cary99:I just got back from a week of diving Kona with the Apollo bio-tank lock. It worked perfectly. Easy to slip on the tanks, easy to tighten closed.
So err just link a cam strap then.
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cary99:I just got back from a week of diving Kona with the Apollo bio-tank lock. It worked perfectly. Easy to slip on the tanks, easy to tighten closed.
Cathan:I bought one prior to an extended dive trip. It ended up being more of a headache then a problem solver. I had to re-adjust the webbing after each dive. Either the webbing was slipping after the dive or it was stretching during the dive. Either way, 50 dives and I still had to reset the thing between every dive so in the end it wasn't much of an improvement over fussing with a standard tank band.
The one time I didn't re-adjust the webbing, I had the tank separate from my BC. At 60 feet of depth, it wasn't a cool thing to suddenly find my tank floating above my head. My dive buddy and I got it sorted out.
I'll continue to use it now that I have it, but I wouldn't recommend it. It just doesn't solve anything or add any convenience. If you get it, make sure to re-adjust the webbing after every dive.
OldmanandtheC:I have had the Bio-Lock for 14 dives, and loved it for 12 of them. The two dives that I had problems on were my own fault, I had been using the impressions left on my Pressed Steel 100 (Isn't that a wonderful thread!!) with no problems, and got fancy, and at home, out of water, used a marker to mark the tank and was only off by about 6 inches (I still can't figure that one out). Once I went back to the mark left by the webbing, no problem. I have had no problem with tightening, but I have had to use a screwdriver (at home) or the blunt edge of my knife to "break apart" the lock to have enough slack (after loosening the lock screw) to remove my BC. I have dived it dry (not wetting the strap) and wet and not noticed a difference. When that sucker is tightened, it is tightened!!
OldmanandtheC:Okey dokey. I was looking a ruler on my desk, and noticed that what I thought was a 1/4 inch was closer to an 1/8 inch. I'll open up the gap a bit and see. Thanks for the response, I really love the lock.
Dive magazine reviewed it and i agree- its an expensive solution to a problem that doesnt exist.