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>I also have a 12l tank with a 3l pony (in a pony bag).

A work of warning about pony bags. I used one until recently when a divemaster 
on a boat said she had lost a complete pony rig when the mesh at the bottom of 
the bag ripped out during a dive and the bottle fell through, yanking the 
regulator out of its retaining clip and going straight to the bottom.

I examined the mesh on my bag and noticed that it was already partly broken, 
even though the bag was only 6 months old. I bought a stainless steel mounting 
bracket off another divemaster on the spot.

Other pony bags may be just fine, but if you have a bag with a mesh bottom, 
keep a careful check on it or replace it. The nylon mesh can weaken and tear 
out all at once and very unexpectedly.

Rick Fincher
rnf@sp*.tb*.co*

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