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On Wed, 23 Nov 1994, Richard Wackerbarth wrote: ..snip.. > Has anyone tried wearing back mounts "upside down" with the valves near t= he > buttocks rather than the shoulders? You can certainly reach that area wit= h > greater ease. It would require longer hoses, but that in itself is not a > deterent. The only drawback that I see is the practical problem of removi= ng > them w/o placing too much strain on the manifold/valves. In the same > respect, I guess there would be a greater risk of damage should they be > dropped. Comments? This is the way tanks for fire fighters are worn. The Interspiro (a.k.a. AG= A) tanks are made this way. They have a protective "beam" around the valve.=20 Even doubels comes with only one valve. The tanks are mounted together=20 and have a quick release mount on the backplate. The problem is that it is trickey to use other first stages than Interspiro= s. The newer Poseidons can be used but you would have to expect some problems if you have a need to use more than two LP-outlets. The tanks look about this: /-\/-\ | || | | || | | || | \-/\-/ |=D7 | ---- =D7 =3D valve /Sten Meyer m87stme@mt*.ch*.se*
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