Why the LHS for stages?

[Diogenes]

Just curiosity, but why, typically, use the left hand side for rigging a stage? With a single stage it is usual to rig on the left. But with multiple, 2, stages people often rig both on the left.

I currently rig my Ali80 on the left but that's because I was shown that way during my training. But why not the right?

So...come on. What are the reasons for rigging on the left and not the right??

(I'm right-handed by the way...no spawns of Satan in my family)

[Dangerous Dan]

hog rigged long hose

[And]

Hi

Adding to the above;

Second stages usually being right handed, you can use a 40 inch hose and wrap it around your neck so you can donate it.

Wearing stages all on one side is more streamlined than wearing them on both, and gives you more freedom of movement.

Andy

[Reikimaster]

does it also help with keeping the markings consistant?

and therefore team members position in the water when checking your switch. to save moving about in the water to check the other stage if they had started to deploy the wrong one?

[turbanator]

Originally Posted by And

Wearing stages all on one side is more streamlined than wearing them on both, and gives you more freedom of movement.

Mainly for scootering, I thought, however, even though I don't have one anymore, I still carry all stages/deco cyls on the left.

r
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[RichW]

Originally Posted by Reikimaster

does it also help with keeping the markings consistant?

and therefore team members position in the water when checking your switch. to save moving about in the water to check the other stage if they had started to deploy the wrong one?

Well, not really. If we're talking about decompression cylinders, then if you're face to face at the switch then you get a reasonable view wherever the culinder is placed. If you're side by side as frequently happens in a current, then I suppose there could be a minor advantage.

However the points that And raises are the important ones:
1) Streamlining (from a hose routing and also a scootering perspective)
2) ID'ing the cylinder is not done (either conciously or subconciously) by position.

Cheers,

Rich

[Phoenix]

Lots of people carry stages on both sides, typically lean mixes on the left and rich mixes on the right. As regards the scootering argument, this really depends upon which model of scooter you are using, if you use a Zepp for example it doesn't make any difference IME. The scootering argument is an interesting one, I'd really like to see what % of divers ever get round to actually owning one.

Ian

[turbanator]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

The scootering argument is an interesting one, I'd really like to see what % of divers ever get round to actually owning one.

Ian

I used it for 1 caving trip and practice, whenever I took it to Weymouth, it stayed in the car, because of viz.

Viz is better down here and I've had occasion to think that I might have used it more often than not now (rather than the other way around). Ho hum.

Back to the OP though, I guess now that I'm used to having stages/deco or even bailout when I use the RB on the left, then I keep them there. However, the most I have used is 3 at any one time and two of those were left at an appropriate depth.

r
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[Mal Bridgeman]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

The scootering argument is an interesting one, I'd really like to see what % of divers ever get round to actually owning one.

Ian

I understand that once you've passed Tech 1, it is compulsory to buy a scooter, and that they cost £200

That's what I told me wife and if anyone says anything different, there will be trouble.
Mal

[RichW]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

Lots of people carry stages on both sides, typically lean mixes on the left and rich mixes on the right. As regards the scootering argument, this really depends upon which model of scooter you are using, if you use a Zepp for example it doesn't make any difference IME. The scootering argument is an interesting one, I'd really like to see what % of divers ever get round to actually owning one.

Ian

The majority of divers will never have to share gas. Should they not bother carrying octopusses, long hoses or pony bottles? (delete whatever techniques you dislike).

Rich