Ideas on storing gear during transport

[reefseal]

I finally got rid of my Saab 900 and bought a Honda Element. It's the perfect dive car. The seats are waterproof, comes with wipe down rubber floor (ideal for salty/sandy gear) and enough storage to hold two sets of doubles dive gear for me and buddy. In my Saab 900, it was tight just holding my gear in hatch back I now even have a tailgate to rest my tanks/doubles as suiting up.

What asking for is ideas keeping tanks from moving around. I've seen others build some sort of double decker system out of wood. Tanks on bottom, tubs of gear on top.
Need picture examples, what materials, specs to build. To hold 3-4 single tanks and or two sets of doubles with pony's. Also to hold container with gear.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Old_School]

There is a element owners website elementowners.com I think. They have a lot of ideas. Also there are some divers on there as well. I have an element but I am transporting much less gear. Most of the time I only take out one of the seats I don't even take out both unless I am carrying camping gear also.

 

[Dannybot]

In our Suburban, when we take out the third seat, there are the rings which they mount to in the floor. I lay tanks flat with the valves pointed to the rear, and secure then with a cargo strap to the rings in the floor. I pile gear on top of the tanks in plastic bins. Its a simple, cheap and secure way to pack, much easier than the bed of my truck.

 

[reefseal]

In our Suburban, when we take out the third seat, there are the rings which they mount to in the floor. I lay tanks flat with the valves pointed to the rear, and secure then with a cargo strap to the rings in the floor. I pile gear on top of the tanks in plastic bins. Its a simple, cheap and secure way to pack, much easier than the bed of my truck.

Great idea. Forgot the Element has hooks to strap tanks to the floor! thanks!

I'm also going to check the Element owners site.