Side mounting with AL 80s and deco tank

[scuba127]

This prevents the deco tank bungee and sliding d ring main tank leash from crossing and preventing the sliding d ring from being moved forward on the waist belt?

 

[J-Vo]

Yes, the deco tank is clipped to the drop D in the back and the primary tank is on the sliding D, so they don't interfere with each other.

 

[scuba127]

Your stage/deco rigging is a few inches higher on the tank from what? The camband on the main tank? Thanks in advance.

 

[J-Vo]

Measurement is from the center of the valve. My primary tanks are 17", while my deco/stage tanks are 12".

 

[grantctobin]

Measurement is from the center of the valve. My primary tanks are 17", while my deco/stage tanks are 12".

Seconded. Caveat, my deco cylinders are all standard DIR kitted, but for OC stages or something that will be swam with for a significant distance that doesn’t have helium in it, the above is the way to go.

 

[J-Vo]

I do not use DIR rigging for my stages. The top bolt snap is on a bungee chocker and routes between the Spg and 2nd stage hoses. The lower snap is on a bungee leash sized just rite to hold the tank where I want it when clipped to the drop D in the back and aliened with the valve outlet.

This is very similar to what you will find on sidemounting.com as the "advanced setup".