Transporting tanks in your vehicle...

[Furner]

I hope that the fact that my scuba gear is property of my "business" dosnt make my carrying of tanks a "commercial operation"

 

[pasley]

http://www.diveshop-pr.com/pages.dir/engl.dir/tankexplosion.html
Just a photograph of what a tank can do it if lets go. Look closly at the roof lines of the car.

 

[PR_SMITH]

Just place the tanks sideways in your car or truck. That way if you have valve shear, then pedestrians and on coming cars take the hit.
In my convertable, I can only put the tanks sideways, but I can put 3 into the trunk. In my truck, my tank rack is built to take the tanks sideways as well.

That's the way I carry 'em. Sideways. I've dome my own informal poll of 3 LDS's and was surprised to find that the general attitude is "it doesn't really matter".

It would be nice if scuba tanks had a threaded shoulder to accept a serious valve protector like my oxy-acetelyne bottles have. I test dropped (from about 3 feet, onto concrete) an empty O2 bottle on its protective cover and it just went boing! No damage. So how about it, tank manufacturers? I'd pay a few bucks more for tank with a steel valve cap. Wouldn't affect tank weight, as it would be left in the car.

 

[PR_SMITH]

http://www.diveshop-pr.com/pages.dir/engl.dir/tankexplosion.html
Just a photograph of what a tank can do it if lets go. Look closly at the roof lines of the car.

The link doesn't seem to work, has it been moved?

Thanks

 

[diverdiane]

Check the date on the link!

 

[Sideband]

Smiffy,
The thread has been dead for 4 years. The link is likely equally as dead.

 

[Teamcasa]

Here is the new link
The Dive Shop Puerto Rico

 

[DiverLS]

I used to just "throw them in the trunk" and go. Then I followed someone driving my car and noticed the "pimple" on the side of the trunk. It took me about two hours (yep - I'm slow at times) to realize it was a tank that slid across the trunk. The "pimple" was the same size as the tank valve. Now I need to find out how to secure them in the trunk. I have a Toyota Solara with a full sized spare. No room to mount hold down's. Anybody in the same scenario?

And it's the only damage on my car - RATS!

 

[DHMO Diver]

I saw this the other day. It is some testing done by the Swiss Fire Servce (rough translation) of tanks with broken valves. The final demonstration is a safety valve. I hope the link works.

 

[Teamcasa]

Here is what I use.

If you only see a red X, right click on it and click Show Picture