How do you mount your torch?

[Ricky2703]

I have just received a second hand Salvo 21w (thanks John) and I was wondering how you mount yours and why.
I usually dive twin 12s with a 7L stage on the right hand side.

[Mal Bridgeman]

One of the common approaches is to mount it on the waist band on the right hand side but with your stage mounting preference that probably wouldn't work so well for you. I suppose you could mount it on the left side just as easily. Some people choose to mount it on their tanks.

HTH
Mal

[recurve]

Cannister on right hip, head clipped off to a chest 'D' ring in a sort of DIR stylee.

[warmwaterdiver]

similar set-up as yours, mines on the righthand cylinder, tight into the wing

[Mark]

Hi,

everyone I know mounts their cannister light like this -



There should be a loop of webbing held by two jubilee clips on the cannister. You pass your harness waist strap through there then hold the cannister in position with a weight belt buckle.

The reason it is on the right is because my stages all go on the left and it is used to secure my long hose which runs down the right side of my twinset.

Hope that helps,

Mark.

[Ricky2703]

Originally Posted by warmwaterdiver

similar set-up as yours, mines on the righthand cylinder, tight into the wing

What did you use to mount your canister on the cylinder?

Mark
Thanks but I tried that set up and my stage gets in the way.
With my last light I fixed it to the LHS stage ring of my harness with a bolt snap but that was way from perfect. What I think I need is a small pony clamp type thing.
Added-I like the DIR set up (very tidy) but it dose not work for me.

[warmwaterdiver]

Originally Posted by Ricky2703

What did you use to mount your canister on the cylinder?

just a standard camband around the RH cylinder, and through the webbing loop on the torch canister

pull the canister right in tight behind the backplate

if you loop it on right, it means you can undo it and remove the canister without removing the wing, for when getting gas, etc

[Ricky2703]

Originally Posted by warmwaterdiver

just a standard camband around the RH cylinder, and through the webbing loop on the torch canister

pull the canister right in tight behind the backplate

if you loop it on right, it means you can undo it and remove the canister without removing the wing, for when getting gas, etc

Thanks
Never thought of that. I will nick a camband from my old bcd and give it a try.
Ricky

[big_si]

I mount the battery cannister on the right hand side of my cylinders (stage on left) using a kent tooling pony bracket and have the head clipped off my right chest D-ring.

HTH,

Si

[Mal Bridgeman]

Originally Posted by warmwaterdiver

similar set-up as yours, mines on the righthand cylinder, tight into the wing

Gary

Which way up do you mount it? Switch down or switch up?

TIA
Mal