Torch Mounting

[Skeletor]

Having brought myself a green force arrow 12 at the dive show, I'm struggling to find a secure way of mounting it.
I've currently used a couple of bungy snoopy loops, but these seem far from secure.  The only proprietary device that I can find is green forces own 'bag' which to be honest, seems a little cr4p!

Can anyone suggest a more secure mounting method before I have to resort to cobbling something together out of jubilee clips and old margarine tubs ?

Cheers,

John

[beanie]

<font color='#8D38C9'>where do you want to mount it?

cylinder?
back plate?

[Skeletor]

Sorry, forgot to mention that!

I want to mount it on the tanks, tucked in behind the wing, rather than on the back plate. &nbsp;Being a long thin body, I was a little concerned that the housing might get stressed when inflating the wing if mounted on the back plate. &nbsp;Or am I talking s**** ?!

John

[Juz]

<font color='#32CD32'>Camband, round main cylinder, through a weight retainer, round battery pack, back through weight retainer and through cam buckle.

When the cam buckle is closed, the pack id held, very securely and cam be positioned wherever you wish.

Works very well.

Juz

[beanie]

<font color='#8D38C9'>where do the weight retainers come in?

mounting on the back plate will not stress the housing cause the house would move towards you when the wing is inflated, mine does anyway.

photo of my torch on back plate

i have two shackles jubilee clipped to the body of the torch then another two shackles that goes from torch shackle to backplate, gives flexability

[Juz]

<font color='#32CD32'>I have the CD torch and mount mine the same as Beanie, but the Green force battery is nearly double the length. So, I think it sits best on the cylinder.

Juz

[beanie]

<font color='#8D38C9'>oh yeah the 12 is the long one good point

the GF does lend itself to be cylinder/box mounted

[Dave Crampton]

<font color='#000080'>Well funny you should ask this...

I just received my New (to me) Green Force A12 Tristar Diamond umbilical in the post today. I wondered the same and came up with this: see picture,

I've used the straps i recieved when I bought my pony setup and Beaver bag. Ditched the bag straight away in favour of a metalsub clamp so I can use them to attach the torch to my cylinder. The starps are adjustable also so I can use them on a 12l or 15l. I'll attach the battery after strapping the cylinder to my BCD.

Please excuse my cat, she always has to be the centre of attention.

[Paul Oliver]

Hi

I carried mine most of last year bungied to my tank, alongside my BC on the left (opposite side to the Pony) and next to my flag (which is on a clamp, on my cam band).

The loop with the weight retainer sounds very good.

I bought a Greenforce holder bracket thingy at LIDS. Fits under the cam band, or a pony band, will take two batteries, very easy and about £16. Also got a webbing strap version of a Goodman handle for about £5, from a different stall.

Regards

Paul

[Dave Crampton]

<font color='#000080'>A Handle is what I'm after next I think I'mm probably bosh something together out of cableties and bunge for the weekend in Oban.

Dave C