Back mount VS side mount – plus equipment and training tips

Learn the pros and cons of each configuration and some considerations for side mount harness choices. Plus, learn from my training mistakes! 👌🏻Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2y7Se24 🌊 Want to dive with me in 2024? Sign up for Patreon or my email list to get first dibs on dive expedition spots. ✅ Join the Azul scuba community: https://www.patreon.com/azulunlimited 📝 Email list: http://eepurl.com/dupACr 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Pros and Cons to side mount diving 1:13 VS double tank back mount 3:12 Two skills you didn’t learn in your open water course 3:27 My personal preferences 3:48 Matt's double tank back mount setup 4:22 Equipment: Different side mount harnesses 6:38 Learning side mount 7:16 My experience through the side mount and technical courses 8:34 Random tips: Weighting & bolt snap bungee 9:53 Buoyancy Tips video 10:51 Point Lobos diving If I had a choice, I would have a lot of scuba diving gear. However, van life as a scuba diver means I have to pick and choose. That's why I go with single tank back mount for some types of diving and side mount for others. What do you dive? See you in Patreon! I’m sharing a lot of behind-the-scenes scuba and vanlife adventures, and it’s a place where we can support each other in an online scuba club. 📸 My camera and mic setup: https://amzn.to/3JjGz2B 🧥 Use code AZUL for 10% off Surffur products: https://bit.ly/surffur_azul 🔦 Get an OrcaTorch: https://bit.ly/OrcaTorchAzul 🎵 Need music for your own videos? Check out Epidemic Sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/ufhctq 🔋 Set yourself up for power outages or offgrid living with Jackery: https://bit.ly/jackery-azul Find me on IG/FB/TikTok: Azul Unlimited https://azulunlimited.com/