Canister light - Where do you mount yours and how?

[a22shady]

I mount my can on right side belt and use a SS buckle to hold it in place/ That seems to be the easiest and most efficent place to put it.

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[Dsix36]

I mount mine on my belt also. I use the quick mount from DiveRite so that i can get it off it if becomes tangeled in something.

 

[fisheater]

Right belt, too.

However, I use a plastic buckle to secure it and a weight keeper to keep it from getting all the way to plate, where I can't manage to reach the switch.


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[Buoyant1]

Mine is mounted on my belt, with a SS belt buckle...if I'm diving where I don't need it, (better visibility) I can swap it out for a pocket (with a small light in it for rigidity) so I can still tuck my long hone under it...

Curious why you think it's less than desirable?

 

[Brandon]

Curious why you think it's less than desirable?

Because the OP hasn't tried it =)

 

[rongoodman]

On my belt secured with a buckle in back mount, and horizontally hanging from the back of my Razor harness in side mount.

 

[Ste Wart]

Just to offer alternatives:

Banded to you twinset. I've got a Greenforce Tri-Star with an Arrow 12, which is not suited for waist mounting, unless you want to look like a knight.

Also you can mount you canister as you would a small argon bottle, mounted to the side of you BP.

 

[BabyDuck]

right now mine's hanging from the towel bars. we looped some (pink) cave line under the hose clamps with snaps on it, so i snap it to the towel bars. but before sm, it sure enough was on my right belt with a buckle!

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Mounting it directly to the backplate will likely make it non-ditchable weight...

Unles you're using an old lead-acid battery style canister, that's pretty much a non-consideration. Most can lights with NiMH or lithium-ion batteries are barely negative (maybe by a pound or two) ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Just to offer alternatives:

Banded to you twinset. I've got a Greenforce Tri-Star with an Arrow 12, which is not suited for waist mounting, unless you want to look like a knight.

Also you can mount you canister as you would a small argon bottle, mounted to the side of you BP.

Same with some of the Sartek lights ... they're not designed for waist-mounting.

On the other hand, the OP specified that he has a Light Monkey canister ... which is designed for that type of mounting. And unless you've specified when you order it that you want a non-standard cord length, the cord is sized for optimally mounting on the waist harness ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)