Wrist Alti

[jumpwally 0]

In recent threads there were discussions about fingers and gloves getting caught in tension knots and what have you......is the wrist mounted alti really a good idea? Its such a large snag point,,,,has anyone ever had an issue? i never had an issue seeing it on my chest strap and it never bit me,,,,,,,,yet. Just wondering who thinks what out there. thanx

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[ianmdrennan 2]

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has anyone ever had an issue?

Yes, on two occasions where I ended up in line twists (bad body position during deployment) I had my hands on my rears. My alti hand got stuck between the risers but I was able to wrench it out.

Scarey.

Blues,
Ian

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[kelpdiver 2]

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Yes, on two occasions where I ended up in line twists (bad body position during deployment) I had my hands on my rears. My alti hand got stuck between the risers but I was able to wrench it out.

Ian,

did you change anything as a result of the experience? I've been thinking about the tiny neptune as the next toy purchase, but I like having an analog on my wrist and that new LB analog/digital coming looks interesting.

[sundevil777 93]

The old Alti II's with the adjustment knob sticking out are not my favorite. Besides that model I don't think they are a significant hazard.

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[Conquest150 0]

ive had the same thing happen on one occasion and even though it wasnt stuck long its enough to get you thinking.

[ianmdrennan 2]

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did you change anything as a result of the experience?

Yep. As the canopy starts deploying I have my hands much lower on the rear risers. I realize it's still a possibility that they'll get caught, but it's unlikely that I'll have such poor body position that the risers will twist so low. I can still slide them up quickly if I need to perform evasive manuevers after opening but I've kept them as out of the way as I can after these experiences.

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I've been thinking about the tiny neptune as the next toy purchase,

Yeah I have one now too. It'd be much easier to rip off it's screws (good thing if your hand is stuck) than a solid alti as well. Not to mention is has a much smaller profile.

Anyone else have any other techniques they use?

Blues,
Ian

Performance Designs Factory Team

[BBKid 0]

One TM/camera flyer at my DZ use to have his wrist alti on his right wrist. Never could figure out why, and yes, he still hand a right hand BOC.

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[kelpdiver 2]

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One TM/camera flyer at my DZ use to have his wrist alti on his right wrist. Never could figure out why, and yes, he still hand a right hand BOC.

Maybe that location is just hardwired into his mind?

I have a few hundred hours underwater with a computer timer/depth gauge on the left hand. But the bouyancy control is also on the left and every now and then you need to ascend in a controlled manner in water with no reference points. So I tried moving the computer to my right hand, put the compass on the left. I didn't like it much - I'm used to looking to the left every few minutes to get my data.