to hold them down - then, when I need to get to the mounting point in my armpit, I can release the counterlung, to give me a more unobstructed access... Any thoughts?

[Juz]

My counterlungs are not attached to the webbing, but have bungee at the bottom, that the waist strap on each side goes through - very quick and easy to don, pull lungs over, put strap through and do up your buckle, hols them very nicely snug to me.

Juz