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Ok, this was done in a hurry with some rope, two swivel snaps and tank bands. The right tank band (not that visible in this photo) had slipped down a bit (didn't realize until after the dive) but the left one is in a comfortable height for me but how close to your body (waist) do most of you rig your tanks? As close as you can tie the knots to the swivel snaps?
I think the floating bungees alla stealth are also worth trying.
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Length of the string/line needs to correspond with the size of the bolt-snap, and then be sufficient to have the tank 'drop' down to the correct point along your body. If/when the cylinder becomes positive (ali or steel used...) it needs to drop down to a front-hip attachment and 'roll' up to that same center-line.
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Out of interest - does anyone know the industrial size/designation of those Stealth bungees? I'm guessing they're commercial available for non-diving means... trying to track some down..
What if the outer D-ring is as far as it'd go around my waist? I'm about 28 - 29" so don't have much space on the waist.
You can also look at where your clips are attached on the cylinder/s.
I put the shoulder D-rings just on/below my collar-bones (much lhigher than with back-mount).