After doing it the conventional way for a while, I thought I would switch it up and do the following. So far, I have found it much easier to use as I have limited shoulder mobility. Anybody else do this or have any comments.
Double snap between the shoulder d-ring and the neck of the tank (with or without bungee) and lower rear position retractor to the cylinder body attachment point.
In the water, this set up allows me to connect the shoulder d-ring / tank neck double snap first. I then pull out the retractor with another snap from rear and connect it to the d-ring on the cylinder body. The retractor pulls the lower part of the tank back in position along my body. To dismount in the water, I do the opposite, pull the lower cylinder away, disconnect the retractor from the tank d-ring and then disconnect the neck snap. If I need to get out of the water with the tanks still on, I don't need to do anything since the shoulder snap is already attached.
With this configuration, I could also pull the tanks forward without having to release anything, if I ever really had to do that. If I was worried about entanglement with the retractor cord, I could also just release it from the tank D-ring. Reattachment in that case is the same as the entry.
Although the retractors have a locking mechanism, I have found that I do not need to use it as it doesn't bear much weight either in or out of the water.
Double snap between the shoulder d-ring and the neck of the tank (with or without bungee) and lower rear position retractor to the cylinder body attachment point.
In the water, this set up allows me to connect the shoulder d-ring / tank neck double snap first. I then pull out the retractor with another snap from rear and connect it to the d-ring on the cylinder body. The retractor pulls the lower part of the tank back in position along my body. To dismount in the water, I do the opposite, pull the lower cylinder away, disconnect the retractor from the tank d-ring and then disconnect the neck snap. If I need to get out of the water with the tanks still on, I don't need to do anything since the shoulder snap is already attached.
With this configuration, I could also pull the tanks forward without having to release anything, if I ever really had to do that. If I was worried about entanglement with the retractor cord, I could also just release it from the tank D-ring. Reattachment in that case is the same as the entry.
Although the retractors have a locking mechanism, I have found that I do not need to use it as it doesn't bear much weight either in or out of the water.