How do you sling your tanks and why?

**Dave Sutton** · 7th August 2007, 13:50

Quote: (Originally Posted by Chris)

Do they provide a hot Blonde Hostie to help you into your kit

No for that "extra service" you need to come to EXPLORER.... except the Blonde here is a Redhead...

Dave

gathan · 7th August 2007, 15:46

Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton)

Andre, you should probably describe *how* you sling them, which is definately a non-standard way (As Phi says, "Nose Clip"). I watched you swim to the downline on the Doria with your gas and it looked great. Easy to drop bottles on the wreck and at the equipment line. For open-ocean use that seems the trick. Dave

Easy; I sling my deep bailout cylinder, which is plumbed into my BOV through an APV QC, using the "conventional" method. If using a second cylinder, I then "nose clip" it to my left waist D ring. If carrying three cylinders, I'll clip two in the conventional manner and nose clip the third one. Note that this latest means of carrying three cylinders is a fairly recent one for me and I'm still experimenting with this. Beforehand, when dealing with three bailouts, I used to conventionally mount one and clip the other two on the waist D ring with the use of a short leash. I did some longish dives on the Jodrey last week end and I was quite happy with my latest set-up. It leaves me with my right side free which makes it easy to fumble through reels, strobe, etc., not to mention scootering which I do regularly.

Andre

richie · 7th August 2007, 16:39

Quote: (Originally Posted by gathan)

Easy; I sling my deep bailout cylinder, which is plumbed into my BOV through an APV QC, using the "conventional" method. If using a second cylinder, I then "nose clip" it to my left waist D ring. If carrying three cylinders, I'll clip two in the conventional manner and nose clip the third one. Note that this latest means of carrying three cylinders is a fairly recent one for me and I'm still experimenting with this. Beforehand, when dealing with three bailouts, I used to conventionally mount one and clip the other two on the waist D ring with the use of a short leash. I did some longish dives on the Jodrey last week end and I was quite happy with my latest set-up. It leaves me with my right side free which makes it easy to fumble through reels, strobe, etc., not to mention scootering which I do regularly.

Andre

any pics of the 3 on one side?

gathan · 7th August 2007, 16:41

Quote: (Originally Posted by richie)

any pics of the 3 on one side?

Sorry, none at the moment.

Andre

**Fun Under Pressure** · 7th August 2007, 19:35

When i started dive with stage tanks all tekki`s said: ..put all tanks on the left side.. I do it. Oh my good. 2-3 ali 80 are ok. 4 tanks on one side...forget it.
As i done the first dive´s with ccr i change a little bit. I use inflator hoses on all stage regs and so i carry a 7L ali with O2 on the right side and 2-3 ali 80´s with the various gases on the left side. I use an ali canister for my HLX Hand lamp on the right side on the waist belt, so the trim is o.k.

Cheers Markku

seppu · 7th August 2007, 20:44

my way

left side 1tank 80 ali 18/50 230 bar,1 tank 80 ali 32/30 230 bar
right side 1tank 12 L carbon 50/20 300 bar
onboard 7 liter 7/66
7 liter oxygen
the haarness is semi armadillo and the rig is in balance.
gruss sepp

tflaris · 7th August 2007, 21:48

Quote: (Originally Posted by Abbo)

Have a read of Prof. Stanley Coren's book 'The Left-Hander Syndrome
Amazon.com: The Left-Hander Syndrome: The Causes and Consequences of Left-Handedness: Books: Stanley Coren
There is no evidence that left-handers are cack-handed, but left-handers can look that way in certain situations: just try, as a left-hander, sitting on a packed bench using chopsticks, with a right-hander doing the same on your left-hand side: he's always going to blame you when he drops his sushi on his winkle. Only 8-15% of the population are left-handed, but they punch above their weight because they are useful in sports and they reportedly have a significantly higher percentage of people with above-average IQ.

My point, though, is not to accept anyone who says there's only one way of doing things. Being left-handed gives me half an excuse to flip them the birdie, but I'd probably do that to them anyway out of bloody-mindedness.

Are you starting a Left-Handed Club. If so I am in.

decoweenie · 8th August 2007, 03:33

Quote: (Originally Posted by Fun Under Pressure)

4 tanks on one side...forget it.

Quote: (Originally Posted by seppu)

left side 1tank 80 ali 18/50 230 bar,1 tank 80 ali 32/30 230 bar
right side 1tank 12 L carbon 50/20 300 bar
onboard 7 liter 7/66
7 liter oxygen

Just curious... What sort of depth are you guys diving regularly with 4 bail-out tanks ?

JonORunde · 8th August 2007, 08:15

Quote: (Originally Posted by seppu)

my way

left side 1tank 80 ali 18/50 230 bar,1 tank 80 ali 32/30 230 bar
right side 1tank 12 L carbon 50/20 300 bar
onboard 7 liter 7/66
7 liter oxygen
the haarness is semi armadillo and the rig is in balance.
gruss sepp

Sounds like a good rig -where do you get the carbon-tanks, and are they about the same as an alu-bottle weight-wise in-water?

Also, would be cool to see pictures of the different ways people do this...

jon o

babar · 8th August 2007, 08:47

Quote: (Originally Posted by tflaris)

Are you starting a Left-Handed Club. If so I am in.

More lefties in the medical fields too. I can suture with either hand, although I'm better with my left

7th August 2007, 13:50	#41 (permalink)
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7th August 2007, 15:46	#42 (permalink)
gathan MixedGas Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other SCR Other Rebreather/s: Other SCR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tottenham, Ontario, Canada Posts: 194	Re: How do you sling your tanks and why? Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton) Andre, you should probably describe how you sling them, which is definately a non-standard way (As Phi says, "Nose Clip"). I watched you swim to the downline on the Doria with your gas and it looked great. Easy to drop bottles on the wreck and at the equipment line. For open-ocean use that seems the trick. Dave Easy; I sling my deep bailout cylinder, which is plumbed into my BOV through an APV QC, using the "conventional" method. If using a second cylinder, I then "nose clip" it to my left waist D ring. If carrying three cylinders, I'll clip two in the conventional manner and nose clip the third one. Note that this latest means of carrying three cylinders is a fairly recent one for me and I'm still experimenting with this. Beforehand, when dealing with three bailouts, I used to conventionally mount one and clip the other two on the waist D ring with the use of a short leash. I did some longish dives on the Jodrey last week end and I was quite happy with my latest set-up. It leaves me with my right side free which makes it easy to fumble through reels, strobe, etc., not to mention scootering which I do regularly. Andre Last edited by gathan : 7th August 2007 at 15:49.
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7th August 2007, 16:39	#43 (permalink)
richie New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Megalodon Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ireland Posts: 86	Re: How do you sling your tanks and why? Quote: (Originally Posted by gathan) Easy; I sling my deep bailout cylinder, which is plumbed into my BOV through an APV QC, using the "conventional" method. If using a second cylinder, I then "nose clip" it to my left waist D ring. If carrying three cylinders, I'll clip two in the conventional manner and nose clip the third one. Note that this latest means of carrying three cylinders is a fairly recent one for me and I'm still experimenting with this. Beforehand, when dealing with three bailouts, I used to conventionally mount one and clip the other two on the waist D ring with the use of a short leash. I did some longish dives on the Jodrey last week end and I was quite happy with my latest set-up. It leaves me with my right side free which makes it easy to fumble through reels, strobe, etc., not to mention scootering which I do regularly. Andre any pics of the 3 on one side? __________________ assumption is mother of all **** ups
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gathan MixedGas Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other SCR Other Rebreather/s: Other SCR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tottenham, Ontario, Canada Posts: 194	Re: How do you sling your tanks and why? Quote: (Originally Posted by richie) any pics of the 3 on one side? Sorry, none at the moment. Andre
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7th August 2007, 19:35	#45 (permalink)
Fun Under Pressure Supporting Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 696	Re: How do you sling your tanks and why? When i started dive with stage tanks all tekki`s said: ..put all tanks on the left side.. I do it. Oh my good. 2-3 ali 80 are ok. 4 tanks on one side...forget it. As i done the first dive´s with ccr i change a little bit. I use inflator hoses on all stage regs and so i carry a 7L ali with O2 on the right side and 2-3 ali 80´s with the various gases on the left side. I use an ali canister for my HLX Hand lamp on the right side on the waist belt, so the trim is o.k. Cheers Markku
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7th August 2007, 20:44	#46 (permalink)
seppu i ko nix dafüa Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Home Build Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: bayern Posts: 193	Re: How do you sling your tanks and why? my way left side 1tank 80 ali 18/50 230 bar,1 tank 80 ali 32/30 230 bar right side 1tank 12 L carbon 50/20 300 bar onboard 7 liter 7/66 7 liter oxygen the haarness is semi armadillo and the rig is in balance. gruss sepp
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tflaris God save the Queen Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Megalodon Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Neptune Beach, Florida Posts: 249	Re: How do you sling your tanks and why? Quote: (Originally Posted by Abbo) Have a read of Prof. Stanley Coren's book 'The Left-Hander Syndrome Amazon.com: The Left-Hander Syndrome: The Causes and Consequences of Left-Handedness: Books: Stanley Coren There is no evidence that left-handers are cack-handed, but left-handers can look that way in certain situations: just try, as a left-hander, sitting on a packed bench using chopsticks, with a right-hander doing the same on your left-hand side: he's always going to blame you when he drops his sushi on his winkle. Only 8-15% of the population are left-handed, but they punch above their weight because they are useful in sports and they reportedly have a significantly higher percentage of people with above-average IQ. My point, though, is not to accept anyone who says there's only one way of doing things. Being left-handed gives me half an excuse to flip them the birdie, but I'd probably do that to them anyway out of bloody-mindedness. Are you starting a Left-Handed Club. If so I am in. __________________ "Except for this one, I have come to the conclusion that all generalizations are false" -Jim Hayes
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8th August 2007, 03:33	#48 (permalink)
decoweenie Crash Test Dummy Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cairo Posts: 5,487	Re: How do you sling your tanks and why? Quote: (Originally Posted by Fun Under Pressure) 4 tanks on one side...forget it. Quote: (Originally Posted by seppu) left side 1tank 80 ali 18/50 230 bar,1 tank 80 ali 32/30 230 bar right side 1tank 12 L carbon 50/20 300 bar onboard 7 liter 7/66 7 liter oxygen Just curious... What sort of depth are you guys diving regularly with 4 bail-out tanks ? __________________ "...after a while you get bored offering advice to a bull that like to keep butting the fence with its head rather than walking through the open gate..." - Rebreather World PM
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JonORunde New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 88	Re: How do you sling your tanks and why? Quote: (Originally Posted by seppu) my way left side 1tank 80 ali 18/50 230 bar,1 tank 80 ali 32/30 230 bar right side 1tank 12 L carbon 50/20 300 bar onboard 7 liter 7/66 7 liter oxygen the haarness is semi armadillo and the rig is in balance. gruss sepp Sounds like a good rig -where do you get the carbon-tanks, and are they about the same as an alu-bottle weight-wise in-water? Also, would be cool to see pictures of the different ways people do this... jon o
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babar Curmudgeon Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Sport Kiss Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Other CCR Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 417	Re: How do you sling your tanks and why? Quote: (Originally Posted by tflaris) Are you starting a Left-Handed Club. If so I am in. More lefties in the medical fields too. I can suture with either hand, although I'm better with my left __________________ Babar Evolution Plus Sport kiss
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