Vehicle Tank Storage

[Militant83]

Anyone have experience with the two below tank racks. I'm wanting to use them for transport in the bed of my truck to and from dive locations. I initially wanted to go with something like the anti roll system mounted to the front of my bed, however my diesel truck has a stack in the front of the bed and I would not want tanks being that close to the stack as it puts off a good amount of heat on long trips.

I like this one but it looks like the tanks fit somewhat loose in the rack and may shift and bang around some.

Pelican 6 Tank Rack at Divers Direct

This one looks like a good option and breaks down for easy storage when not in use.

The Scuba Tank Rack | Scuba Tank Holders | Best Scuba Tank Storage

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance

 

[Dive Right In Scuba 2]

Those look decent. How many tanks are you trying to haul around? I personally use foam with half moons cut into them that my tanks ride in. I can get 6 to ride across the bed of my truck on my 11 hour drives to cave country.

 

[descent]

The "dish drainer" rack from Pelican looks like a good shop item, or a work organizer for a filling station.

The TankRack cutouts look good, but I would want some real tie-downs.

Ideally, the cylinders should be tightly secured to the rack, and the rack itself should be held in place by tie-downs that will keep the rack and all of the cylinders in the vehicle in the rare event that gravity changes direction briefly: running over a mattress, dropping into a drainage ditch during a moment of inattention or drowsiness, hitting a curb, bottoming out in a dip, getting rear-ended at a red light by someone who is texting, etc.

Oxygen under pressure is especially dangerous. Will you be transporting deco gases like pure O2 or 50/50?

Thank you for trying to make highways safer for everyone.

 

[Zeagle Eagle]

I have two tanks and I use 4 pool noodles roped together. They cradle the tanks and prevent them from rolling around. They store very easily and I spent maybe $10 bucks on the whole thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpW10uiqkeI

 

[spectrum]

That dish drainer does not look too deep. It seems like the cylinders would be rocking, rolling and clanking quite a bit. You'd want to anchor the thing in place securely.

I built low provide cradles for ours. The second link has some item is along the same lines. For the money a sheet of 3/4 plywood and incidental hardware is looking pretty good. I would opt for a design that shields the valve and locks the cylinder in place.

 

[Searcaigh]

I use this for transporting up to three tanks, works well to and from my LDS for filling purposes

On my dive trips I usually have gear boxes on top of the tanks and use some ratchet tie downs to keep all in place

 

[decompression]

I have two tanks and I use 4 pool noodles roped together. They cradle the tanks and prevent them from rolling around. They store very easily and I spent maybe $10 bucks on the whole thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpW10uiqkeI

Did this years ago, works good.


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[musicalmike]

Take a look at the Roll Control system made by East Coast Plastics and distributed through Trident.

 

[swimmer_spe]

I have a full size truck. I put my 2 tanks bottom end up against the front wall of the box. I then strap the 2 together to a tie down hook bolted to the box. The tanks do not move. I use steel 120s