Sidemount- Principles For Success Jun 2026
Here are the 5 principles that separate smooth sidemount from a tangled mess:
The diver who buys the most expensive carbon fiber sidemount rig but dives twice a year will be out-performed by the diver in a beat-up aluminum rig who dives every weekend. Sidemount- Principles For Success
You will not look like a GUE or UTD pro on your fourth dive. You will cork. You will lose a tank. You will spend ten minutes struggling to clip a bolt snap onto a D-ring you cannot see. That is the process. Here are the 5 principles that separate smooth
The act of clipping a tank to your chest D-ring and sliding it back to your hip is the signature skill of sidemount. Most divers fail because they try to clip the tank while it is floating wildly behind them. You will lose a tank