Large Pony Tanks in Shallow Water ?

[ermaclob]

I usually solo with a steel 130 tank with DIN H-valve and 2 regs. I carry my AL-19 Pony on every dive I do shallow or deep, buddy or solo.
I've needed the Pony 2 times in the last 5 years. Both of those times I was at about 40 feet and using a single AL-80 as my main tank.
I don't have a AL-40 but I'd like to get one. I think it would become as much a part of me as the AL-19 is now shallow or deep.

BTW.... I have not posted here at Solo in a long time but I'm still going it alone a lot of the time

Wow you resurrected this thread....

as an update, i just decided to play it safe and take the tank both for safety and practice having it. i dont solo alot, only when i really really need to. its very manageable slung. the tank i have is not a AL40 its a Faber ST46, back mounting it was hard.

the tank will start getting more use once i start diving deep