Tank Strap Kits - Hose Retainers

Cylinder Stage/Deco/Sidemount Straps and Hose Retainers

16 Items

Set Descending Direction
  1. Kit Includes Braided Cord, Rubber Hose, Bolt Snaps, Clamp with Tubular Webbing, and Hose Retainer
    DGX Premium Hogarthian Stage Strap Kit
    $49.00
  2. DGX Premium Webbing Stage Strap Kit
    DGX Premium Webbing Stage Strap Kit
    $39.00
  3. Dive Rite Stage Bottle Rigging Kit
    Dive Rite Stage Bottle Rigging Kit
    Starting as $65.00
  4. Travel/Sidemount Stage Strap for Large Cylinders
    Dive Rite Travel/Sidemount Stage Strap
    $79.00
  5. DGX Webbing Strap Only w/ X-Large Bolt Snaps
    DGX Webbing Strap Only w/ X-Large Bolt Snaps
    $29.00
  6. Dive Rite Logo Webbing Strap Only w/ X-Large Bolt Snaps
    Dive Rite Logo Webbing Strap Only w/ X-Large Bolt Snaps
    $55.00
  7. Mares Smith Stage System
    Mares Smith Stage System
    Special Price $65.00 Regular Price $94.95
  8. Adjustable Stage Strap
    Mares XR Adjustable Stage Strap
    $84.95
  9. Four Sizes of Sheathed Clamps
    Cylinder Clamps w/Sheath
    $6.00
  10. DGX Elastic Hose Retainer - Size Comparison
    DGX Elastic Hose Retainer
    $7.00
  11. DGX Elastic Hose Retainer - Small WIDE GREEN for 5-inch cylinder
    DGX Elastic Hose Retainer - Small WIDE GREEN for 5-inch cylinder
    $7.00
  12. Dive Rite Hose Retainer, Deluxe
    Dive Rite Hose Retainer, Deluxe
    As low as $20.00
  13. Dive Rite Hose Retainer, EPDM
    Dive Rite Hose Retainer, EPDM
    $8.00
  14. Small and Large Retainers
    DGX Hogarthian Hose Retainer, EPDM
    $5.00
  15. Mares Rubber Stage Tank Strap
    Mares Rubber Stage Tank Strap
    $14.95
  16. Dive Rite Chokers for Sidemount, Set of TWO
    Dive Rite Chokers for Sidemount, Set of TWO
    $7.00

Stage Straps

Cylinder straps (aka stage straps) provide an efficient means of using bolt snaps to attach the cylinder to your harness hard points (D-rings or sidemount rails). In some designs the strap may also be used to help carry the cylinder. The strap itself is a piece of round cord or flat webbing that creates secure attachment points for two stainless steel bolt snaps. The strap encircles the cylinder's neck and is secured at the cylinder's base by a stainless steel hose clamp. A fabric sheath on the clamp is used to prevent the clamp from causing damage to the cylinder or abrasion against the diver. Elastic hose retainers are used to dress the regulator hose neatly against the cylinder.

Metal To Metal

Metal to metal stage rigging, brass alloy, and boat style snaps are no longer considered best practice among experienced divers. Even the best snaps can jam, but brass snaps are prone to jamming if not carefully maintained and they'll cut your thumb too. The boat snap (aka "suicide clip") is very effective as a line trap, and notoriously ineffective as a reliable attachment device. It's also proven to be a bad idea to clip yourself to bottles that have the clips permanently attached to the tank using metal-to-metal rings or clamps. Should a jam or entanglement occur, a diver might find it impossible to free themselves from the bottle. Straps and stainless steel marine-grade snaps that can be cut free in case of entanglement are now the accepted form of stage bottle rigging.