Thank you so much for showing people what kind of cutting device a pro diver is using. No 2 feet long super mega rambo knife hanging on each of your legs plus one underwater chainsaw on your chest d-ring. No. One small little ezeecut. Razor sharp. Able to cut almost anything with no effort and safe to use sice there is no blade exposed to diver's clumsy hands. That's it. I love that. You don't need anything else. Ok, my sister is also using small but strong pair of scissors hidden in sheath on her left arm. It is better for cutting fishing lines. Ezeecut is quickly loosing sharpness when used regularly. It is better to keep it sharp for emergency cases.
Thanks, this was super helpful. I just got a bp/w and was scratching my head on how to attach the stuff without being a christmas tree or buying pockets and making it look like a jacket bcd 😂
This is so helpful! I trained on a backplate and wing but don't have my own BC yet -- I wanted to figure out how to add everything else without adding pockets before searching for and buying each piece I need :). Thank you so much!
James, I have been cave diving for more than 20 years and in that time I have gone through 3 lights. I always used my waist strap to mount the battery pack. Four years ago i bought a dive rite style canister light.. Mounting it on my waist strap I could not reach the on-off switch. Then I had the light bulb of thought come on. My back plate has holes down both sides. I put two worm clamps with small d-rings on the canister and two small clips on the two holes on the back plate starting at the top. The canister goes upside down allowing me to easily turn the light off or on.
Been diving a BP and Wing for 20 years. I’m pretty much set up exactly like you have shown except my octo is on a necklace (made of bungee) around my neck. It sits right under my chin out of the way. If I have to share air, I will give my primary reg. I always know where it is, because it’s in my mouth, and I always know where my octo is because it is right under my chin. Simply lift it into my mouth - no looking for it or struggling to pull the hose out of wherever it’s mounted. I have never had a problem with this set up. The only other thing that I have different is a lift bag rolled up under the back of the BP where you have the safety sausage.
Hi, James! Thenk You for your quick and very useful videos )) For me: I bought apeks shirts with big pockets for wet suit config and installed big pockets on my D6Lite dry suit. I made more then 250 dives, and more then 200 of them in sidemount. I find pokets best solution for me :)
A tech instructor taught me that the proper place for the DSMB is clipped to the butt D-ring of the harness(back of crotch strap). I have bungee around it so it doesn't dangle much.
I'd love to see a video on your expert opion/advice on where your backplate/wing should sit. How high or low and about where the tank valve should be located. Setting up a new rig and would love to know your take on it.
Great video James! I have a few questions, firstly could you do a video for your tec set up? Also how much lift do you need in your wing? Perhaps another video? Thanks!
Since you are building your dream dive locker could you give some tips on building a dive locker? What materials/products to use and what features to include?
Thanks for the Quick Tip helpful starting point. Was wondering if you could do a similar video on setting up /accessorizing a back inflate BCD. I have just got a Zeagle Ranger LTD and am struggling to not look like a Christmas Tree. Lots of D-Rings and options on the BCD but would love to see how you would set-up a similar BCD
Awesome video !!! I have one question though. The octo drives me nuts when it’s just dangling under my arm or In front of me. Can you suggest any other way to secure it that is nice and tidy ? Right now I fold the hose and put it in a D ring. I completely understand that may not be good for the hose in the long run but that’s the only solution I have right now
Hi there ! Do you know where one can buy the shoulder pads you have here ? Are they confortable ? I had a look at Apeks but can't find them. Can be any brand though. Thank you very much !
Excellent!! Thank you....I had already modeled much of my rig from stealing glimpses of yours in the Divers Ready catalog of videos. I do like my octo on a necklace and I've come up with a bungee solution for my compass so I don't have to wear it all the time but can still have it with me. Do you find the inflator hose a little long and dangley when your in trim? I've wondered about making mine a little more tucked into my body but still easy to access.
Hi James, I had the same question as Daniel, Could you make a video on the same idea but on wing style BCD integrated weight?.(I dive with a Zeagle). Hugs.
I dive up in Indiana. So I have to wear wetsuits. What is the best way to add weight pockets. I have two on my cylinder and two on my waist straps on my backplate & wing. Please help with the best places to attach these. In Miami with steel cylinders I don’t need any weight.
Thank you so very much James! You've been such an influence to my diving and I have just got my Apeks WTX-D30 as well and have set it up similarly to yours as it just makes sense. Heading out to volunteer for coral restoration work next week. Looking forward to diving the new setup. Dived the Mares XR before so BPWs aren't new to me. I had setup my earlier wing style BCD in a similer way to this before in a very makeshift way and have been enjoying the simplicity of your setup. My GoPro is now my 'DashCam' to just catch the stupidity of other divers 🤣... Jokes aside, both you and Mark have been a great influence to my dive journey, hence the WTX setup... Appreciate it!
I guess it depends on how easily it can slide off the strap and be lost when you are kitting up/down. I wouldn't trust canvas loops without also adding a chunky weight stopper on the strap.
Put shaving foam in your mask then wipe it off. It stops the mask from misting up. You could also spit in it but shaving foam works better and is more readily available than anti mist stuff that you can buy online.
@@dclangst yes, since you use a harness, it's the common way, but I wanna know why he didn't use that way :S (maybe he just forgot about it) I'm curious.
Hey, I'm thinking about how to setting up my first own regulator. And I would like to use a strap at the second stage that goes around my neck so my buddy can just take my second stage from me and I can use the strapped one. How should I make that? Yellow for the strapped one or for the one in my mouth (which I want him to take)?
I have seen divers show proper trim but never seen a how to adjust trim, where, how and affects of weight . So in other words a how to adjust trim in the water not on a work bench
Thanks James, o it of interest, is there any reason you don’t have a reel/dsmb solution the already has the two joined together? I’m just getting back into diving and that’s something I used to use, just wondered if I’m missing a reason not to do it? Or is it dependant on reel choice ie just not ideal for the specific reel you use?! Ta
You could attach a 4 or 6mm bungee to your computer and compass instead of the band you use there. I did it and I'm very happy about I because it's way easier and faster to put it on my wrist. Just a small idea and keep going like that👍
Awesome!!!! Thanks James @diversready. I actually asked a similar question for you to do a video on this during your wing vs backplate setup. Awesome. Keep it coming!!!
I used to do the same with bungeeing the smb to the backplate. While diving cold water with drygloves and trying to get the smb out it got pushed through one of the bungees so that it was almost impossible to get loose. Also why not have the smb and reel as one unit?
I prefer the little plastic ones that clip hose versus the ones that wear out the mouth piece. They have suicide clips to the d-rings but they are small and fine for recreational use. My kids use these and I have too but now use a necklace setup.
This is incredibly helpful, esp the DSMB mount, thanks James.
Thank you for no-BS to the point videos. I can't stand people who ramble on and on. 👏
Thank you so much for showing people what kind of cutting device a pro diver is using. No 2 feet long super mega rambo knife hanging on each of your legs plus one underwater chainsaw on your chest d-ring. No. One small little ezeecut. Razor sharp. Able to cut almost anything with no effort and safe to use sice there is no blade exposed to diver's clumsy hands. That's it. I love that. You don't need anything else. Ok, my sister is also using small but strong pair of scissors hidden in sheath on her left arm. It is better for cutting fishing lines. Ezeecut is quickly loosing sharpness when used regularly. It is better to keep it sharp for emergency cases.
I took the plunge on some tec shorts. They cost way more than they should but it keeps things clean.
Thanks, this was super helpful. I just got a bp/w and was scratching my head on how to attach the stuff without being a christmas tree or buying pockets and making it look like a jacket bcd 😂
Amazing content! Mounted my DSMB in the very same point, gonna test it later to see if I can reach it properly mid-dive
This is so helpful! I trained on a backplate and wing but don't have my own BC yet -- I wanted to figure out how to add everything else without adding pockets before searching for and buying each piece I need :). Thank you so much!
Love the buddy reel. Had the same one for 6 years as an instructor. Still going strong
I love your quick tips, thank you. I travel to dive and would love to see your configuration of your save a dive travel kit.
Thanks James, practical tips that make my life easier and also simply explained. Good job, good channel. I would happily recommend it.
Thanks for putting this together and listening to your fan base please show us your tech setup
I am a new diver thanks for sharing..👍👍👍
James, I have been cave diving for more than 20 years and in that time I have gone through 3 lights. I always used my waist strap to mount the battery pack. Four years ago i bought a dive rite style canister light.. Mounting it on my waist strap I could not reach the on-off switch. Then I had the light bulb of thought come on. My back plate has holes down both sides. I put two worm clamps with small d-rings on the canister and two small clips on the two holes on the back plate starting at the top. The canister goes upside down allowing me to easily turn the light off or on.
Thanks James, awesome information for newer divers that are still getting used to their equipment, while adding new accessories.
Best Videos what got me into diving
All the best from Australia
Heh so info-dense I'm watching twice at reduced speed to catch everything.
Another great video, you are making me really consider going with a backplate and wing set up.
New subscriber like the way you mounted the marker with bungee will have to do that great simple ideas thanks
Been diving a BP and Wing for 20 years. I’m pretty much set up exactly like you have shown except my octo is on a necklace (made of bungee) around my neck. It sits right under my chin out of the way. If I have to share air, I will give my primary reg. I always know where it is, because it’s in my mouth, and I always know where my octo is because it is right under my chin. Simply lift it into my mouth - no looking for it or struggling to pull the hose out of wherever it’s mounted. I have never had a problem with this set up. The only other thing that I have different is a lift bag rolled up under the back of the BP where you have the safety sausage.
Same here buddy ...Hog rig and long hose is the way to go...frees up that D ring also!
Thank James !!! I keep my dsmb in a side pocket along with whistle, flashlight, slate.
Stay safe !!!
Thanks. When you did the video on plate diving you mentioned the stuff you carried but no method. Great help!
Cool video James, I'm looking at getting a B/W setup, so very informative.
You remind me of Mark at simply scuba, he loves his Boltsnaps Lol.
Awesome! I just ordered that gopro strap! :D
excellent!
Love that bungee trick for the dsmb! Gonna try it soon :)
Hi, James!
Thenk You for your quick and very useful videos ))
For me: I bought apeks shirts with big pockets for wet suit config and installed big pockets on my D6Lite dry suit.
I made more then 250 dives, and more then 200 of them in sidemount. I find pokets best solution for me :)
A tech instructor taught me that the proper place for the DSMB is clipped to the butt D-ring of the harness(back of crotch strap). I have bungee around it so it doesn't dangle much.
Thanks for sharing! Dive safe
I like the way you mounted the SMB, but what about a finger spool attached to the SMB?
I'd love to see a video on your expert opion/advice on where your backplate/wing should sit. How high or low and about where the tank valve should be located.
Setting up a new rig and would love to know your take on it.
Great video James!
I have a few questions, firstly could you do a video for your tec set up?
Also how much lift do you need in your wing?
Perhaps another video?
Thanks!
Always great helpful videos!
Great video! Love the minimalist & streamlined approach!
Thanks so much!
Super useful information 👌
Fantastic video
THANK YOU♡
Since you are building your dream dive locker could you give some tips on building a dive locker? What materials/products to use and what features to include?
The video I needed. Thanks James!
Great video. Thanks for sharing the GoPro mount at 6:14. We've been looking for a good BCD mount.
Thanks for the Quick Tip helpful starting point. Was wondering if you could do a similar video on setting up /accessorizing a back inflate BCD. I have just got a Zeagle Ranger LTD and am struggling to not look like a Christmas Tree. Lots of D-Rings and options on the BCD but would love to see how you would set-up a similar BCD
Very useful video, thanks mate
I carry my compass in my divebag but never used it, i guess it’s a Florida thing where you dive out of shore’s view?
Exactly right.
What's up with the dream dive locker?
thanks a big help
Can we attach the Apeks Surelock weight system on that Deluxe harness?
Your thoughts on chest strap, vs no chest strap?
Great post, thanks. What size wing/bladder do you have there?
Liked and subscribed
Thanks Big Rich!
what about reef hook with pouch?
Link us to those elastic straps
Awesome video !!! I have one question though. The octo drives me nuts when it’s just dangling under my arm or In front of me. Can you suggest any other way to secure it that is nice and tidy ? Right now I fold the hose and put it in a D ring. I completely understand that may not be good for the hose in the long run but that’s the only solution I have right now
Hi there !
Do you know where one can buy the shoulder pads you have here ? Are they confortable ?
I had a look at Apeks but can't find them. Can be any brand though.
Thank you very much !
Can you do a video on full face mask/regulator combos?
Excellent!! Thank you....I had already modeled much of my rig from stealing glimpses of yours in the Divers Ready catalog of videos. I do like my octo on a necklace and I've come up with a bungee solution for my compass so I don't have to wear it all the time but can still have it with me. Do you find the inflator hose a little long and dangley when your in trim? I've wondered about making mine a little more tucked into my body but still easy to access.
Hi James, I had the same question as Daniel, Could you make a video on the same idea but on wing style BCD integrated weight?.(I dive with a Zeagle).
Hugs.
I dive up in Indiana. So I have to wear wetsuits. What is the best way to add weight pockets. I have two on my cylinder and two on my waist straps on my backplate & wing. Please help with the best places to attach these. In Miami with steel cylinders I don’t need any weight.
Thank you so very much James! You've been such an influence to my diving and I have just got my Apeks WTX-D30 as well and have set it up similarly to yours as it just makes sense. Heading out to volunteer for coral restoration work next week. Looking forward to diving the new setup. Dived the Mares XR before so BPWs aren't new to me.
I had setup my earlier wing style BCD in a similer way to this before in a very makeshift way and have been enjoying the simplicity of your setup. My GoPro is now my 'DashCam' to just catch the stupidity of other divers 🤣... Jokes aside, both you and Mark have been a great influence to my dive journey, hence the WTX setup... Appreciate it!
Do you have a video of your tech set up?
good video. Why not just keep your knife on your webbing to the left of the buckle, standard DIR style?
I guess it depends on how easily it can slide off the strap and be lost when you are kitting up/down. I wouldn't trust canvas loops without also adding a chunky weight stopper on the strap.
Where do you place your weights?
Put shaving foam in your mask then wipe it off. It stops the mask from misting up. You could also spit in it but shaving foam works better and is more readily available than anti mist stuff that you can buy online.
Where do you place the weights?
Whats the average water temp in florida? Here its 5-10c in winter 🤦🏽♂️
Can you do the same video but with a jacket and back inflate style BCD.
great tips. Why the inflator hose off to the side like that?
I just moved it so I could show more on camera.
James, just curious what's the maximum distance (hight) you have jumped from into the water for a scuba dive?
Probably about 50ft... from a helicopter!
@@DiversReady Over 15 metres!!! & from a helicopter!!! That is so cool - was it videoed?
Why the corrugated hose isn't fixed to the left strap? Do you keep it loose?
I put a bungee between the d ring, triglide and strap and put the inflator through that.
@@dclangst yes, since you use a harness, it's the common way, but I wanna know why he didn't use that way :S (maybe he just forgot about it) I'm curious.
Hey James, just wondering what thickness bungee you used to attach your DSMB? Thanks
I know you posted your question 3 years ago but did you ever find an answer to this? Thanks
Hey, I'm thinking about how to setting up my first own regulator. And I would like to use a strap at the second stage that goes around my neck so my buddy can just take my second stage from me and I can use the strapped one. How should I make that? Yellow for the strapped one or for the one in my mouth (which I want him to take)?
alle_namen_schon_vergeben check out the DIR diving videos on UA-cam to see how to set it up. I think DIR 1 and DIR 3 have it. Search for those
@@oliverstubbs7637 thank you, I'll watch them ^^
@@oliverstubbs7637 ehm, from which channel? :D
@@oliverstubbs7637 oh okay. I found one. But at that one both are black? Is that how you use it? I thought about buying a complete set :)
alle_namen_schon_vergeben “DIR 1” from james garret and “DIR 3 VIDEO” from dan volker
Please never secure octopus like this. If you suddenly need it it's to far away! Learnt by experience
I have seen divers show proper trim but never seen a how to adjust trim, where, how and affects of weight . So in other words a how to adjust trim in the water not on a work bench
Video is not 5 minutes or less :P
5 mins or less...
Double speed
Great video! I was specifically looking for tips on securing the emergency float and like you, I wanted it tight and not flopping around
Thanks James, o it of interest, is there any reason you don’t have a reel/dsmb solution the already has the two joined together? I’m just getting back into diving and that’s something I used to use, just wondered if I’m missing a reason not to do it? Or is it dependant on reel choice ie just not ideal for the specific reel you use?! Ta
Love the video, the bungees is a great idea might have to try it!
I agree, what size bungee? Looks like 1/4 or 1/8th inch?
@@HavikenHayes to be honest I’m not sure, I’m probably gonna go with 1/4 simply because there is a spool lying around the shop I work at!
Thanks for sharing!
I'll try some of your tips!
Could you do video for your tech set up?
No waterproof case for the GoPro ?
Thank you for your videos, they've been really useful so far! :)
Thanks for making this video. I just picked up a BPW system and came directly to your video to see how you mounted the accessories. Great content!
Never heard of a buddy reel. What for is the use of it? (instead of your "normal" reel)
You could attach a 4 or 6mm bungee to your computer and compass instead of the band you use there. I did it and I'm very happy about I because it's way easier and faster to put it on my wrist. Just a small idea and keep going like that👍
Thank you so much sir! EXACTLY what I needed. You.Are.The.Best!
Awesome!!!! Thanks James @diversready. I actually asked a similar question for you to do a video on this during your wing vs backplate setup. Awesome. Keep it coming!!!
Great no bullshit educational video.
Hello, would you do the same for a travel lite wing rig?
I used to do the same with bungeeing the smb to the backplate. While diving cold water with drygloves and trying to get the smb out it got pushed through one of the bungees so that it was almost impossible to get loose. Also why not have the smb and reel as one unit?
He does his most dives in florida. I guess if he would dive in a drysuit he wouldn't do it that way. (It may be hard to unclip the camera aswell.)
This is great, thank you. If you were to use a clip for your octo, which one would you recommend? Thanks for your time James👌
I prefer the little plastic ones that clip hose versus the ones that wear out the mouth piece. They have suicide clips to the d-rings but they are small and fine for recreational use. My kids use these and I have too but now use a necklace setup.
Love it; great video.