Sidemount BCD – Dive Rite Nomad recommended

Two regulators – recommend “turret style” Apeks or Dive Rite, one with 7’ hose, one with 40” hose, both with right angle adapters or swivel adapters on second stages.

Regulator necklace – on regulator with 40” hose.

Two SPGs on 6” hoses

Elastic hose retainers (3) – sized for your tanks.

Bungees - should come with BCD.  You may have to go through a couple of sets to get the right size.

Large bolt Snaps (4) – stainless steel

Nylon rope – ¼” seven or eight feet

Cam Bands (2) – the kind with stainless buckles

Weight retainers (2) – the kind with smooth slots, not serrated

Weight pouches (2 or 4) – two if you’re using steel tanks, four if you’re using aluminum tanks

Wrist mounted dive computer.

Slate & pencil

Surface signaling devices, whistle or safety sausage.

Mask & Fins

Appropriate exposure protection

Gear for  Sidemount Diving (technical)

All of the above, plus

Delayed Surface Marker Buoy (DSMB) or lift bag, 100lbs lift.

Finger spool – 100’ – 150’

Two cutting devices – small knife and line cutter or shears

Regulators for stage bottles – one for Tec 40 & 45, two for Tec 50.  

SPGs for stage bottles with 6” hoses.

Elastic hose retainers – one per stage bottle.

5/16” Bungee cord – 40” per stage bottle.  For marine applications

Hose clamp big enough to go around your stage bottle

Tubular webbing sufficient to wrap around your stage bottle.

Bolt Snaps (2) – large, two per stage bottle.

1-1/4” Quick links (2) – two per stage bottle

Wrist mounted computers (2) – multi-gas or nitrox is best, but need at least two ways to determine depth and time.

Wrist slate & pencil

Back-up mask

Wet notes or underwater paper & pencil

Lights (3) – canister primary, two backups

Exposure protection – probably a drysuit