I have my long hose zig zag in the retaining bands. I think it makes it easier to pull out the length I need for myself without pulling out all the hose

I use the same 1st/2st stages. Things that are different in my setup: 1) 90degree elbow on secondary reg. No elbow on longhose. No specific reason other than that I use two different connections to easily identify which reg I'm breathing from ;-) 2) I took both second stages Miflex hoses off. Miflex longhose is hard to tuck away and floats which sucks. I use something that is called neorubber. Slightly negative and easier to fold than rubber hoses.. Beside that miflex hoses scratch your neck (not really an issue with drysuit I guess). 3) I use Apeks (also available from Scubapro) gridlock on the lower part of both tanks instead of normal stage-rigging, which I think is more flexible (but rather expensive). 4) I use the same kind of HP gauges, but I don't like them sticking out so I bungee them to the first stages (which is also streamlined ofcourse). 5) Most important imo: I use the boltsnap connected to the longhose with (two) breakaway O-rings. Because another diver in distress needs to be able to grab/breakaway the primary reg/hose when I am on my secondary reg and the primary is clipped away and secured to the upper right D-ring. What I missed in your video is what kind of wing you use. I'm using a slightly modified Apeks WSX-25 with sliding D-rings (I use ALU tanks only) on the waist webbing. I don't want/need too much lift (I only dive warm waters, no suit or just a very thin shorty). Cheers and let the discussions begin ;-)

lollipops are evil by the way ;). They just get in the way and you shouldn't need to check gas pressure all the time. Once you get some experience you can estimate how much gas you have in each cylinder based on tank weight and dive profile.

Same with the elbow on the long hose. Unhandy for the out of air situation and more common on sidemount only teams only using short hoses

@@butimo Agree on both points. I have the same setup as in the video, but mirrored (longhose left, shorthose right) and no elbow on the longhouse. the longhose regulator fastened on a bold snap, with a small bungy loop around the mouthpiece. This makes it very easy to pull the longhose off the d-ring, and equally easy to re-fit it afterwards. Handy for dive #2. :)

🤔 i check my gauges one handed. Not a problem at all. That’s something you normally learn in a sidemount essentials. Transmitters putting a lot clutter under your arms.

@@butimo Not in a cave environment, it is a two handed affair. And transmitters take up less room than SPGs.

@@Teampegleg I’m not cave trained, but pretty sure that cave divers will not relying on battery powered tools without backup. Also none of the cave divers I know, I have ever seen with it. Having a SPG is a bare minimum equipment

@@butimo Then you don't know very many cave divers. Shearwaters and transmitters have proven themselves reliable enough that it isn't unusual to see transmitters only in cave country. Typically only on sidemount, as on backmount you can easily add a SPG and remain streamlined. And obviously not on the strictly DIR folks, but most of those guys aren't diving sidemount. As far as relying on a battery powered tool, I've seen more SPGs malfunction than transmitters. And when transmitters fail you get no reading. So if you are monitoring your gas properly and sticking with the plan if you turn on the failure you should be fine. And if you aren't, well that isn't the transmitters fault.

@@butimo At this point in time transmitters have proven themselves to be as reliable as SPGs. It's a discussion that often comes up in Sidemount groups and it essentially comes down to what you prefer. Everybody has a preference but there's no clear evidence that one is better anymore. If you really want a backup for a transmitter a button guage on the top of the 1st stage is an option though I personally don't use it. The gas plan should allow for turning the dive if a transmitter fails. As for clutter, I disagree. A transmitter on a short hose is virtually identical to an SPG. Can you describe what you mean?

It’s not the size of the cylinder…it’s how you use it 😏

He dives doubles I believe

InnerSpace Explorers - ISE "How to tie a boltsnap" at the 3-minute mark. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9OPor2FptepYGg.htmlm Or this video: Simply Scuba "How To Tie a bolt Snap" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fd5_ra1hrcDTYmg.html You might want to do a breakaway bolt-snap, using an o-ring, and zip-tie. If you need to donate the long-hose, having to unclip the regulator in an emergency might be a problem.

G'day@@gryphonauto :) Thank you for this information. This looks like a really helpful channel :) Cheers