The Worst

[@simplyscuba]

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[@dh5645]

😂 The takeaway: keep your dangly bits trimmed up 🤣

[@joesephklansy3596]

"Let's take a closer look at scuba divers dangly bits"

[@neomasterc]

PSA: Bike tire or bungee can help secure dangly stuff

[@pauldarnbrough9334]

I was taught .... EVERY DANGLE IS A TANGLE.. Great refresh video by the way

[@TolulopeOlamideAjayi]

Thanks for the tips... In your editing can you perhaps include more pictures and graphics to llustrate the point. 👌🏾

[@bubblesandboats4010]

Great reminder for all of us👌, better to be over prepared to avoid #flappysnaghazard then suffer the consequences. As an underwater videographer my #flappysnaghazard is something that is always on my mind!

[@Increase_the_dose]

Dropped this term while purchasing my first BCD in a dive shop yesterday.

[@harrydevil]

You touched on it here, but can we get a video with more depth on hoses: miflex vs miflex XT vs rubber vs any other alternatives?

[@simplyscuba]

sounds like a plan! We'll add it to our list!

[@thorgrimb2416]

@@simplyscuba Don't forget the Bluetooth and WiFi hoses that pop up every year just after March LOL :)

[@lmlmd2714]

@@thorgrimb2416 horseless gas transfer.... Breathe from the tank ;)

[@Scottyboy2086]

@@thorgrimb2416 I have one of those. They work great, either that or I become Kevin Costner in Waterworld. 😅

[@thorgrimb2416]

@@Scottyboy2086 Quite a few of the cast including Costner's stunt double nearly drowned during filming of Waterworld. So yep with one of those hoses maybe you where his stunt double lol.

[@girlwithgrit7459]

My open water, advanced open water, and rescue courses were all through NAUI and my instructor taught us the primary donate with octo on a strap around the neck. We also clip our spg to the right shoulder D ring and it's very easy to check your gauges that way. Seemless procedures with stainless boltsnaps -- always streamlined and efficient :) I'm getting ready to buy my own gear and it's been a challenge to find gear for my preferred configurations ( which I guess are tech diving configurations since I've never seen recreational divers use them?).

[@girlwithgrit7459]

@SimplyScuba Found a typo and had to fix it! Also, a quick question: with my primary donate, I think the hose needs to be longer than the typical regulator hose -- do regulators come with a choice of hose lengths or would I need to upgrade to get the hoses correct for my configuration? Thank you so much!

[@guillermopelaez5859]

Great subject and many times overlooked by recreational divers. I try to get some tips from the technical side of, but not yet ready for the long hose... the SS bolt snaps is an excellent suggestion.

[@robbiesweeney9972]

I recently changed to long hose setup, I definitely prefer it, got a Tecline reg set with long hose, great kit at good price

[@ninefinger2511]

My favorite way to reduce flappysnaghazards is with a zegal combo bcd inflator and safe second. (Cant remember the name of it) so you end up with a primary donate setup. Of course most of my driving is fresh water and pretty shallow with the same group. So we are all used to the slightly odd setup.

[@Gstrowes]

D-ring on a weight belt. Not as useless as you think. Back when I was still diving in the UK, in the club I was a member off, we used to dive off a RIB a lot. Part of the water exit/boat boarding drill after the dive was to attach the weight belt to a line and boltsnap which was attached to the boat. That way, if the weight belt was dropped (And I saw this happen more than once) it wasn't lost.

[@simplyscuba]

That makes sense. Nice one Graham

[@davidanderson5259]

After trying various things, my octo is now attached with a simple snorkel holder...the two-loop silicone thing that costs a buck. My primary is on a long hose...I donate that and switch to my octo...works great. I have my air-integrated computer/compass on a retracting lanyard...works great. My camera goes in the pocket of my wetsuit if it's not in my hand [the pocket I stuck to my suit with AquaSeal...]. Everything else is pretty tidy.

[@m39fan]

Struggling to do work arounds to prevent dangling bits now that I have moved from a vest BCD to a Riptide Vanquish.

[@samantharubinstein2699]

At my ow I was taught to put my gauge under the clip that holds my bcd on (in the middle) it works rly well u just have to look down and U see it

[@Mindysadventures]

Lmao this was great

[@hamshackleton]

I fasten my gauges console to myself by a pair of Inglefield clips I got from a yacht chandlers, many years ago - being brass, they don't wear out, jam, or break. (Still leaves a loop of hose, though!)

[@alle_namen_schon_vergeben708]

I ripped both of my flappy snack hazard octo attachments off so now I use the closing of my bcd-pocket ( velcro fastener) and that is even better than the other things :D (If I buy my own regulator I'll use the way you said)

[@treksymachineco.294]

I setup up my gear from watching a video from dive rite about streamlining your dive gear and I use a cable retractor for my dive computer. I also run a primary donate setup which was suggested in the video from dive rite

[@Scottyboy2086]

These were the first things I did to my rig, spent some money on clips and stuff but I think it was well worth it! Currently just a camera, lights, and a cobra 3. Soon to add in an octo and probably more camera stuff. Still in the process of setting up a new BCD but all is good. Eye bolts, tight retractors, and hand lanyards. Even have a backup watch in a pocket for timing and an Oceanic vt4 on my wrist. Not enough stuff! Neeeed MOAAARRR!!!

[@DiveBC]

Everything is bolt snapped to its appropriate d-ring. Back up lights are also bunged back onto the harness. For my single tank setup I put my spg hose over my left shoulder along with my low pressure inflator. It then clips to the d-ring on the left shoulder and is just long enough to pull it into view but when not using it its out of the way and tucked up. Easiest setup I have found other than a computer and transmitter.

[@alisonanthony1228]

Stuff your spg under your waistband. That keeps it nice and tight to your body but still allows you to lift it up to read it. Simple, safe, secure and free.

[@djole_belic]

Awesome video guys i loved it !

[@Paskakorva]

The thumb loops should make fins easier to put on but I just managet to catapult my fin in to the lake because that weak strap snapped

[@janinacooper4199]

Great video!!!

[@lennygermany1507]

I,ve learned a lot from seeing UW pics from myself , Facepalm -;) . but do take pics of my buddies and just show them how far the kit is hanging from their body , most are genuinely surprised , when they see it for themselves .

[@Scottyboy2086]

I should probably get my brother to snag my camera more often to snap a photo of me. Taking a self portrait underwater is a royal PITA!

[@lennygermany1507]

@@Scottyboy2086 Actually i didn´t mean selfies , but pics taken of me , have a nice one son .

[@Scottyboy2086]

@@lennygermany1507 never took self portraits before the internet era ehh? Not many mirrors under water for a photographer to do a self-portrait. I do get what you are saying but I do not trust others with my camera setup, ya know let go and say bye bye to $1,000's. My brother is about the only one I trust and that is because I know where he lives if he drops it. We also do not dive together that often so I do not have the option unless I want to fork out money for someone else's photos just to get 1 of me. No thanks man.

[@lennygermany1507]

@@Scottyboy2086 emm, before this goes way off course , I never asked anyone to take pics , they were coincidental snap shots , where I saw that a hose , my spg or octopus was flailing around , therefore required adjustments sorted out before next dive .

[@Scottyboy2086]

@@lennygermany1507 and to get more shots you either have to pay someone to get their photos from the dive sites, hope there is a diver in your group that doesn't charge, or hand it off. I just can't justify paying for a full set of photos for one of me when I am taking the same photos as them and it is rare to find more than one photog in your group. Not trying to get far off here either. I would like more photos of me and my setup but the above is why I do not.

[@KimonFrousios]

The worst dangly offender is people's legs. So much bad trim, so much silt stirring... Next worse are octos. Gauges are the third worst; unlike octos that are never used, divers occasionally do have to use their gauges during the dive and their hoses are usually a bit shorter. My own nemesis is the stock lengths in my reg. 80-85cm for the primaryis too much slack for over the shoulder but not long enough for under the armpit. Been meaning to either shorten it or lengthen it for years, probably time to bump it up the todo list. My camera does reside on a spring coil, but it also has a boltsnap directly attached to it, so it doesn't dangle. I usually clip it on my kidney D ring, rather then my shoulder, so that increases bottom clearance.

[@ZachShannon]

Question for the Deco Stop podcast: do you prefer a BCD with or without weight integration? And why

[@simplyscuba]

Great question Zach!

[@Lazna97]

What about snorkel during scuba diving? The most useless piece of equipment and dangles like a bugger :D

[@guillermopelaez5859]

I haven`t used a snorkel for a long time... it is indeed a bit useless to the type of waters I dive in. I am still wondering why I bought that nice detachable Scubapro snorkel... maybe for snorkeling one day...

[@Kieranpcoakley]

Only time I've ever used my snorkel is when I'm bored between dives and I go snorkeling. Rest of the time it stays in the bag!

[@bryanlee1887]

configure your hoses with cave line and a boltsnap and then snap those to your d rings

[@bryanlee1887]

ISE has good tutorials just search up "long hose configuration inner space explorers"

[@guillermopelaez5859]

@@bryanlee1887 And they also have good tutorials on how to attach bolt snaps properly... great material there.

[@JamesMilanese123]

#UrbanDictionary/add-flappy-snag-hazard

[@stephenmallet6872]

Jeez the thumbnail for this vid made me cringe so hard

[@maxtorque2277]

Ditch the SPG for an air integrated wrist computer for one less hose ;-) And if you dive FFM, then primary donate is difficult!

[@lennygermany1507]

emmm , nöööööööööööööööööööö :) , analog and digital guages can be a life saver , boltnsnaps do wonders ;)

[@1984mrdale]

I use the Scubapro magnetic octo holder one for each my octo and SPG. Very easy to quickly detach and attach. I seem to have very few problems with snags. ScubaPro Magnetic Octo Holder Tank www.amazon.com/dp/B01AIVLZ72/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_UX.tEb7YK53JH

[@lmlmd2714]

Your dangly bits can destroy wildlife.... I always thought that was a Kiwi thing.