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Hi All,
With all this talk about stage bottle location I figured I'd post a 
question.  If some of the "lurkers" on the list are like me then this 
information will be of value to them as well.  Almost all of my diving 
is ocean wreck diving.  Depending upon the depth I'll either have AIR 
or a hotter mix in my main tank.  I also dive with a pony and a stage. 
 This question isn't about the proper mix in either the main or stage 
tanks.  The orientation I've been using is a single 120 with a pony on 
my right.  I have a D-ring on the bottom of the pony(40 cube, right 
side) and another on my 120, but on the left side.  Since I've been 
using a stage and carrying it along with me I've been clipping the 
back of the stage to the bottom of the pony(right side) and the ring 
around the valve to a set of D-rings on my BC.  Underwater the setup 
seems to work well and I don't notice I have the stage with me.  The 
difficult part is when I'm getting ready on the boat.  In addition the 
orientation of the tank can be difficult when I'm clipping it to the 
equipment line I drop from the boat.  Usually for this I'll swim to 
the line, unclip the top of the tank and re-clip it to the equipment 
line.  Once secure I'll reach behind with my right hand and unclip the 
stage from my pony.  I've only been diving for a few weeks with this 
setup so I'm not too attached to the configuration.  Before this I 
used to bring an 80 down, tie it into the wreck near the anchor and 
secure my wreck line to (or near) the tank.  This way I would always 
be able to get back to my stage.  This worked well except during the 
hang where in rough water the 80 was difficult to control.
Anyway, I'm always open to suggestions, any takers?  Someone has 
already suggested slinging the tank across my lap.  Securing both ends 
of the bottle to either my weight belt or BC.
Thanks in advance, I'm sure I'll get some good suggestions.
Safe diving,
Art.
art.paltz@r2*.co*
Last Dive 5/18/97, Wreck of the Brunette(Door Knob Wreck), 72ft/45
minutes, 48 degrees F,36% O2




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