extra equipment on BC

[aristoff]

Hi,

I was wondering what extra equipment people are putting on their bc when diving,

knives, markers, bailout bottles.....

being new to the sport I was looking for idea on what works, what is not needed and so on.

Thanks

[LKunze]

Here's what I mount on my harness:
*backup-light clipped off on shoulder D-Ring with the bezel secured under the arm to the harness with bungee cord.
*canister light mounted on harness on the right side of hip
*spg clipped off on the left hip D-Ring
*small knife mounted on the harness front/left side waist
Anything else I carry goes in my drysuit bellows pockets

[nomads]

I'm just like Lonnie. "Less is better."

[shamre]

I too carry a backup light and a pair of seasnips for entanglements. They'll cut through anything and easier to use than a knife. I also carry a set of tables with me just in case.

[jasondbaker]

Agreed, attach as little as possible to your bc harness. Keep it clean. The christmas tree look is out. I dive the same configuration as Lonnie.

[Freedive WI]

When I scuba dive, which still happens every once in a while , I dive the same as Lonnie- with maybe a stage bottle, or two, and an argon bottle on the left hip.

Jon

[Chris H]

I'm with the rest of them. Same configuration. We might as well move this to the DIR forum

[chbrown2]

Hey I'll never forget the famous line f/ a dive hand on a Blackbeard Cruise I went on last Nov... "come with me, you walking dive shop, this way" as he was guiding him ahead of me coming up the aft boat ladder after a great dive. This guy had a back everything attached to his BC. Incedently - he does own a dive shop!!

[Omicron]

I have two backup lights - one clipped to each shoulder d-ring and held down with a piece of innertube.

My canister light, on the right hand side. A safety reel, on my left hip d-ring.

My SGS is also clipped on my left shoulder d-ring, but that's not really an "extra" clipped on my BC.