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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BE93AC.1AA48480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Two AL40's...I am guessing your 50 is an OMS Steel 45? Way to heavy. = Get the 40's they are only a pound or so on either side of neutral. You = just clip em to the same D-rings on the left side like you do single = stage. It's awkward at first, but get's easier with some practice. 40" = hoses so you can run them around and over your right shoulder and breath = from them normally. Sean -----Original Message----- From: Mark Wagstaff <wags@pr*.co*.au*> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Saturday, May 01, 1999 2:21 AM Subject: how to stage mount two cylinders I currently dive a single stage mounted under my left arm, in = accordance with WKPP principles. I am about to commence TDI Extended = range and will need a second stage. The accepted practice amongst those = I dive with is that the second stage goes under the right arm - = generally considered to be strokism! =20 So, what to do. Please advise how the second stage cylinder is = mounted on the left side. Do you use longer webbing or cord straps that = pass behind the top cylinder or, mount the lower cylinder directly on = the upper. =20 What is considered to be the best size stage cylinders? I currently = have a 5l but, two of these on one side is going to be quite a weight = and, space requirement. =20 I will be doing deep open ocean divers and possibly some wreck. =20 Wags ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BE93AC.1AA48480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Two AL40's...I am guessing your 50 is an OMS = Steel=20 45? Way to heavy. Get the 40's they are only a pound or so = on either=20 side of neutral. You just clip em to the same D-rings on the left = side=20 like you do single stage. It's awkward at first, but get's easier = with=20 some practice. 40" hoses so you can run them around and over your = right=20 shoulder and breath from them normally.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Sean</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original = Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20 </B>Mark Wagstaff <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:wags@pr*.co*.au*">wags@primus.com.au</A>><BR><B>To: = </B><A=20 href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com">techdiver@aquanaut.com</A> = <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com">techdiver@aquanaut.com</A>><BR>= <B>Date:=20 </B>Saturday, May 01, 1999 2:21 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>how to stage = mount two=20 cylinders<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I currently dive a single stage = mounted under=20 my left arm, in accordance with WKPP principles. I am about to = commence=20 TDI Extended range and will need a second stage. The accepted = practice=20 amongst those I dive with is that the second stage goes under the = right arm=20 - generally considered to be strokism!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>So, what to do. Please = advise how the=20 second stage cylinder is mounted on the left side. Do you use = longer=20 webbing or cord straps that pass behind the top cylinder or, mount the = lower=20 cylinder directly on the upper.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>What is considered to be the best = size stage=20 cylinders? I currently have a 5l but, two of these on one side = is going=20 to be quite a weight and, space requirement.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I will be doing deep open ocean = divers and=20 possibly some wreck.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 = size=3D2>Wags</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BE93AC.1AA48480-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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