45 cu.ft. tank mount

[agilis]

I am planning to buy a 45 cu ft steel tank to use in very shallow water, like under a boat, around dock pilings, etc. I would like to mount this tank on a plain backpack, the kind we used long ago. I've got a few of them, and use one now with a 50 cf aluminum tank. The steel 45 is much thinner, and the aluminum band on the backpack is too large. I know these steel 45s are used mainly as stage tanks, but I want to use mine in a conventional set up, ultra light and simple: just a regulator, spg, and back pack, for special applications. The aluminum 50 is standard circumference, but the steel 45 is not.

My question is, what device or product can I get to attach the small tank securely to a standard backpack? Is there a nylon band manufactured that I can use?

 

[JS1scuba]

You can use a standard Cam strap and then burn off the excess or you can use two worm drive clamps to "permanently" mount it to the pack. The 45s are 5.5" diameter.

Cheers

 

[agilis]

thanks!

 

[Nemrod]

Where do you get a steel 45? Thanks. N

 

[Don Burke]

Where do you get a steel 45? Thanks. N

Here is one source:
http://www.pstscuba.com/products.htm

Here is another:
http://www.omsdive.com/cyl_spec.html

 

[ClevelandDiver]

http://www.scuba.com/shop/product.asp?category=5&fromsearch=1&hashvalue=004037

This is a harness designed for holding pony bottles cost = $83.

I have seen them cheaper on ebay.