Spectre
Contributor
I tried a pony mounting kit by Zeagle, 'cause it was cheap and I didn't want to take the time to truely shop around for a real bracket [I like the look of the Tiger Gear bracket, but I'm not positive]. I didn't want to drop $100+ on a bracket when I wasn't sure it was what I wanted.
So I tried the Zeagle kit, which was basically two webbing bands that interlock through plastic clips. I didn't much like the clips [plastic] and the bottle twisted some when not vertical, and overall I didn't like it.
So I ran to Home Depot and spent $7 for a 1" x 1/8" x 3' piece of aluminum and two hose clamps. I cut a 14 inch piece of the aluminum off, stuck it in my vise and made a few bends, and hose clamped the piece onto the side of my bottle. The "handle" now sticks out about 1/2 inch. Used the two straps to go around the tank and it held it perfectly snug. Granted, it takes me about 3 or 4 minutes to rig it up, but it takes a couple seconds to take it off. It works well enough to have it until I design something better.
To extend into a question... How do people rig theirs? I have mine rigged on my left side of my tank. I rigged it upside-down and have my hose secured with two pieces of surgical tubing, leaving the regulator down by the valve. This way it's _very_ easy for me to reach back and pull up the regulator.
When rigging it up, I needed a longer hose. The LDS tech asked if I wanted a yellow hose. I told him I wanted a black one. I've got an alternate reg off my main tank. That's my buddy's backup. The pony is _mine_ :grrr:
So I tried the Zeagle kit, which was basically two webbing bands that interlock through plastic clips. I didn't much like the clips [plastic] and the bottle twisted some when not vertical, and overall I didn't like it.
So I ran to Home Depot and spent $7 for a 1" x 1/8" x 3' piece of aluminum and two hose clamps. I cut a 14 inch piece of the aluminum off, stuck it in my vise and made a few bends, and hose clamped the piece onto the side of my bottle. The "handle" now sticks out about 1/2 inch. Used the two straps to go around the tank and it held it perfectly snug. Granted, it takes me about 3 or 4 minutes to rig it up, but it takes a couple seconds to take it off. It works well enough to have it until I design something better.
To extend into a question... How do people rig theirs? I have mine rigged on my left side of my tank. I rigged it upside-down and have my hose secured with two pieces of surgical tubing, leaving the regulator down by the valve. This way it's _very_ easy for me to reach back and pull up the regulator.
When rigging it up, I needed a longer hose. The LDS tech asked if I wanted a yellow hose. I told him I wanted a black one. I've got an alternate reg off my main tank. That's my buddy's backup. The pony is _mine_ :grrr:
. The mount is two pieces. One stays permanently on your tank strap, the other on your pony. Made of airplane aluminum, it's very light so if you're not using your pony, the female half isn't a problem. The male half (on your pony) slides down into the female half and locks with an attached cotter pin (shown in web photo), making the whole thing very stable.
