Anyone tried to mount tanks valves up?

rogeringebo · 21st February 2006, 16:11

Hi
Have any of you guys tried to turn tanks and regs up?
Im thinking about doing that on my Meg....like to see photos of hose routing
and any comments on balance would be most wellcome
Cheers
Rodge

Pelagian · 21st February 2006, 17:23

Hey Rodge

I've been running my tanks upright for the bulk of my hours on the meg now. The trim is superb and in a 5mm wetsuit I can reach my valves easily, although I did have to make some minor adjustmenets to my tiger gear.

I had to rape all my custom LP hoses off my open circuit rig(which I don't dive anymore) and order some custom 24' HP hoses. The solenoid feed was the only sticky point just because I couldn't be arsed to order the new swagwelok fittings, so I just bungeed the excess hose to the inside of my onboard oxygen tank.

The pictures of my meg in the gallery don't show the tanks and reg set up, so I'll get some in there soon.

Hope this helps

Cheers

Seb

rogeringebo · 21st February 2006, 18:21

Hi!
I knew it would be great

Rodge

cedricverdier · 23rd February 2006, 13:58

Quote: (Originally Posted by rogeringebo)

Hi
Have any of you guys tried to turn tanks and regs up?
Im thinking about doing that on my Meg....like to see photos of hose routing
and any comments on balance would be most wellcome
Cheers
Rodge

Hi,

You should have a look at the following post:
http://www.rebreatherworld.com/gener...ght=butt-heavy

Quite a lot of rebreather divers do it!!!

Cheers

Pelagian · 5th March 2006, 01:44

Hey Rodge

I've updated the photos of my Meg Build up to include more detail on my Upward mounted tanks incl. my custom hose lengths.

http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photo...oto/1797/cat/2

Hope this helps

Cheers

Seb

rogeringebo · 5th March 2006, 10:00

Thanx for the pictures

Will do simular in the future
Cheers Rodge

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rogeringebo Life starts at 100 Current Rebreather/s: Pelagian Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Classic Kiss Pelagian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockholm Sweden Posts: 739	Anyone tried to mount tanks valves up? Hi Have any of you guys tried to turn tanks and regs up? Im thinking about doing that on my Meg....like to see photos of hose routing and any comments on balance would be most wellcome Cheers Rodge __________________ Life starts at 100
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Pelagian Multi-Circuit Meg Monkey! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Sport Kiss Optima Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 310	Re: Anyone tried to mount tanks valves up? Hey Rodge I've been running my tanks upright for the bulk of my hours on the meg now. The trim is superb and in a 5mm wetsuit I can reach my valves easily, although I did have to make some minor adjustmenets to my tiger gear. I had to rape all my custom LP hoses off my open circuit rig(which I don't dive anymore) and order some custom 24' HP hoses. The solenoid feed was the only sticky point just because I couldn't be arsed to order the new swagwelok fittings, so I just bungeed the excess hose to the inside of my onboard oxygen tank. The pictures of my meg in the gallery don't show the tanks and reg set up, so I'll get some in there soon. Hope this helps Cheers Seb __________________ 'Because... I was Inverted!'
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cedricverdier S21 M.I.B. Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Worldwide! Posts: 498	Re: Anyone tried to mount tanks valves up? Quote: (Originally Posted by rogeringebo) Hi Have any of you guys tried to turn tanks and regs up? Im thinking about doing that on my Meg....like to see photos of hose routing and any comments on balance would be most wellcome Cheers Rodge Hi, You should have a look at the following post: http://www.rebreatherworld.com/gener...ght=butt-heavy Quite a lot of rebreather divers do it!!! Cheers __________________ Cedric Verdier PADI Course Director, ANDI-IANTD-PSAI-TDI-DSAT-DAN-NAUI-CMAS Instructor Trainer Trimix (CCR and OC) and Cave Diving Instructor Trainer www.CedricVerdier.com DIRrebreather member
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Pelagian Multi-Circuit Meg Monkey! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Sport Kiss Optima Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 310	Re: Anyone tried to mount tanks valves up? Hey Rodge I've updated the photos of my Meg Build up to include more detail on my Upward mounted tanks incl. my custom hose lengths. http://www.rebreatherworld.com/photo...oto/1797/cat/2 Hope this helps Cheers Seb __________________ 'Because... I was Inverted!'
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rogeringebo Life starts at 100 Current Rebreather/s: Pelagian Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Classic Kiss Pelagian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockholm Sweden Posts: 739	Re: Anyone tried to mount tanks valves up? Thanx for the pictures Will do simular in the future Cheers Rodge __________________ Life starts at 100
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