13 cf pony slung????

[jbres1]

I sling both a 13 and a 19 from my BP/W set up.
The 13 is for dives less than 50' and the 19 is for everything else.
My set ups are home made, and came from the Dir Diver site.
DIR-diver.com - Stagebottle rigging
I got the parts from my local Lowes hardware store , pepboys auto parts and REI outfitters.
The 13 is great for vacation dives where I need to take a flight, but I try to pack the 19 if I have any extra space.
If you have the 13, use it. If you need to purchase a pony , go 19.
The 13 cu ft pony may not work for you if you dive deep and are an air hog. But like posted earlier here, 13 cu ft of air when needed is alot better than no air at all.

Hope this helps,
Jim

[Rileybri]

Hay all thanks for the replies. I already have a 13 cf Pony so its a matter of to sling or not to sling. I see no reason from reading this thread not to go sling rout. Thanks for the input everyone.

[acamato]

After reading this thread. I may have to ditch my x-bracket and try to sling my 13.

[Recon]

Well, those photos helped a little, similar to what I did, I just tried to be more fancy with it, soo... I just do not like the way it sits right now, I think that I am gonna have to figure something else out.

~Recon

[Nemrod]

The 13 is to short and stubby to sling with good balance, the 19 cf is far and away a better choice and I know this from personal experience.

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[baywatch106]

So what's the difference between tank mounting a 19 or mounting to a bp? or slinging it?
Pros? Cons? I'm looking to get a pony and I 'm curious about this. I have A BP/W.

[Jack Hammer]

Originally Posted by baywatch106

So what's the difference between tank mounting a 19 or mounting to a bp? or slinging it?
Pros? Cons? I'm looking to get a pony and I 'm curious about this. I have A BP/W.

Some is personal preference, some is conditions it will be used in, some is functionality. Tank mounting can add more drag in the water and be difficult to reach or hand off. Plus there are some entanglement concerns in certain environments. Attaching to the bp can cause it to push up against you, between your suit and the wing being uncomfortable. slinging it can make it difficult for some to access their pocket. All of this is based on environment and how it is setup. I know people who do all and have no issues. And depending on what type of bottle or what type of diving they're doing will use all or a combo of these methods. Slinging generally keeps it where you can see it and makes it easy to pass off, plus it stays in your slipstream.

Jack

[Darthwader]

Originally Posted by Jack Hammer

Some is personal preference, some is conditions it will be used in, some is functionality. Tank mounting can add more drag in the water and be difficult to reach or hand off. Plus there are some entanglement concerns in certain environments. Attaching to the bp can cause it to push up against you, between your suit and the wing being uncomfortable. slinging it can make it difficult for some to access their pocket. All of this is based on environment and how it is setup. I know people who do all and have no issues. And depending on what type of bottle or what type of diving they're doing will use all or a combo of these methods. Slinging generally keeps it where you can see it and makes it easy to pass off, plus it stays in your slipstream.

Jack

I keep mine attached to my cylinder with an x bracket. it's a bit of a pain to swap tanks between dives, but no big deal really. I've often worried about the entanglement issue though.

I'm curious about slinging. I think I'd like to try it this season.

[Rileybri]

Originally Posted by Darthwader

I keep mine attached to my cylinder with an x bracket. it's a bit of a pain to swap tanks between dives, but no big deal really. I've often worried about the entanglement issue though.

I'm curious about slinging. I think I'd like to try it this season.

Having use my 13 cf for tank mounting using an "Ultimate Pony Bracket" and having slung my 40 cf for longer deeper dives I can say that slinging is very comfortable and out of the way ish when in the water. Even "easy" tank mounts are a PIA to swap IMHO on a pitching boat on the water. So long as I was not told by the masses that a 13 cf pony was to small to sling I was going to go the sling rout. at $40 ish to set it up is is by far the lessor priced option for BP/W users. I have only looked into plate mounting however and If Slinging does not work out for any reason I will go this rout.....

[awap]

Originally Posted by baywatch106

So what's the difference between tank mounting a 19 or mounting to a bp? or slinging it?
Pros? Cons? I'm looking to get a pony and I 'm curious about this. I have A BP/W.

I used a tank mount with a conventional BCD that only used one tank strap. Once I went to a BP/w with 2 tank straps, I found it more difficult to set up and change from one tank to another. Plus it had problems fitting into some boat tank racks. Sling mounting cured that and alloed me to control the pony tank valve during the dive.

Some may see the tank hanging down at your front side to be interfering. But after a couple dives it just seems to almost disappear. It may make seeing your SPG a little more difficult. When I don't carry the pony, I can usually just glance down and see it. With the pony I unsnap it and bring it up to see. Again, with a little practice, muscle memory allows you to do this without even thinking about it. And re-snapping it becomes surprisingly easy (but you will not think that the first few times).