The long awaited arrival of the Hollis SM50 finally came to
an end with some help from Hollis and Hollis UK, Kelvin Richards and his team including PADI regional
Manager Richard Howes,, Still currently unreleased Till June with only a few
test models existing in the world, I was honoured to be one of the first to
test the new sleek unit. Which I found to be a brilliant unit.. I got given the
unit like it would come out the box,, with a few Easy changes I like to do to
any unit for the way I Side mount.. (Although this unit comes ready to go) I like
a continues bungee,, fixed D rings ect..
The Hollis SM50 is the new, sleeker smoother, and more
streamlined ‘sidemount only unit. Unlike the SMS 100 the SMS 50 is aimed at the
recreational market of SM not the technical sidemount diving. I did dive it in
the shallows of Capernwray with my dry-suit steel 10s and ali 80s,,
The SMS 100 (the multipurpose unit and big brother to the
SM50) is the unit I choose to do my technical sidemount diving on, and is also great
for recreational sidemount diving too.
The new design and low profile of the SMS 50 wing and
harness makes for an INCREDIBLY comfortable, streamlined, and easy to use unit
underwater,, it is a smooth unit that is small and supportive unit.. I went in
to the cock pit of the plane with ease and threw the escape window with ease.. Hovering
around in all orientation was easy, all my finning techniques where easy, with the
help due to the less drag,, even when fully inflated had little drag unlike the
RAZOR which when inflated seems to be like Turtle Shell creating drag.. There
has been a lot of thought gone into this unit even the little weight pouches
which are great..
Hollis has seemingly taken over the sidemount market for me
having dived a lot of the other units on the market, I will be using Hollis all
the way..
Thank You Tony Cooper
(UK)
www.divesidemounts.com
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