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     Thanks to all who replied here on the list and via private email 
     about how I rigged my deco bottles.

>     first, you should have the spg on a 7 inch hp hose. For a stage,
>     the lollipop hose is the only way to go, I have tried everything
>     else and it was always a clusterfuck. Then take some cave line
>     (oops, wrong list)...take some nylon braid and tie the guage to
>     the first stage so as to make the hp hose form a "U" shape and
>     be visible from the top of the bottle....or better yet buy one of
>     G's tapes, it has the whole enchilada in palin view w/details

     I will be ordering some 7 inch hoses next week.  Securing the SPG 
     to the first stage sounds like a better idea than running it down 
     the length of the bottle.  Less to have to mess with.

>     power up the reg and shut down the valve, this seats all the
>     components to keep out any crap or water if your second stage
>     doesn't leak, and in the event of the reg free flowing-you don't
>     loose your gas

     This is actually what I did, but not for these exact reasons.

>     the deal with putting the bottle on upsidedown is probably not a
>     good idea, since you cannot see it leak or malfunction-also you
>     might bang or drag it-also you now cannot see your new 7 inch hose
>     w/spg

     I can now see why the upside down bottle was not the best solution. 
     Being able to see the first stage is important in case of 
     malfunction or failure.  It will also protect the first stage.
     
     I will try this on my next dives in two weeks.  
     
     Peace,
     Steven

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