Archive for the 'Side Mount Diving' Category

Frequently Asked Questions – Side Mount

What is side mount diving? Side mount diving is mounting one cylinder on each side of your body. It is used mostly by cave divers for exploring into restrictive underwater cave passage that isn’t accessible by standard back mounted cylinders. A BC harness system is responsible for holding the cylinders in place on your side. [...]

Side Mount Training

Side mounting is mounting one cylinder on each side of your body. A BC harness system is responsible for holding the cylinders in place. Side mount was originally developed to allow the exploration of restrictive underwater cave passage that was not accessible by standard back mounted cylinders. Side mount configurations allowed the diver to maneuver [...]

Side Mount Diving Overview

Side mounting is mounting one cylinder on each side of your body. A BC harness system is responsible for holding the cylinders in place. Side mount was originally developed to allow the exploration of restrictive underwater cave passage that was not accessible by standard back mounted cylinders. Side mount configurations allowed the diver to maneuver [...]