Another Argon Query

Phil O · March 14th, 2006, 08:23 PM

I have got myself a 1.5 litre Argon bottle that I want to mount in the cave style. Can anyone recommend some mount straps? Should I buy or make my own?

Thanks

Rick · March 14th, 2006, 08:29 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Phil O)

I have got myself a 1.5 litre Argon bottle that I want to mount in the cave style. Can anyone recommend some mount straps? Should I buy or make my own?

Thanks

PM sent

Mal Bridgeman · March 14th, 2006, 08:48 PM

I use these which in the limited use I have given them have been flawless.
Mal

sasdasdaf · March 14th, 2006, 09:05 PM

Halcyon makes some.

http://www.extreme-exposure.com/acc/...essories.shtml

Andy C · March 15th, 2006, 10:40 AM

While we're on the subject, what length hose do you use when cave mounting your Argon bottle ?

Cheers

Andy

plazma · March 18th, 2006, 06:56 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Phil O)

I have got myself a 1.5 litre Argon bottle that I want to mount in the cave style. Can anyone recommend some mount straps? Should I buy or make my own?

Thanks

I used halcyon straps before. Now I got DIY BP straps
http://plazma.kapsi.fi/pictures/temp...p_IMG_3654.jpg
http://plazma.kapsi.fi/pictures/temp...s_IMG_2873.jpg

Very cheap. Much better and also works in cold. Velcro does not work well with snow and ice.

-Pasi

PS: Got a pair of Halcyon straps fo sale...

aki · March 18th, 2006, 10:08 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by plazma)

I used halcyon straps before. Now I got DIY BP straps
http://plazma.kapsi.fi/pictures/temp...p_IMG_3654.jpg
http://plazma.kapsi.fi/pictures/temp...s_IMG_2873.jpg

Very cheap. Much better and also works in cold. Velcro does not work well with snow and ice.

-Pasi

I've rigged mine like this yesterday and as Pasi said it is cheap way, less than 10 EUR.

--
Aki

**jb2cool** · March 18th, 2006, 10:27 PM

how hard is it to get the holes in the right positions?
If there are a little too far apart the band will be too loose and if too close together it'll be too tight to get the bottle in. Is it just a case of trial and error?
If so, how many times did it take you to get right?

aki · March 18th, 2006, 11:11 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by jb2cool)

how hard is it to get the holes in the right positions?
If there are a little too far apart the band will be too loose and if too close together it'll be too tight to get the bottle in. Is it just a case of trial and error?
If so, how many times did it take you to get right?

It was pretty easy to get them on right position the first time, though it was pretty tight when I first mounted the bottle.

How I did it was that I first put the eyelet to the other end and screwed it into the BP. Then I placed the placed the bottle to its position and marked location of the another hole.

The problem that I had was that I used eyelets made by H. Hipkiss & Co in Birmingham. The original bolts that came with my Halcyon Storage Pak were little bit too short for the eyelets and the Storagepak so I had to use pliers to press the eyelets a bit. After this the bolts went on just fine.

--
Aki

March 14th, 2006, 08:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
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March 15th, 2006, 10:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
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March 18th, 2006, 10:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
jb2cool(Offline) Sorry for being a dick Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire Posts: 1,053	how hard is it to get the holes in the right positions? If there are a little too far apart the band will be too loose and if too close together it'll be too tight to get the bottle in. Is it just a case of trial and error? If so, how many times did it take you to get right? __________________ http://jb2cool.bulldoghome.com

March 14th, 2006, 09:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
sasdasdaf(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 420	Halcyon makes some. http://www.extreme-exposure.com/acc/...essories.shtml

March 18th, 2006, 06:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
plazma(Offline) New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 6	Quote: (Originally Posted by Phil O) I have got myself a 1.5 litre Argon bottle that I want to mount in the cave style. Can anyone recommend some mount straps? Should I buy or make my own? Thanks I used halcyon straps before. Now I got DIY BP straps http://plazma.kapsi.fi/pictures/temp...p_IMG_3654.jpg http://plazma.kapsi.fi/pictures/temp...s_IMG_2873.jpg Very cheap. Much better and also works in cold. Velcro does not work well with snow and ice. -Pasi PS: Got a pair of Halcyon straps fo sale...

March 18th, 2006, 10:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
aki(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 63	Quote: (Originally Posted by plazma) I used halcyon straps before. Now I got DIY BP straps http://plazma.kapsi.fi/pictures/temp...p_IMG_3654.jpg http://plazma.kapsi.fi/pictures/temp...s_IMG_2873.jpg Very cheap. Much better and also works in cold. Velcro does not work well with snow and ice. -Pasi I've rigged mine like this yesterday and as Pasi said it is cheap way, less than 10 EUR. -- Aki

March 18th, 2006, 11:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
aki(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 63	Quote: (Originally Posted by jb2cool) how hard is it to get the holes in the right positions? If there are a little too far apart the band will be too loose and if too close together it'll be too tight to get the bottle in. Is it just a case of trial and error? If so, how many times did it take you to get right? It was pretty easy to get them on right position the first time, though it was pretty tight when I first mounted the bottle. How I did it was that I first put the eyelet to the other end and screwed it into the BP. Then I placed the placed the bottle to its position and marked location of the another hole. The problem that I had was that I used eyelets made by H. Hipkiss & Co in Birmingham. The original bolts that came with my Halcyon Storage Pak were little bit too short for the eyelets and the Storagepak so I had to use pliers to press the eyelets a bit. After this the bolts went on just fine. -- Aki