stage bottles

[doc6464]

When I dive with my stage bottle (a 40 cu al) I attach it to d rings in 2 places-my waste and my chest. I have seen a few people attach their stage or deco tanks only at the waste. Are the differences only a matter of personal preference, or are there reasons for only hooking a cylinder in one place?

Happy diving

 

[Mario S Caner]

Different strokes for different folks. I tend to tether my stage bottles in 2 places as well because I don't do any diving that requires me to unhook and leave any behind.

 

[nyc aquanaut]

I agree with Mario, it really depends on your preferences aswell as your dive profile....

 

[Mario S Caner]

Hello nycaquanaut, welcome to the boards... one quick question for you: Have you done the Doria yet? Do tell!

 

[Andreas]

doc6464,
If you need to carry several stagebottles on you through the dive, you can have one stage attached the "proper" way (at the chest- and hip-D-ring), and the rest hang at your hip in only their neck-boltsnaps. (thus going in the slipstream beside your leg.) And you then bring up the bottles one by one to the chest-ring when you need them. This method might keep the possible confusion down to a minimum.

Hope it made sence.
/Andreas