The Chairman
Chairman of the Board
OK, I'm a traditionalist side mounter (oxymoron???) in that I have always just pulled the bungee around my valve. Getting off and on boats is problematical with this, and I have simply avoided that scenario. However, NASE is rolling out it's XTek program at Forty Fathom Grotto this week, so I got to play with Lamar's (DiveRight's) choker system on some aluminum tanks. I was somewhat impressed with the concept, but I just didn't like the chokers. I can see them getting loose during the dive and I saw a few differenct solutions attempting to fix this. So, around 4:00 this morning, I awoke with a start! I had dreamed of at least three different solutions, so I laid in bed sorting them out. It didn't take long to pick one out and I went to Lowe's at 5:00 am, then waited to 6:00 am for them to open. I got some 18 gauge copper wire (though I would have preferred stainless steel) and some heavy duty Zip Ties. You could use hose clamps instead of the Zip Ties...
It's raining right now, so I haven't put them on the tank. As soon as it breaks, I'll be sure to post the pics.
It's raining right now, so I haven't put them on the tank. As soon as it breaks, I'll be sure to post the pics.