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I like this idea because even my AL 63 is slightly too long to comfortably pick up by the neck. It's hard sometimes for me to carry one tank more than about 50 feet or so without having it on my back.For handling my 130's I keep a loop strap made of a piece of webbing and a triglide, maybe 20" diameter. This goes between the tank bottoms and hangs from my right shoulder. That way I can hold a valve with my left hand they're level and don't hang too low. Then, I can walk around with them and open doors, etc. with my right hand.
haven't tried the doubles,yet.
I can tell you that Catalina, with humping gear all over town was a workout. Getting up and down that ramp to the express with two big bags, weight belt and tank, woo heheh! And, we had a 3rd floor room in town. If it hadn't been for them letting us keep gear in the laundry room and my wonderful hubby pushing the cart through town most of the time, I would not have made it through the week!
i need to join the gym, or at least jump in my pool a lot more often!
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For anything heavy, like feed bags, or tanks, try not to let them get on the ground. Use your knee to help heft them up to the back of the truck, then into the truck, like TSandM says. Always use the lower legs as much as possible. They're much stronger than your arms. Never, ever bend sideways when lifting!
Use carts, wheelbarrows and help whenever possible.
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If you have a pink tank and gear, chances are, somebody will carry it for you!