13 cf pony slung????

[Splitlip]

Originally Posted by 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

I have a 13 I sling, rigged as above. An aluminum 80 at 500 psi ~13cf.
Most of my dives are < 100 ft. In a pinch, 13cf is fine for me.

While the buoyancy characteristis of a 19 and 13 are about the same, the 13 is a couple pounds lighter at the surface, which makes a difference to me when exiting the water and getting back on the boat. In addition the smaller size of the 13, allows me to easily keep it packed away on the boat if I don't use it.

[Rileybri]

Split once again you come through with the deciding post. I present to the masses my 13 cf pony btl. slung and ready for some water time tomorrow. I may need to adjust the long clip a bit shorter but that I will not know till tomorrow. For $40 and about 5 min of time is what it took.

[awap]

Originally Posted by Rileybri

Split once again you come through with the deciding post. I present to the masses my 13 cf pony btl. slung and ready for some water time tomorrow. I may need to adjust the long clip a bit shorter but that I will not know till tomorrow. For $40 and about 5 min of time is what it took.

$40 sounds way high especially using brass snaps. You will want to shorten that waist snap but try it first and make a loop or 2 around the handle (or tie some knots) to see if it feels better. And you will want to add another piece of tire tube over the SS ring so nothing will snag on the adjuster. Then cut 3 or 4 more thinner pieces of tube that you should go ahead and stick on the tank when you adjust the rope length. I use at least 2 to secure the hose and 2nd stage and the others are there if you want another or break one. I prefer tire tube to bungee as it holds the hose/regulator more securely.

[Splitlip]

A cave diving buddy and I re-rigged mine over a couple of beers. It was helpful having him make the adjustments while I wore the rig. It was a bit of a challenge for him because the bottle is so small. The smallest bottle he slings is a 30cf O2 bottle. (see Comet's comments in post 5)

But fact is, it is perfect! Sweet indeed. I can wear it and still use my camera.

Originally Posted by Rileybri

Split once again you come through with the deciding post. I present to the masses my 13 cf pony btl. slung and ready for some water time tomorrow. I may need to adjust the long clip a bit shorter but that I will not know till tomorrow. For $40 and about 5 min of time is what it took.

[Rileybri]

Originally Posted by awap

$40 sounds way high especially using brass snaps. You will want to shorten that waist snap but try it first and make a loop or 2 around the handle (or tie some knots) to see if it feels better. And you will want to add another piece of tire tube over the SS ring so nothing will snag on the adjuster. Then cut 3 or 4 more thinner pieces of tube that you should go ahead and stick on the tank when you adjust the rope length. I use at least 2 to secure the hose and 2nd stage and the others are there if you want another or break one. I prefer tire tube to bungee as it holds the hose/regulator more securely.

$40 is what it would cost you to go into the LDS and pick up and "H" stage kit. mine came off of a 40 I had staged and was not using.

[jupitertreasures]

I sling a 13 cf across my chest horizontally making use of two of the "D" rings.
I feel it helps my trim stay better than slinging it along side.
Especially diving steel 120's with no lead to offset.

[tmorg]

I use a 30ci pony slung on my left side.Homemade rigging,works for me.

[it_mike]

Beautiful rig tmorg! I like the use of the nylon strapping.

[tmorg]

Mike, thanks. I got the idea off You Tube.

[wmspdi]

I sling a 19 cf like a stage bottle... no problems. Big enough to get the job done yet not get in my way. I went with an Atomic Z1, and a 1" dial face pressure gauge (screwed into the first stage HP port) instead of a brass-n-glass SPG on a 6" hose.