Max number of tanks in car?

abitton:

OK, here's the skinny:

AOW+Nitrox certification dives this weekend...

There are two of us, and a 2003 Honda Accord (not a small car, but not an Expedition either)

I need to lug 10 TANKS, plus two whole sets of gear...

Is it safe to put all these tanks in the trunk, if they are strapped together (using those ratchet straps)???

What are your thoughts?



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Ishie:

I've done eight in a Nissan Sentra... going back from Tahoe. Car was riding a bit high in the front!!

I have a hyundai accent now, and ten tanks would really kill it. It bottomed out with four. What you may want to do is distribute the weight a little more evenly by sticking a few tanks in the cabin, if you can. In the Accent, I shove a tank in the well behind each front seat (do you have other passengers) so it gets some of the weight out of the back.

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mossym:

can you not just get the tanks filled at the dive site? i have an expedition, 10 tanks is a struggle...

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simbrooks:

Only managed 6 in a sentra so far, one set of doubles and 2 pairs of singles, but carrying the weight of at least 8 tanks. 10 is probably doable, but you might not have room for gear. Why cant you get fills locally and only take 4 tanks?

Then of course consider whatever your equivalent DOT laws, in the US its 100cuft of compressed air without stickering and probably some other safety measures, i think most folks exceed that volume of air quite easily when transporting tanks, but if a cop pulls you over who knows what might happen?

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abitton:

OK, here's the skinny:

AOW+Nitrox certification dives this weekend...

There are two of us, and a 2003 Honda Accord (not a small car, but not an Expedition either)

I need to lug 10 TANKS, plus two whole sets of gear...

Is it safe to put all these tanks in the trunk, if they are strapped together (using those ratchet straps)???

What are your thoughts?

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simbrooks:

Then of course consider whatever your equivalent DOT laws, in the US its 100cuft of compressed air without stickering and probably some other safety measures, i think most folks exceed that volume of air quite easily when transporting tanks, but if a cop pulls you over who knows what might happen?

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