The Rules of Sidemount

Seems like you can't start a semi-religious movement without having rules. So as I sit here with a scotch and soda, surfing the blogosphere, my mind turns to the rules that should govern DIS (Doing It Sidemount). King Helmet aka Scubajim may wish to toss in his opinion. We'll get something started, I'm sure.

Without further ado, here are the 6 (draft) rules of DIS:


The Rules of Doing It Sidemount

1. Never dive with people who don't understand why sidemount works
2. Never be afraid to tinker with your gear
3. Wear the helmet with pride - it shows intelligence and forethought
4. Explore where backmounters hesitate to go - or just plain can't go
5. Be nice to the DIR people - remember that Jesus was nice to Pharisees
6. Never worry about how you look underwater. The only thing that counts is not damaging the cave.
7. Avoid useless expenditure of effort - dive lazy