RAZOR
The story about Razor Go Side Mount has a lot to do with the need to bring equipment for the task and good skills and education together.
The production of the Razor Side Mount Systems 2.0 started in 2011 and the worldwide sales of it in 2012. Many people started to come to Mexico to get trained how to use the system with the Go Side Mount philosophy, so HP Hartmann and Steve Bogaerts decided to train experienced instructors in Mexico to help coping with the demand of requests.
After these initial Instructor-Courses in Mexico the demand increased in other countries, too. That was the beginning of Razor Go Side Mount.
The reasons for that are obvious:
The Razor System was developed to have ONE system which withstand all tasks and challenges when going for exploration cave dives. Moving from that towards open water basic training is easier than the other way around.
Additional equipment like lights, reels & spools, markers, stages and DPVs were integrated into the associated levels and allowed students to evolve their side mount experience. All components of the system have its function and build a solid base for basic skills before moving on to more demanding tasks.
Our philosophy always said out loud and clear that chosing the right equipment is only half of the success.
