Sidemount History From The POV Of Patrick Widmann

Patrick talks about the history of the Sidemount Diving and shares his experiences which ultimately lead to the creation of the xDeep Stealth 2.0.

0:00 Who is Patrick Widmann? What relationship does he have with Sidemount diving? What topics does this presentation cover?

3:01 1960’3 UK sump diving, the birth of commercially available Sidemount rigs, influential developers of Sidemount equipment in the early years.

10:50 Patrick's first exposure to Sidemount Diving and his Sidemount class in Mexico with Andres W.Matthes, that made him relocate to The Yucatan and start his journey towards becoming a cave instructor.

13:16 The issues Patrick found with his first sidemount harness - leave the unnecessary and modify the necessary

22:19 Meeting Steve Bogaerts and learning from the master. The first ever Razor harness and the eventual addition of a hydration bag as a buoyancy compensator.

37:51 Starting to teach sidemount classes in Mexico and making harness’ for students. Assisting Steve Bogaerts on his first ever Razor sidemount class and seeing the development of his courses.

45:10 The transition era. Why the Razor didn’t suit Patrick's diving needs. Meeting Richard Paluszkiewicz and designing the first sidemount harness for Eques.

52:24 The market being flooded with new sidemount systems from various manufacturers and the issues these manufacturers did not address.

57:23 Continual development of the The Predator harness aka Stealth 1.0 for Eques. The issues with encountered that eventually lead to the end of Patrick collaboration with Eques

1:03:31 First contact with Piotr from XDeep. Hitting it off from the get go and the excitement of working with someone of his calibre. The development and production of Patrick's designs and seeing the final product. Learn about the thinking behind the design of these harness’.

1:16:36 With new equipment comes a new diving philosophy. Adapting our configuration to becoming more standardised within the diving community and the focus of team diving. How the versatility of the Stealth 2.0 meant our philosophy continued to evolve.

1:25:26 The popularity of the XDeep Stealth 2.0 and its initial success with other sidemount divers. Patrick’s worldwide exploration projects with the Stealth 2.0.

1:28:34 Pairing the Stealth2.0 with the KISS Sidewinder and creating a monster! Other upcoming projects with XDeep including the highly anticipated regulators.

1:32:59 How Covid-19 has affected diving in Mexico. The ProTec Dive Centers GoFundMe campaign. More live streams to follow…

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