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: Proper placement of cylinder bands and hardware (like boltsnaps and worm screw bands) ensures tanks sit tightly against the body.

The Principle: Your tanks are not cargo; they are ballast and buoyancy. Success means adjusting your cylinder positions on every dive. A cave diver doesn’t mount tanks the same way for a silty, low-ceiling passage as they do for a wide-open cavern. Learn to shift the weight: upper rail for head-down trim, lower rail for feet-down. You must become a sculptor of your own center of mass. Sidemount- Principles For Success

"Sidemount: Principles For Success" by Andy Davis is a comprehensive guide focusing on the mechanics, configuration, and, mindset required for mastering technical sidemount diving. The book covers critical areas such as system configuration, dynamic trim, and propulsion, available in both a full 251-page version and a 200-page recreational edition. For more information, visit Andy Davis's Facebook group post . : Proper placement of cylinder bands and hardware

Since you are typically carrying two independent gas sources, you cannot simply "breathe one down." A cave diver doesn’t mount tanks the same

The next year, every major system in Atherton was redesigned. Not to be perfect. To be paired. Sidemounts appeared on elevators, power grids, and even the mayor’s car. The city never had another catastrophe.