Stainless Steel Cam bands

[Umuntu]

Hey,

Thinking of upgrading the plastic buckles on my xdeep cam bands to stainless. Anyone got any tips for ensuring the buckles don't damage my painted cylinders?

My personal favourite is the aqualung/apeks “griplock” cam bands. The underside has an integrated synthetic “rubber” strip to protect the tank and provide additional grip.

As you are in the UK, they can be found relatively inexpensively (compared to USA) on eBay. See link below …

AQUA LUNG TANK BAND 767505 GRIPLOCK Wrapture Scott Cylinder Belt SCBA GAS DIVING | eBay

AQUALUNG Tank Band with Grip Lock Wrapture 767505. The GripLock™ tank band assembly is the easy and safe solution for securing a cylinder to a BC. • Rubber traction pad on the backside of the GripLock™ provides added security.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Badger7]

My personal favourite is the aqualung/apeks “griplock” cam bands. The underside has an integrated synthetic “rubber” strip to protect the tank and provide additional grip.

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I couldn't agree with this more. The rubber protects the tank, they lock down nice and positive, and since they are quick release, much easier to switch tanks since you don't have to slide both sets of cam bands down a tank, you can just buckle them on.

Only downside is price, other than that the best cam bands I've tried so far. If they were a tad less expensive, I'd have a set on both my xdeep travel plate and my cold water steel plate, but I just switch them back and forth a couple times a year.

 

[drakcheslav]

I always liked the idea of the QR cambands, until I saw a diver not fasten it properly and having the tank fall down when picking up the BCD.

Thankfully no regs were harmed then.

 

[lexvil]

I always liked the idea of the QR cambands, until I saw a diver not fasten it properly and having the tank fall down when picking up the BCD.

Thankfully no regs were harmed then.

Stupid works across all equipment types.

 

[johndiver999]

You can also cut slots in a scrap of rubber backed carpet and slip it under the buckle. It works perfectly once you figure out the geometry. The potential for damage from an (unpadded) steel buckle on painted tanks that are used in the ocean is a serious concern in my experience.

 

[BoltSnap]

The potential for damage from an (unpadded) steel buckle on painted tanks that are used in the ocean is a serious concern in my experience.

How so?

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

How so?

Rust can form on the bare spot and migrate under the paint film.

 

[Villain]

I use a small peice of 150mm plumbing pipe under my metal buckles. I'm sure there would be no paint on the cylinder if I didn't.

 

[runsongas]

DGX Gears Tank Strap w/SS Cam Buckle

The rugged DGX Tank Strap features a stainless steel cam buckle

www.divegearexpress.com

i thought all stainless buckle cam bands had the little pad underneath

 

[johndiver999]

look at the scars on the pvc pipe which happen when the very tight SS buckle SNAPS shut... that is a paint chipper for sure!