Pony slinging feedback

[wKkaY]

I just did a wet run of my AL19 pony setup. The valve seemed to hang quite low; is there a way to bring it closer to my chest? Although it probably won't make much difference to my profile as I find it comfortable to dive with my arms hanging low as well. Any other feedback for me?

 

[Marie13]

What BC do you have? Can’t tell from pics.

Make the length of the strap for top bolt snap shorter.

 

[CuzzA]

A picture of how you rigged it would help identify your issue. It looks like the valve side bolt snap is at the tank. If there is no more room for adjustment there you can simply move your shoulder D ring up and that will raise the tank up.

 

[wKkaY]

I have an oxycheq bpw with a hogarthian harness.

 

[JohnnyC]

Is your shoulder d-ring high enough? Most people tend to put them too low. You can also "sidemount" it by taking a loop bungee and going from one of the side holes in the backplate around the outside of the valve and hooking it on the "nub" on the inside. It will pull it up and in to your body.

That being said, you're single tank open water diving. It's fine.

 

[Dsix36]

Take a piece 5'16" bungee (the white stuff from West Marine since it has more stretch than the black dive stuff has) and make a small loop out of it. Maybe about 3" diameter or so. Put this around the tank valve before putting the regulator on. then clip the top bolt snap into the bungee with the opening pointing away from the tank. All set!

This will keep the bolt snap tight to the valve and thus hold your tank up tighter to your body. The bungee works much like the Dive Rite choker system but allows the bolt snap to be pulled away from the valve to make clipping and unclipping much easier.

 

[Dsix36]

 

[Graeme Fraser]

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This ^^^, works well. In water the bungee tension is enough to tuck the value in nicely whilst still still allowing you to pull it away to to see the SPG and analysis sticker.

Another photo of the theme:

 

[wKkaY]

Thanks all! I have adjusted my shoulder d-rings higher by about 2". I can't remember the last time I reviewed them!

I'll check out the bungee tricks too. It feels very busy near the valve (maybe due to the diameter of the AL19 tank) so I'm not sure about it.

Another question - which orientation should the tank knob be when I'm diving?

 

[Graeme Fraser]

Thanks all! I have adjusted my shoulder d-rings higher by about 2". I can't remember the last time I reviewed them!

I'll check out the bungee tricks too. It feels very busy near the valve (maybe due to the diameter of the AL19 tank) so I'm not sure about it.

Another question - which orientation should the tank knob be when I'm diving?

I dive LL RR so not particularly DIR. My stages are handed so the knobs point down with valves outwards. Not saying it's the right way but I like the reg routing. Also means I can easily manipulate the knob with the opposite hand at the same time as deploying the reg.